Gregg Amore (born October 28, 1966) is an American politician currently serving as the

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Education

Amore attended East Providence High School. He earned his

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and his

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New England College New England College (NEC) is a private liberal arts college in Henniker, New Hampshire. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of fall 2020, the college enrolled 4,327 students (1,776 undergraduate and 2,551 grad ...

Career

Amore worked at East Providence High School as a civics and history teacher for over 27 years. In 2017, Amore became the East Providence School District athletics administrator, and has also assisted in coaching hockey and baseball at

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, and at the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School. In 2008, Amore was recognized as the Rhode Island History Teacher of the Year by the

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. He has also served as an advisor to the United States Senate Youth Program.

State House of Representatives

When District 65 Republican Representative John Savage retired and left the seat open in 2012, Amore ran in the three-way Democratic Primary, winning by 61 votes with 845 votes (40.4%). He won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,898 votes (67.4%) against Joseph Botelho. Amore has served as Deputy Majority Leader and held a seat on the influential House Finance Committee, chairing its Education Subcommittee. He served as the Chairman of the House Small Business Committee. Amore did not run for re-election in 2022. He ran for the state's Secretary of State post, a race which he eventually won. Former prosecutor and Democrat Matthew Dawson succeeded Amore in the House of Representatives.

Secretary of State

In September 2021, Amore declared his candidacy for the 2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State election, as Nellie Gorbea was

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ed. Amore defeated business executive Stephanie Beauté in the Democratic primary, and businessman Pat Cortellessa in the general election.

References

External links

Official page
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