Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I mahi ia mō te tekau mā rua tau i roto i te Rhode Island Senate, mai i te 1993 ki te 1999 me te 2001 ki te 2007. I mahi ia hei Kaiwhakahaere Tuarua mo te nuinga. I mahi ia i runga i te komihana a te kawanatanga e ako ana i nga whakapainga ki te waehere ahi a te kawanatanga whai muri i te ahi kino i te tau 2003
, ā, i tautokohia e ia tētahi pire i te tau 2005 hei whakamārama, hei whakapakari hoki i te waehere ahi a te kāwanatanga.