James Langevin
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Weygand |
| Secretary of State of Rhode Island | |
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In office January 1995 – January 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Leonard |
| Succeeded by | Ed Inman |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 29th district |
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In office January 1989 – January 1995 |
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April 22, 1964 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Warwick, Rhode Island |
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Rhode Island College Harvard University (M.P.A.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
James R. "Jim" Langevin (born April 22, 1964) is the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Langevin was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He attended Bishop Hendricken High School, located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and then went on to study at Rhode Island College, from which he received an undergraduate degree, in addition to serving as President of Student Community Government, Inc., and he has a Masters of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.
In 1980, at age 16, he was seriously injured in an accidental shooting. He had been working in the Boy Scout Explorer program at the Warwick Police Department when a firearm was accidentally discharged, leaving him paralyzed. Langevin received $2.2 million in a settlement with the city of Warwick.
Langevin's first experience in politics was when he was elected to the state's 1986 constitutional convention and was named its secretary. Langevin, who uses a wheelchair, once ran on the slogan "I'll stand up for you", which he stated during a meeting in West Warwick.
Langevin was first elected a member of the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1988 and served as a state representative until 1994. He was elected Secretary of State of Rhode Island in November 1994, defeating Republican incumbent Barbara Leonard. While Secretary of State, he earned a reputation for weeding out corruption in state government.
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