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Conley was elected to the East Providence City Council for the At-Large seat in 2010 and served a two year term until 2012 when he ran instead for State Senate. Conley's term on the City Council was marred by in-fighting within the Council and great financial difficulties facing the city in the wake of the great recession<ref name=CouncilJournals />. On the night of his inauguration, Conley heavily objected to the election of Bruce Rogers as Mayor and Council President due to his past criminal issues and due to open government issues in Rogers previous term of office in the 1980s. Conley and fellow Counselor DiGoia walked out of the meeting after objecting to making appointments not named specifically on the Council agenda. <ref name=CouncilJournals /> </ref>. Conley would also call out fellow counselors for focusing too much on time clocks, employee badges and the city tow list which Conley considered relatively trivial given the city's financial condition <ref>https://issuu.com/reportertoday/docs/april2011ep |title= East Providence Reporter "Bill Conley to City Officials - No Progress"</ref> |
Conley was elected to the East Providence City Council for the At-Large seat in 2010 and served a two year term until 2012 when he ran instead for State Senate. Conley's term on the City Council was marred by in-fighting within the Council and great financial difficulties facing the city in the wake of the great recession<ref name=CouncilJournals />. On the night of his inauguration, Conley heavily objected to the election of Bruce Rogers as Mayor and Council President due to his past criminal issues and due to open government issues in Rogers previous term of office in the 1980s. Conley and fellow Counselor DiGoia walked out of the meeting after objecting to making appointments not named specifically on the Council agenda. <ref name=CouncilJournals /> </ref>. Conley would also call out fellow counselors for focusing too much on time clocks, employee badges and the city tow list which Conley considered relatively trivial given the city's financial condition <ref>https://issuu.com/reportertoday/docs/april2011ep |title= East Providence Reporter "Bill Conley to City Officials - No Progress"</ref> |
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In 2011, Conley proposed and championed a Deficit Elimination Committee with city and school officials to create a plan to curtail the city's every growing deficit, which had started in 2003 <ref>http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=EastProvidence-ri "Council Journal - April 5th, 2011</ref>. However after several months of work, the Acting City Manager at the time, Orlando Andreoni stopped working with the committee and ordered other administration officials not to attend <ref>http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=EastProvidence-ri "Council Journal - August 16th, 2011</ref>. Only a few months later, city finances were taken over by a fiscal overseer, followed by a Budget Commission. |
In 2011, Conley proposed and championed a Deficit Elimination Committee with city and school officials to create a plan to curtail the city's every growing deficit, which had started in 2003 <ref>http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=EastProvidence-ri "Council Journal - April 5th, 2011</ref>. However after several months of work, the Acting City Manager at the time, Orlando Andreoni stopped working with the committee and ordered other administration officials not to attend <ref>http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=EastProvidence-ri "Council Journal - August 16th, 2011</ref>. Only a few months later, city finances were taken over by a fiscal overseer, followed by a Budget Commission<ref>https://reportertoday.com/stories/ri-state-police-oversee-ep,1031?</ref><ref>https://reportertoday.com/stories/state-appoints-budget-commission-in-ep,1286?</ref>. |
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William Conley Jr. | |
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| Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 18th[1] district | |
| Assumed office January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Devall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 Feb 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | East Providence, Rhode Island |
| Alma mater | Boston College Columbus School of Law |
William J. Conley Jr.[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 18 since January 2013.
Education
Conley graduated from Boston College and earned his JD from Columbus School of Law.
Elections
- 2010 Conley ran against incumbent at-large City Councilor Joseph Larisa Jr. whom he had worked with for over a decade when Conley served as City Solicitor. Conley beat incumbent Larisa with 62.7% of the vote [3].
- 2012 When District 18 Democratic Senator Frank Devall left the Legislature and left the seat open, Conley was unopposed for both the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,416 votes,[4] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 9,147 votes.[5]
East Providence City Solicitor & Acting City Manager
In addition to his private law practice, Conley served as East Providence City Solicitor from the early 1990s until December 2008 when he was replaced by James Briden. During that time, in addition to leading the city's Law Department he also served as Assistant City Manager in 2004 and 2005. Conley also served as Acting City Manager in 2003 and 2004 following the end of Paul Lemont's tenure[6].
East Providence City Councilor
Conley was elected to the East Providence City Council for the At-Large seat in 2010 and served a two year term until 2012 when he ran instead for State Senate. Conley's term on the City Council was marred by in-fighting within the Council and great financial difficulties facing the city in the wake of the great recession[6]. On the night of his inauguration, Conley heavily objected to the election of Bruce Rogers as Mayor and Council President due to his past criminal issues and due to open government issues in Rogers previous term of office in the 1980s. Conley and fellow Counselor DiGoia walked out of the meeting after objecting to making appointments not named specifically on the Council agenda. [6] </ref>. Conley would also call out fellow counselors for focusing too much on time clocks, employee badges and the city tow list which Conley considered relatively trivial given the city's financial condition [7]
In 2011, Conley proposed and championed a Deficit Elimination Committee with city and school officials to create a plan to curtail the city's every growing deficit, which had started in 2003 [8]. However after several months of work, the Acting City Manager at the time, Orlando Andreoni stopped working with the committee and ordered other administration officials not to attend [9]. Only a few months later, city finances were taken over by a fiscal overseer, followed by a Budget Commission[10][11].
References
- ^ "Senator William J. Conley Jr". Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "William Conley's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ https://www.ri.gov/election/results/2010/general_election/east_providence/
- ^ "2012 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 18". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "2012 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 18". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=EastProvidence-ri
- ^ https://issuu.com/reportertoday/docs/april2011ep |title= East Providence Reporter "Bill Conley to City Officials - No Progress"
- ^ http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=EastProvidence-ri "Council Journal - April 5th, 2011
- ^ http://clerkshq.com/default.ashx?clientsite=EastProvidence-ri "Council Journal - August 16th, 2011
- ^ https://reportertoday.com/stories/ri-state-police-oversee-ep,1031?
- ^ https://reportertoday.com/stories/state-appoints-budget-commission-in-ep,1286?
External links
- Official page at the Rhode Island General Assembly
- Profile at Vote Smart
- William Conley, Jr. at Ballotpedia
- William J. Conley Jr. at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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