United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
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Rhode Island
| Census Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,097,379 |
| Gender |
48.3% Male 51.7% Female |
| Race |
71.3% White 5.7% Black 3.6% Asian 0.7% Native American 0% Pacific Islander 9.4% Other (single race) 9.3% Multiple |
| Ethnicity | 16.6% Hispanic or Latino origin |
| Median household income | $86,372 |
| High school graduation rate | 89.5% |
| College graduation rate | 37.3% |
| Upcoming elections |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
This page displays the current and historical members of U.S. Congress from Rhode Island.
Here is the current partisan breakdown of the congressional members from Rhode Island.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Rhode Island | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Current members
U.S. Senate
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate Rhode Island | Jack Reed | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2027 |
| U.S. Senate Rhode Island | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2031 |
U.S. House
The current members of the U.S. House from Rhode Island are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 | Gabe Amo | Democratic | November 13, 2023 | January 3, 2027 |
| U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 | Seth Magaziner | Democratic | January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2027 |
Historical members
U.S. Senate
| Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Rhode Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 11 | |||
| Republican | 17 | |||
| Whig | 6 | |||
| Federalist | 6 | |||
| Pro-Administration | 1 | |||
| Anti-Administration | 1 | |||
| Law and Order Party | 1 | |||
| Democratic-Republican | 7 | |||
| Democratic-Republican; National Republican; Whig | 1 | |||
| Class 1 Senators from Rhode Island | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Theodore Foster | 1790-1803 | Federalist | ||||||
| Samuel J. Potter | 1803-1804 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Benjamin Howland | 1804-1809 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Francis Malbone | 1809-1809 | Federalist | ||||||
| Christopher G. Champlin | 1809-1811 | Federalist | ||||||
| William Hunter | 1811-1821 | Federalist | ||||||
| James De Wolf | 1821-1825 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Asher Robbins | 1825-1839 | Whig | ||||||
| Nathan F. Dixon | 1839-1842 | Whig | ||||||
| William Sprague | 1842-1844 | Whig | ||||||
| John B. Francis | 1844-1845 | Law and Order Party | ||||||
| Albert C. Greene | 1845-1851 | Whig | ||||||
| Charles T. James | 1851-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
| James F. Simmons | 1857-1862 | Republican | ||||||
| Samuel G. Arnold | 1862-1863 | Republican | ||||||
| William Sprague | 1863-1875 | Republican | ||||||
| Ambrose E. Burnside | 1875-1881 | Republican | ||||||
| Nelson W. Aldrich | 1881-1911 | Republican | ||||||
| Henry F. Lippitt | 1911-1917 | Republican | ||||||
| Peter G. Gerry | 1917-1929 | Democratic | ||||||
| Felix Hebert | 1929-1935 | Republican | ||||||
| Peter G. Gerry | 1935-1947 | Democratic | ||||||
| J. Howard McGrath | 1947-1949 | Democratic | ||||||
| Edward L. Leahy | 1949-1950 | Democratic | ||||||
| John O. Pastore | 1950-1976 | Democratic | ||||||
| John H. Chafee | 1976-1999 | Republican | ||||||
| Lincoln Chafee | 1999-2007 | Republican | ||||||
| Sheldon Whitehouse | 2007-Present | Democratic | ||||||
| Class 3 Senators from Rhode Island | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Joseph Stanton | 1790-1793 | Anti-Administration | ||||||
| William Bradford | 1793-1797 | Pro-Administration | ||||||
| Ray Greene | 1797-1801 | Federalist | ||||||
| Christopher Ellery | 1801-1805 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| James Fenner | 1805-1807 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Elisha Mathewson | 1807-1811 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Jeremiah B. Howell | 1811-1817 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| James Burrill, Jr. | 1817-1820 | Federalist | ||||||
| Nehemiah R. Knight | 1821-1841 | Democratic-Republican; National Republican; Whig | ||||||
| James F. Simmons | 1841-1847 | Whig | ||||||
| John H. Clarke | 1847-1853 | Whig | ||||||
| Philip Allen | 1853-1859 | Democratic | ||||||
| Henry B. Anthony | 1859-1884 | Republican | ||||||
| William P. Sheffield | 1884-1885 | Republican | ||||||
| Jonathan Chace | 1885-1889 | Republican | ||||||
| Nathan F. Dixon | 1889-1895 | Republican | ||||||
| George Peabody Wetmore | 1895-1907 | Republican | ||||||
| George Peabody Wetmore | 1908-1913 | Republican | ||||||
| LeBaron B. Colt | 1913-1924 | Republican | ||||||
| Jesse H. Metcalf | 1924-1937 | Republican | ||||||
| Theodore Francis Green | 1937-1961 | Democratic | ||||||
| Claiborne Pell | 1961-1997 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jack Reed | 1997-Present | Democratic | ||||||
U.S. House
2000s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 2000s from Rhode Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 4 | |||
| Republican | 0 | |||
| Independent | 0 | |||
| Total Representatives | 4 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Rhode Island | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Jim Langevin | 2001-2023 | Democratic | ||||||
| David Cicilline | 2011-2023 | Democratic | ||||||
| Seth Magaziner | 2023-present | Democratic | ||||||
| Gabe Amo | 2023-present | Democratic | ||||||
