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1/7/2025
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Rep. Read sworn in as General Assembly convenes
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STATE HOUSE — Rep. Earl A. Read III (D-Dist. 26, Coventry, West Warwick, Warwick) was formally sworn into office today, as the 2025-26 term of the Rhode Island General Assembly convened.
Representative Read was one of six new members of the House of Representatives who took the oath of office, which was administered by Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore.
The House of Representatives began its legislative year with the re-election of Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) as the Speaker of the House.
Representative Read is a criminal justice instructor at the Regional Career and Technical Center at Coventry High School. Previously, he served with the Warwick Police Department for 23 years of honorable service, retiring as a detective lieutenant in 2018.
He is a lifelong Rhode Islander and graduated from Cranston West High School in 1989. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1996 and a master’s degree in criminal justice studies from Roger Williams University in 2004. He has served as a member of the Coventry Juvenile Hearing Board since 2017 and as a member of the Rhode Island Department of Education’s Career and Technical Standards Committee since 2018.
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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