Joe Polisena
| Joseph M. Polisena | |
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| 4th Mayor of Johnston, Rhode Island | |
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Assumed office January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | William Macera |
| Member of the Rhode Island Senate | |
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In office January 2001 – January 2007 |
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| Member of the Rhode Island Senate | |
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In office January 1993 – January 1997 |
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| Personal details | |
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June 27, 1954 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lucille Polisena |
| Children | Joseph Polisena Jr. |
| Alma mater |
Cambridge College Roger Williams University Community College of Rhode Island |
| Religion | Catholic |
Cambridge College Roger Williams University
Joseph M. "Joe" Polisena (born June 27, 1954) is an American politician from Rhode Island. He served in the Rhode Island Senate from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2007. He is currently mayor of the city of Johnston, having been elected in 2006, and sworn into office in January 2007. He is a Democrat.
Polisena was born to Julia Marie and Joseph Anthony Polisena on June 27, 1954. He graduated from Johnston High School in Johnston, Rhode Island in 1972. In 1985, Polisena graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island with an associate degree in nursing. In 1988, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in health services from Roger Williams University in Bristol.
In 1998, he completed a Master of Education through Cambridge College.
He is employed by the Community College of Rhode Island as registered nurse/assistant professor and previously by Our Lady of Fatima Hospital as a nurse.
He was a firefighter for the Johnston Fire Department.
He served a total of twelve years in the Rhode Island Senate, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2001 to 2007. He served as Deputy Majority Leader. He served on a state commission studying improvements to the state fire code following a fatal 2003 fire, and he sponsored a 2005 bill to clarify and strengthen the state's fire code.
Polisena serves on the Rhode Island Municipal Pension Board along with Mayor Angel Taveras of Providence. He has been an outspoken proponent of pension reform throughout the state. He has proposed a plan to freeze cost of living adjustments (COLAs) in retirees' pensions. Polisena has also been a strong supporter of Governor Lincoln Chafee's Municipal Relief Package for the cities and towns of Rhode Island.
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