1900s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1900s from Rhode Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 14 | |||
| Republican | 11 | |||
| Total Representatives | 25 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Rhode Island | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Daniel L. D. Granger | 1903-1909 | Democratic | ||||||
| William Paine Sheffield | 1909-1911 | Republican | ||||||
| George Francis O'Shaunessy | 1911-1919 | Democratic | ||||||
| George H. Utter | 1911-1912 | Republican | ||||||
| Peter Goelet Gerry | 1913-1915 | Democratic | ||||||
| Ambrose Kennedy | 1913-1923 | Republican | ||||||
| Walter Russell Stiness | 1915-1923 | Republican | ||||||
| Clark Burdick | 1919–1933 | Republican | ||||||
| Richard S. Aldrich | 1923–1933 | Republican | ||||||
| Jeremiah E. O'Connell | 1923-1927; 1929-1931 | Democratic | ||||||
| Louis Monast | 1927–1929 | Republican | ||||||
| Francis B. Condon | 1930-1935 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Matthew O'Connell | 1933-1939 | Democratic | ||||||
| Charles Risk | 1935-1937; 1939-1941 | Republican | ||||||
| Aime Forand | 1937-1939; 1941-1961 | Democratic | ||||||
| Harry Sandager | 1939-1941 | Republican | ||||||
| John E. Fogarty | 1941-1967 | Democratic | ||||||
| Fernand St. Germain | 1961-1989 | Democratic | ||||||
| Robert Tiernan | 1967–1975 | Democratic | ||||||
| Edward Beard | 1975–1981 | Democratic | ||||||
| Claudine Schneider | 1981-1991 | Republican | ||||||
| Ronald Machtley | 1989–1995 | Republican | ||||||
| Jack Reed | 1991-1997 | Democratic | ||||||
| Robert Weygand | 1997-2001 | Democratic | ||||||
| Patrick Kennedy | 1995–2011 | Democratic | ||||||
1800s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1800s from Rhode Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 3 | |||
| Republican | 16 | |||
| Whig | 5 | |||
| Federalist | 4 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | 2 | |||
| Law and Order Party | 1 | |||
| Democratic-Republican | 7 | |||
| Multiple party affiliations | 4 | |||
| Total Representatives | 42 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Rhode Island | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Thomas Tillinghast | 1801–1803 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Joseph Stanton, Jr. | 1801-1807 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Nehemiah Knight | 1803-1808 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Isaac Wilbour | 1807-1809 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Richard Jackson, Jr. | 1808-1815 | Federalist | ||||||
| Elisha Reynolds Potter | 1809-1815 | Federalist | ||||||
| John Linscom Boss, Jr. | 1815–1819 | Federalist | ||||||
| James Brown Mason | 1815–1819 | Federalist | ||||||
| Samuel Eddy | 1819–1825 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Nathaniel Hazard | 1819-1820 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Job Durfee | 1821-1825 | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| Tristram Burges | 1825–1835 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||||||
| Dutee Jerauld Pearce | 1825-1837 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||||||
| William Sprague | 1835-1837 | Whig | ||||||
| Robert B. Cranston | 1837-1843; 1847-1849 | Whig | ||||||
| Joseph L. Tillinghast | 1837–1843 | Whig | ||||||
| Henry Y. Cranston | 1843-1847 | Law and Order; Whig | ||||||
| Elisha R. Potter | 1843-1845 | Law and Order | ||||||
| Lemuel H. Arnold | 1845–1847 | Whig | ||||||
| Benjamin Babock Thurston | 1847–1849; 1851-1857 | Democratic; Know-nothing | ||||||
| George Gordon King | 1849-1853 | Whig | ||||||
| Nathan F. Dixon II | 1849-1851; 1863-1871 | Whig; Republican | ||||||
| Thomas Davis | 1853-1855 | Democratic | ||||||
| Nathaniel B. Durfee | 1855-1859 | Know-nothing; Republican | ||||||
| William Daniel Brayton | 1857–1861 | Republican | ||||||
| Christopher Robinson | 1859-1861 | Republican | ||||||
| William Paine Sheffield | 1861-1863 | Republican | ||||||
| George H. Browne | 1861–1863 | Republican | ||||||
| Thomas Allen Jenckes | 1863-1871 | Republican | ||||||
| Benjamin T. Eames | 1871–1879 | Republican | ||||||
| James M. Pendleton | 1871-1875 | Republican | ||||||
| Latimer Whipple Ballou | 1875–1881 | Republican | ||||||
| Nelson W. Aldrich | 1879–1881 | Republican | ||||||
| Jonathan Chace | 1881-1885 | Republican | ||||||
| Henry J. Spooner | 1881-1891 | Republican | ||||||
| Nathan F. Dixon, III | 1885 | Republican | ||||||
| William Almy Price | 1885-1887 | Republican | ||||||
| Charles H. Page | 1887; 1891-1895 | Democratic | ||||||
| Warren O. Arnold | 1887–1891; 1895–1897 | Republican | ||||||
| Oscar Lapham | 1891-1895 | Democratic | ||||||
| Melville Bull | 1895–1903 | Republican | ||||||
| Adin B. Capron | 1897-1911 | Republican | ||||||
1700s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1700s from Rhode Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Federalist | 4 | |||
| Multiple party affiliations | 1 | |||
| Total Representatives | 5 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Rhode Island | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Benjamin Bourne | 1790–1795; 1795–1797 | Pro-Administration; Federalist | ||||||
| Elisha Reynolds Potter | 1796-1797 | Federalist | ||||||
| Thomas Tillinghast | 1797–1799 | Federalist | ||||||
| Christopher Grant Champlin | 1797-1801 | Federalist | ||||||
| John Brown | 1799–1801 | Federalist | ||||||
District map
Footnotes
Senators
Jack Reed (D)
Representatives
District 1
Gabe Amo (D)
District 2
Seth Magaziner (D)
Democratic Party (4)
