Senator Mark McKenney
Chair, Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics & Oversight
Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Judiciary
Member, Senate Committee on Education
Mark McKenney
is a Democrat representing District 30 (Warwick) in the Rhode Island Senate.
Sen. McKenney first served in the Senate from 2019-2020 and was again elected in
November 2022.
During his first term in the Senate, he served as Secretary
of the Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics, & Oversight, as a member of
the Senate Committee on Judiciary, and as a member of the Senate Committee on
Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs.
Sen. McKenney is an attorney and
small business owner at McKenney, Clarkin & Estey, LLP in Providence. He
graduated from Warwick Public Schools; Bishop Hendricken High School; Boston
College; Catholic University - Columbus School of Law. He also studied at the
University of Kent at Canterbury, England.
Before joining the Senate, he
played a key role in bringing together the business community, insurance
companies, and labor leaders during the successful overhaul and reform of Rhode
Island's workers' compensation system.
Sen. McKenney has been active with
many community organizations and nonprofits, including service as Chair of the
State Library Board, President of the Providence Community Library, and
President of Literacy Volunteers of Rhode Island.
Sen. McKenney was born
on October 9, 1956. He is married to Tricia (Cronin) and has three adult
children: Caitlin, Cara, and Dan.
He can be reached via sen-mckenney@rilegislature.gov or
at 401-578-6258.