Tikoian sworn in to RI State Senate

State Senator David Tikoian (right) with re-elected State Senate president Dominick J. Ruggerio

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Senator David P. Tikoian (D-Dist. 22, Smithfield, Lincoln, North Providence) was formally sworn into office on Tuesday, January 3, as the 2023-24 term of the Rhode Island General Assembly convened.

Senator Tikoian was one of eight new members of the Senate who took the oath of office, which was administered to all 38 senators by RI Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore.

The Senate began its legislative year with a program of activities that included the re-election of Senator Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) as president of the Senate.

Senator Tikoian has a lengthy professional record of public service. Prior to his election to the Senate in November 2022, he served one, two-year term on the Smithfield Town Council.

Upon graduation from the Rhode Island State Police Academy in 1992, Senator Tikoain served with the State Police for 23 years, rising to the rank of Major/Chief Administrative Officer. From 2017 to 2020, he served as chief of the North Providence Police Department.

In July 2020, Senator Tikoian became director of Transmission and Distribution for the Providence Water Supply Board and in August 2021 was appointed to the position of Deputy General Manager.

Senator Tikoian resides in Smithfield. He is a 1986 graduate of Smithfield High School, a 1988 graduate of the Community College of Rhode Island and a 1990 graduate of Bryant University, earning a BS in Business Administration. In 2013, he received CCRI’s “Outstanding Alumni Award” for his contributions to the community. In 2014, he graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia and was inducted into the Smithfield High School Hall of Fame in 2016. He serves on the Rhode Island State Police Museum Foundation and the CCRI Alumni Board.