Speaker Shekarchi’s Inauguration Address
Shekarchi re-elected Speaker; lists housing, homelessness as top priorities
Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) was re-elected to lead the House of Representatives as the 2023-2024 term began.
He outlined a legislative agenda topped by addressing the state’s affordable housing and homelessness crises and pledged to continue fostering a collaborative spirit in the House and state government, to spend state resources prudently and to renew the push to make Rhode Island a hub for bioscience and green industries.