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About Representative David Segal
In 2003, David Segal was sworn in as the youngest person ever elected to the
Providence City Council. Devoting himself to the City Council full-time --
and believing that the parochialism of old Providence was undermining our
city's governance -- he has worked tirelessly to better the lives of
residents of Ward One (Fox Point, Wayland, and College Hill) and all of
Providence alike -- with tremendous success.
Dubbed "a champion of progressive politics" by the Providence Phoenix, David
led countless initiatives during his time on the City Council, promoting
social justice, good government, environmental sustainability and energy
efficiency, civil liberties, and civil rights.
David has also worked hard for the residents of Ward One in particular --
and with the residents of Ward One and organizations like Friends of India
Point Park and the Fox Point Neighborhood Association. David has overseen
the paving of miles of roads and hundreds of sidewalks, improved signage,
and directed traffic-calming projects throughout the neighborhood. He's been
a vigorous advocate for tree planting, and has intitiated improvements to a
half-dozen neighborhood parks. He leveraged $3.5 million towards the burial
of the powerlines at India Point Park, and has been a staunch advocate for
the neighborhood as the I-195 relocation proceeds, negotiating with RIDOT
for tens of thousands of dollars in neighborhood benefits. He has secured a
million dollars in funding for the rehabilitation of the Fox Point
Bathhouse, and has initiated the the development of a community garden.
Working with Brown University, David founded a working group that meets
regularly to address town-gown tensions. He's found six-figures in funding
for the organizations that make up the heart of our community, like the Fox
Point Boys and Girls Club and Senior Center.
David's hard work has won over many of his former political adversaries:
Perhaps most notably, in his 2006 race for the Rhode Island House, he was
endorsed by Harry Bilodeau -- the only of his 3 opponents from the heated
2002 election who still lives in Providence -- as well as former Senator
John Roney, State Representative Paul Moura, and community activist David
Riley, all of whom supported opponents of David in 2002. David won the 2006
District Two Democratic Primary with 68 percent of the vote, and was
unopposed in the general election. He serves on the Corporations Committee
and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
David moved to Providence in 2001, after graduating magna cum laude from
Columbia University with a BA in math. During 2001 and 2002 he worked at the
Wheeler School, teaching and tutoring mathematics. While at Columbia, he
co-founded the Columbia Political Union and worked on various political
campaigns. He interned and worked for ABC World News and Nightline, PBS, the
Capitol Hill newspaper, "The Hill."
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