A resident of the city of Providence for well over 20 years, Luis Aponte lives in Washington Park and has two children, Jenelia and Nicio.

He was first elected to the Providence City Council in 1998, representing the Tenth Ward neighborhoods of Lower South Providence and Washington Park. He was re-elected in 2002 and 2006.

In addition to having served as the Council Majority Leader, Councilman Aponte has served on various committees, including the Committee on Finance, the Special Commission on State Legislation, the City Council Rules Committee, and the Committee on Ward Boundaries, which proposed the new ward map to the city council in February 2002. In addition, Councilman Aponte is one of two council representatives on the Providence Redevelopment Agency.

Councilman Aponte has served on the numerous community board and commissions, including:

·         Founding Member of the Juanita Sanchez Multi Service Center

·         Center for Hispanic Advocacy and Policy (CHisPA)

·         Urban League of RI

·         State Housing Appeals Board

·         Governor's MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) Commission

·         Institute for the Study and the Practice of Non-Violence

·         The Center on Minorities in the Building trades.