Alana DiMario (0036)

Alana M. DiMario is a Democrat representing District 36 in the Rhode Island State Senate, elected in November 2020. She resides in Narragansett and hails from Bridgewater, Massachusetts. A licensed mental health counselor with over two decades of experience serving clients in community-based settings across Rhode Island, she previously served on the board of the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women and completed a fellowship in Early Childhood with the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Specific details on formal education are not detailed in available records; her professional background includes licensure as a mental health counselor.
• Political Experience:
  • Elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 2020.
  • Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government.
  • Member, Senate Committee on Finance.
  • Member, Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture.
  • Co-Chair, Permanent Joint Legislative Commission on Child Care.
• Notable Achievements: Advanced legislation on small businesses, child care, health care, and climate action. Sponsored 2023 laws for police training on disabilities, elevating educator/parent voices in education, extending outdoor dining, and banning mandatory non-disclosure agreements in harassment/civil rights cases. Advocated for state budget funding for paratransit accessibility and free child care for workers. In 2022, addressed child abuse in military families and remote testimony for child victims. In 2021, required DCYF reporting of suspected childhood sexual abuse, continued outdoor dining, and barred COVID-19 treatment co-pays.