Representative Raymond A. Hull
Deputy Speaker
Member, House Finance Committee
Member, House State Government and Elections Committee
Member, House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Raymond A. Hull (D) has served the residents of District 6 in Providence and North Providence since first being elected in November 2010. Representative Hull was appointed Deputy Speaker in January 2023. He is a member of the House Finance Committee, the House State Government and Elections Committee, and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. He is also the chairman of the House COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force and the chairman of the Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission.
In 2022, Deputy Speaker Hull was the main sponsor of a
new law which develops dual language immersion programs in public schools. The law requires the Department of Education to create a model policy and timeline to assist local education agencies in implementing a dual language immersion program. He was the sponsor of legislation which would
require all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments, and he also introduced legislation requiring
professionals authorized to prescribe opioid drugs discuss addiction risks with the patient or the patient’s parent or guardian if the patient is under 18 years of age.
During the 2021 legislative session, Deputy Speaker Hull sponsored a new law which authorizes police departments of higher education institutions to enter into an agreement with any city or town to provide assistance in a nonemergency situation for police services. He also sponsored a bill which requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
Deputy Speaker Hull graduated from La Salle Academy in 1981. He attended the University of Rhode Island and Roger Williams University, where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice in 1992. He received his Master’s degree in the Administration of Justice from Anna Maria College in 1999.
Deputy Speaker Hull is currently the commanding officer of the Housing Unit in the Providence Police Department, where he has served for 28 years. He is the father of Andres and Karina, and resides in Providence.