Shaun Patrick Galligan
RI · Warwick School Committee Chair, District 1
Shaun Patrick Galligan chairs the Warwick School Committee and represents District 1. He has backed public access to high school construction documents and a channel for community questions.
Where Shaun Patrick Galligan stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted to send a $198,162,060 proposed school budget with salary cuts to the city and budget commission for approval. The committee vote was 3-2.
April 17, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Moved to cut $3 million from the proposed teacher and administrator pension budget line. The committee approved the change 5-0.
April 17, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Voted to buy robotics curriculum supplies, software and licenses for Veterans and Winman schools. The contract passed 5-0.
July 11, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for the school district's policy to prevent physical abuse, sexual abuse and sexual misconduct. The committee adopted it 5-0.
January 9, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted to buy robotics curriculum supplies, software and licenses for Veterans and Winman schools. The contract passed 5-0.
July 11, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Voted to adopt a school hiring policy on applicants with criminal convictions. The committee approved it 5-0.
July 14, 2026
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Voted for a resolution requesting an analysis of Warwick school attendance boundaries. The committee approved it 5-0.
July 14, 2026
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Submitted testimony to Rhode Island's House Education Committee opposing bill H5252, which proposed a Warwick schools budget commission.
February 6, 2025
Source: rilegislature.gov
Co-signed a School Committee letter opposing a proposed commission to take over Warwick school budget oversight. The letter described steps the district had taken to address its deficit.
January 19, 2025
Source: warwickpost.com
Launched a website with documents on Warwick's two high school construction projects and a way for residents to submit questions.
November 2, 2024
Source: warwickschools.org
Became Warwick School Committee chair after a 3-2 vote by fellow members. He had served as vice chair.
January 9, 2024
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Moved to appoint Brandon Bohl to Warwick's School Building Committee. The School Committee approved the appointment 5-0.
July 11, 2023
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Voted to approve a one-year contract with the Warwick Teachers Union. The committee approved it with four ayes and one member not voting.
July 11, 2023
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Moved a resolution supporting the sale of a former school property on West Shore Road. The committee approved it 5-0.
July 11, 2023
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
Submitted a sworn affidavit in a complaint about a closed School Committee budget meeting. Rhode Island's attorney general found that the committee did not violate the Open Meetings Act.
April 1, 2025
Source: clerkshq.com
Requested ethics advice on teachers union bargaining because his brother's pay tracked teacher raises. The commission barred him from negotiations but allowed a conditional vote on the full contract.
September 12, 2023
Source: ethics.ri.gov
Past race Shaun Patrick Galligan ran in:
- School Committee District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Warwick School District, Rhode Island · incumbent