Alana DiMario

Alana DiMario
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 36th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byJames Sheehan
Personal details
Born (1978-09-23) September 23, 1978 (age 48)
PartyDemocratic
EducationWells College (BA)
Bridgewater State University (MS)

Alana M. DiMario (born September 23, 1978) is an American politician and mental health counselor serving as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 36th district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 5, 2021.

Education

DiMario earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Wells College and a Master of Science in clinical psychology from Bridgewater State University.

Career

Outside of politics, DiMario works as a licensed mental health counselor in private practice. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Rhode Island Senate in 2018. She ran again in 2020 and assumed office on January 5, 2021.

DiMario serves as vice chair of the Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee and co-chair of the Permanent Joint Legislative Commission on Child Care. She has introduced legislation to prohibit the production and sale of force-fed foie gras due to animal cruelty concerns.

Personal life

DiMario grew up in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

References

  1. ↑ "Senator Alana M. DiMario". www.rilegislature.gov. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Alana DiMario announces run for RI State Senate District 36 - Narragansett and North Kingstown". Uprise RI. June 10, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Alana DiMario". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Cozzolino, Philip. "Q & A with Dist. 36 Senate candidate Alana DiMario". RICentral.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ Ciampa, Gail (March 26, 2021). "Is foie gras inhumane? This bill before the RI General Assembly says yes". The Providence Journal. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Rhode Island State Sen. Alana DiMario". Legistorm. Retrieved September 4, 2026.