district predecessor religion birth_place party office state_house birth_date term_start spouse article_title name alma_mater
15th gordon fox james davey roman catholicism providence , rhode island , u.s. democratic 223rd speaker of the rhode island house of representatives rhode island 16 may 1963 march 25 , 2014 january 2 , 2007 mary ann nicholas mattiello
 nicholas mattiello boston college suffolk university
nicholas mattiello

nicholas a. mattiello -lrb- born 1963 -rrb- is an american politician and democratic member of the rhode island house of representatives , representing the 15th district since 2007 .
he currently serves as the speaker of the rhode island house of representatives since march 25 , 2014 .
mattiello is a close friend and ally of former speaker william murphy , a conservative democrat from west warwick .
