Gregg Amore

Amore attended East Providence High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from Providence College and his Master of Public Policy from New England College.

Amore worked at East Providence High School as a civics and history teacher for over 27 years. In 2017, Amore became the East Providence School District athletics administrator, and has also assisted in coaching hockey and baseball at Providence College, La Salle Academy, and at the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School. In 2008, Amore was recognized as the Rhode Island History Teacher of the Year by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He has also served as an advisor to the United States Senate Youth Program. {{cite web |url= https://www.eastbayri.com/stories/amore-accepts-position-as-new-east-providence-athletic-director,24813 |title= Amore accepts position as new East Providence athletic director |publisher= East Bay Media Group |access-date= 17 June 2023}}{{cite web |url= https://www.sos.ri.gov/about-us?trk=public_post-text |title= About Secretary Of State Gregg M. Amore |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |access-date= June 17, 2023}}

When District 65 Republican Representative John Savage retired and left the seat open in 2012, Amore ran in the three-way Democratic Primary, winning by 61 votes with 845 votes (40.4%).{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/statewide_primary/races/201.html |title= 2012 Statewide Primary, Representative in General Assembly District 65 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= February 25, 2014}} He won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,898 votes (67.4%) against Joseph Botelho.{{cite web |url= http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/general_election/races/207.html |title= 2012 General Election, Representative in General Assembly District 65 |publisher= Secretary of State of Rhode Island |location= Providence, Rhode Island |access-date= February 25, 2014}}

Amore has served as Deputy Majority Leader and held a seat on the influential House Finance Committee, chairing its Education Subcommittee.{{cite web|url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/Amore/Pages/Biography.aspx|title=State of Rhode Island General Assembly|website=State of Rhode Island General Assembly}} He served as the Chairman of the House Small Business Committee.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/|title=State of Rhode Island General Assembly|website=State of Rhode Island General Assembly|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-18}}

Amore did not run for re-election in 2022. He ran for the state's Secretary of State post, a race which he eventually won. Former prosecutor and Democrat Matthew Dawson succeeded Amore in the House of Representatives.

In September 2021, Amore declared his candidacy for the 2022 Rhode Island Secretary of State election, as Nellie Gorbea was term limited.{{cite web | url=https://www.wpri.com/news/elections/rep-gregg-amore-kicks-off-campaign-for-ri-secretary-of-state/ | title=Rep. Gregg Amore kicks off campaign for RI secretary of state | date=16 September 2021 }} Amore defeated business executive Stephanie Beauté in the Democratic primary, and businessman Pat Cortellessa in the general election.{{cite web | url=https://www.wpri.com/news/elections/rhode-island-secretary-of-state-race-2022/ | title=Amore chosen as RI's next secretary of state | date=8 November 2022 }}

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• [http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/Amore Official page] at the Rhode Island General Assembly
• [https://greggforri.com/ Gregg Amore for Secretary of State] campaign website
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140301020423/http://www.greggamore.com/ Archived state representative campaign site]
• {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 142129 | fec = | congress = }}
• [https://ballotpedia.org/Gregg_Amore Gregg Amore] at Ballotpedia
• [https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=13735918 Gregg Amore] at OpenSecrets

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