In 2012, Shanley began his career as an attorney at Blake & Uhlig in
Kansas City, Missouri. Since 2013, he has been an attorney at Gursky|Wiens. He was elected to the
Rhode Island House of Representatives in November 2016 and assumed office in January 2017. Shanley also served as vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee and chair of the House State Government and Elections Committee. In 2018, Shanley was chair of the Rhode Island Online Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Commission. == References ==