Filippi represented the 36th district, which included all of Block Island and Charlestown and portions of Westerly and South Kingstown.

[2] He has served since he was first elected in 2014, defeating incumbent Democratic Representative Donna M.

[3] He was unanimously elected as Minority Leader of Rhode Island House of Representatives by the Republican Caucus in 2018, and previously, as Whip in 2016.

[5] In January 2021, when questioned about fellow Rhode Island Representative Justin Price attending the pro-Trump Capital Riots in Washington DC, Filippi was quoted as saying “House members are expelled for bad acts, not bad thoughts.

There are no allegations that Rep. Price did anything other than attend what he believed to be a lawful protest, and to express his opinion about what happened that sad day — and this is where a House inquiry ends.