根据他办公室的一份声明，罗德岛民主党众议员大卫·西里林将于6月离开国会。
他的办公室周二表示，2010年当选国会议员的西里林将成为该州最大的非营利组织罗德岛基金会的主席兼首席执行官。他将于6月1日卸任。
“为罗德岛第一国会选区的人民服务是我一生的荣幸，”他在一份声明中说。“作为美国最大和最古老的社区基金会之一的总裁兼首席执行官，我期待着扩大我近三十年来在帮助改善所有罗德岛人生活方面所做的工作。”
Cicilline在2003年至2011年期间担任罗德岛州首府普罗维登斯市的市长，之后加入众议院，在司法和外交事务委员会发表意见。
他还在20世纪90年代担任弹劾经理前总统唐纳德·特朗普第二次被弹劾在1月6日之后。
在2022年的一本书中，他写道，他“确信特朗普应该为他在国会大厦起义那天的行为负责”。
“大卫·西里林将作为一名战士被人们铭记，”他的长期助手里奇·鲁切特告诉美国广播公司新闻。“无论是清理腐败的市政府，倡导重要问题，还是领导对唐纳德·特朗普的第二次弹劾，我从未见过另一名公务员卷起袖子，竭尽全力完成工作。”
“我们的国家将会怀念他的坚韧，”现在担任Precision Strategies副总裁的鲁切特说。
罗德岛国会代表团成员的反应也是支持的。
参议员谢尔登·怀特豪斯称西里林是“一位能干、勤奋的同事”，并补充说，他将“在我们的代表团中怀念他的精神”，但西里林将是罗德岛基金会的一笔巨大资产。
参议员杰克·里德(Jack Reed)同样称Cicilline为“硬充电器”，他一直是罗德岛州家庭的“难以置信的冠军”。
“大卫是一个令人难以置信的有效的立法者，他解决了重大问题，完成了改善人民生活和帮助罗德岛的事情，”里德说。“他一直是人权、民权、婚姻平等、枪支安全、反垄断、恢复制造业就业等诸多问题上的领军人物。”
“十多年来，众议员Cicilline一直以荣誉、勇气和体面为罗德岛第一国会选区的人民服务，”罗德岛众议员Seth Magaziner说。“许多当选官员只能梦想在国会期间取得众议员西里林的成就，我感谢他多年来为罗德岛人民奉献的公共服务。”
西里林说，他全心全意为罗德岛人民服务。
罗德岛将举行一次特别选举来结束西里林的任期。州政府官员还没有确定这个日期。
Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline leaving Congress to lead large nonprofit
Rhode Island Democratic Rep. David Cicilline is leaving Congress in June, according to a statement from his office.
Cicilline, who was elected to Congress in 2010, will become the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, the largest nonprofit in the state, his office said on Tuesday. He will step down from his office on June 1.
“Serving the people of Rhode Island’s First Congressional District has been the honor of my lifetime," he said in a statement. "As President and CEO of one of the largest and oldest community foundations in the nation, I look forward to expanding on the work I have led for nearly thirty years in helping to improve the lives of all Rhode Islanders."
Cicilline served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, the state capital, from 2003-2011 before joining the House, where he has since been a voice on the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees.
He also served as an impeachment manager during the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump, in the wake of Jan. 6.
In a 2022 book, he wrote that he was "certain Trump deserved to be held accountable" for his actions on the day of the Capitol insurrection.
"David Cicilline will be remembered as a fighter," Rich Luchette, a longtime aide, told ABC News. "Whether it was cleaning up a corrupt city government, advocating on important issues or leading the second impeachment of Donald Trump, I have never seen another public servant roll up their sleeves and do whatever it took to get the job done."
"Our country will miss his tenacity," said Luchette, now an associate vice president at Precision Strategies.
Reaction from members of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation were supportive as well.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse called Cicilline "an able, hard-fighting colleague" and added that he'll "miss his spirit in our delegation" but that Cicilline will be a great asset for the Rhode Island Foundation.
Sen. Jack Reed likewise called Cicilline a "hard charger" who has been an "incredible champion" for Rhode island families.
"David is an incredibly effective legislator who tackled big issues and got things done to improve people’s lives and help Rhode Island," Reed said. "He’s been a leading voice on human rights, civil rights, marriage equality, gun safety, anti-trust, bringing back manufacturing jobs, and so much more."
“For over a decade, Congressman Cicilline has served the people of Rhode Island’s First Congressional District with honor, courage, and decency," Freshman Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner said. "Many elected officials can only dream of achieving as much as Rep. Cicilline has during his time in Congress, and I thank him for his many years of dedicated public service to the people of Rhode Island."
Cicilline said he put his "heart and soul" into serving the people of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island will hold a special election to finish out Cicilline's term. That date has not yet been set by state officials.
