Facts: - residence: cranston , rhode island - state house: rhode island rhode island - successor: incumbent timothy a. williamson - party: democratic - predecessor: brian patrick kennedy - district: 16th 25th - term end: january 2003 - term start: january 2003 january 1995 - birth date: 27 march 1961 - name: peter palumbo - nationality: american - birth place: providence , rhode island - alma mater: bryant college Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of peter palumbo -lrb- politician -rrb- .
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peter g. palumbo -lrb- born march 27 , 1961 in providence , rhode island -rrb- was an american politician and a democratic member of the rhode island house of representatives representing district 16 since january 2003 , until his defeat in 2014 .palumbo served consecutively from january 1995 until january 2003 in the district 25 seat .palumbo is perhaps best remembered for his comments regarding jessica ahlquist , a high school student who successfully sued to have a prayer removed from her rhode island public high school auditorium .on the day following the ruling , peter palumbo spoke on a local radio show and referred to ahlquist as '' an evil little thing '' .