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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTOPHER T. MILLEA FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Filippi, Casimiro, and Kazarian

     Date Introduced: December 14, 2020

     Referred To: Placed on the House Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, It is with regret and sadness that we bid adieu to our good friend and

colleague the Honorable Christopher T. Millea, the energetic, entertaining, and engaging State

Representative for District 16, which encompasses neighborhoods in the City of Cranston; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Millea was elected to the Rhode Island House of

Representatives in November of 2018. Always in demand, he has been a member of multiple

House Committees including the House Committee on Judiciary, the House Committee on Labor,

the House Committee on Conduct, the House Committee on Special Legislation and the House

Committee on Rules; and

     WHEREAS, During his first term in the House, Representative Millea sponsored a

plethora of bills including legislation which states that no person may use a wireless handset or

personal wireless device for texting while driving, an act that limits public school kindergarten

through grade two classes to twenty students, and legislation that cracks down on texting while

driving. In addition, he cosponsored a law to create a diversionary program in Superior Court

that requires supervision and services instead of prison for certain offenses; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Millea’s life beyond the State House is also tremendously

full and rewarding. He graduated from Mount St. Charles Academy and received his Bachelor’s

degree in finance from Providence College, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Roger Williams

University School of Law. He currently maintains a very successful law practice and is married

to the beautiful Ellen-Jude, and the proud dad of two daughters, Katie and Kennedy; and

     WHEREAS, Also active in his community, Representative Millea has been an official for

the American Hockey League and Hockey East, and is a communicant of Immaculate Conception

Church in Cranston; and

     WHEREAS, With the innate ability to lighten the mood and invigorate discussions,

Representative Millea's fashion sense, acumen, and humor will surely be missed on the long

nights at the State House when the legislature is toiling into the wee hours to bring together the

State's budget or debate weighty legislation; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

honors Representative Christopher Millea as he concludes his service to the Rhode Island General

Assembly and the people of this State. We thank him for a job well done, and extend our sincere

wishes for his family and his continued health, happiness, and success; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Christopher T. Millea.

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