Senator Thomas J. Paolino

​Senate Deputy Minority Leader

Member, Senate Committee on Finance

Member, Senate Committee on Education​

Member, Permanent Joint Committee on State Lottery

Senator Thomas J. Paolino (R-Dist. 17, Lincoln, North Providence, North Smithfield) is a lifelong resident of Rhode Island.

He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Dean College.

Paolino is a home care liaison and recruitment director for Lifetime Medical Support Services and a fitness instructor at MacColl YMCA.

He was elected to the Rhode Island Senate on November 8, 2016.