Senator Peter A. Appollonio Jr.

Secretary, Senate Committee on Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs
Member, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Peter Appollonio Jr. is a Democrat representing District 29 (Warwick) in the Rhode Island Senate. He was elected in November 2024.

Sen. Appollonio spent 24 years as a member of the West Warwick Police Department, retiring in 2017 at the rank of Captain. His time in law enforcement included serving as a school resource officer, and he presently works as a substitute teacher in Warwick Public Schools.

Sen. Appollonio was born and raised in Warwick, attending Lippitt, Saint Rose of Lima, Gorton, and Veterans' Memorial schools. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Rhode Island College.

He resides in Conimicut, where he and his wife, Yolanda, raised their daughter, Maria.