United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
The current dean of the Rhode Island delegation is Senator Jack Reed, having served in the Senate since 1997 and in Congress since 1991.
United States Senate
[edit]| Current U.S. senators from Rhode Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhode Island
|
Class I senator | Class II senator | ||
.jpg) Sheldon Whitehouse (Junior senator) (Newport) |
.jpg) Jack Reed (Senior senator) (Jamestown) | |||
| Party | Democratic | Democratic | ||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 1997 | ||
| Class I senator | Congress | Class II senator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Foster (PA) | 1st (1790–1791) | Joseph Stanton Jr. (AA) | ||
| 2nd (1791–1793) | ||||
| 3rd (1793–1795) | William Bradford (PA) | |||
| Theodore Foster (F) | 4th (1795–1797) | William Bradford (F) | ||
| 5th (1797–1799) | ||||
| Ray Greene (F) | ||||
| 6th (1799–1801) | ||||
| 7th (1801–1803) | ||||
| Christopher Ellery (DR) | ||||
| Samuel J. Potter (DR) | 8th (1803–1805) | |||
| Benjamin Howland (DR) | ||||
| 9th (1805–1807) | James Fenner (DR) | |||
| 10th (1807–1809) | ||||
| Elisha Mathewson (DR) | ||||
| Francis Malbone (F) | 11th (1809–1811) | |||
| Christopher G. Champlin (F) | ||||
| 12th (1811–1813) | Jeremiah B. Howell (DR) | |||
| William Hunter (F) | ||||
| 13th (1813–1815) | ||||
| 14th (1815–1817) | ||||
| 15th (1817–1819) | James Burrill Jr. (F) | |||
| 16th (1819–1821) | ||||
| Nehemiah R. Knight (DR) | ||||
| James DeWolf (DR) | 17th (1821–1823) | |||
| 18th (1823–1825) | ||||
| James DeWolf (NR) | 19th (1825–1827) | Nehemiah R. Knight (NR) | ||
| Asher Robbins (NR) | ||||
| 20th (1827–1829) | ||||
| 21st (1829–1831) | ||||
| 22nd (1831–1833) | ||||
| 23rd (1833–1835) | ||||
| 24th (1835–1837) | ||||
| Asher Robbins (W) | 25th (1837–1839) | Nehemiah R. Knight (W) | ||
| Nathan F. Dixon I (W) | 26th (1839–1841) | |||
| 27th (1841–1843) | James F. Simmons (W) | |||
| William Sprague III (W) | ||||
| 28th (1843–1845) | ||||
| John Brown Francis (LO) | ||||
| Albert C. Greene (W) | 29th (1845–1847) | |||
| 30th (1847–1849) | John H. Clarke (W) | |||
| 31st (1849–1851) | ||||
| Charles Tillinghast James (D) |
32nd (1851–1853) | |||
| 33rd (1853–1855) | Philip Allen (D) | |||
| 34th (1855–1857) | ||||
| James F. Simmons (R) | 35th (1857–1859) | |||
| 36th (1859–1861) | Henry B. Anthony (R) | |||
| 37th (1861–1863) | ||||
| Samuel G. Arnold (R) | ||||
| William Sprague IV (R) | 38th (1863–1865) | |||
| 39th (1865–1867) | ||||
| 40th (1867–1869) | ||||
| 41st (1869–1871) | ||||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | ||||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | ||||
| Ambrose Burnside (R) | 44th (1875–1877) | |||
| 45th (1877–1879) | ||||
| 46th (1879–1881) | ||||
| 47th (1881–1883) | ||||
| Nelson W. Aldrich (R) | ||||
| 48th (1883–1885) | ||||
| William P. Sheffield Sr. (R) | ||||
| Jonathan Chace (R) | ||||
| 49th (1885–1887) | ||||
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||||
| 51st (1889–1891) | ||||
| Nathan F. Dixon III (R) | ||||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | George P. Wetmore (R) | |||
| 55th (1897–1899) | ||||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||||
| 57th (1901–1903) | ||||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| 60th (1907–1909) | vacant | |||
| George P. Wetmore (R) | ||||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| Henry F. Lippitt (R) | 62nd (1911–1913) | |||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | LeBaron B. Colt (R) | |||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| Peter G. Gerry (D) | 65th (1917–1919) | |||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||||
| 68th (1923–1925) | ||||
| Jesse H. Metcalf (R) | ||||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||||
| Felix Hebert (R) | 71st (1929–1931) | |||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||||
| Peter G. Gerry (D) | 74th (1935–1937) | |||
| 75th (1937–1939) | Theodore F. Green (D) | |||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| J. Howard McGrath (D) | 80th (1947–1949) | |||
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||||
| Edward L. Leahy (D) | ||||
| John Pastore (D) | ||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | ||||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||||
| 87th (1961–1963) | Claiborne Pell (D) | |||
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | ||||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||||
| John Chafee (R) | ||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | ||||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||
| 105th (1997–1999) | Jack Reed (D) | |||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| Lincoln Chafee (R) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||
| Sheldon Whitehouse (D) | 110th (2007–2009) | |||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | ||||
| 114th (2015–2017) | ||||
| 115th (2017–2019) | ||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | ||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | ||||
| 118th (2023–2025) | ||||
U.S. House of Representatives
[edit]Current representatives
[edit]| Current U.S. representatives from Rhode Island | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[2] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[3] |
District map |
| 1st |  Gabe Amo (Providence) |
Democratic | November 7, 2023 | D+12 | .svg)
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| 2nd | .jpg) Seth Magaziner (Cranston) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 | D+4 | .svg)
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1790–1843: At-large seat(s)
[edit]When Rhode Island ratified the Constitution in 1790, it had one seat. After the first census, it had two seats, chosen at-large on a general ticket.
1843 – present
[edit]In 1843 the at-large seat was eliminated. Since then, Representatives have been chosen from separate districts.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28th (1843–1845) | Henry Y. Cranston (LO) | Elisha R. Potter (LO) | |
| 29th (1845–1847) | Henry Y. Cranston (W) | Lemuel H. Arnold (W) | |
| 30th (1847–1849) | Robert B. Cranston (W) | Benjamin B. Thurston (D) | |
| 31st (1849–1851) | George Gordon King (W) | Nathan F. Dixon II (W) | |
| 32nd (1851–1853) | Benjamin B. Thurston (D) | ||
| 33rd (1853–1855) | Thomas Davis (D) | ||
| 34th (1855–1857) | Nathan B. Durfee (KN) | Benjamin B. Thurston (KN) | |
| 35th (1857–1859) | Nathan B. Durfee (R) | William D. Brayton (R) | |
| 36th (1859–1861) | Christopher Robinson (R) | ||
| 37th (1861–1863) | William P. Sheffield Sr. (U) | George H. Browne (CU) | |
| 38th (1863–1865) | Thomas Jenckes (R) | Nathan F. Dixon II (R) | |
| 39th (1865–1867) | |||
| 40th (1867–1869) | |||
| 41st (1869–1871) | |||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | Benjamin T. Eames (R) | James M. Pendleton (R) | |
| 43rd (1873–1875) | |||
| 44th (1875–1877) | Latimer W. Ballou (R) | ||
| 45th (1877–1879) | |||
| 46th (1879–1881) | Nelson W. Aldrich (R) | ||
| 47th (1881–1883) | Jonathan Chace (R) | ||
| Henry J. Spooner (R) | |||
| 48th (1883–1885) | |||
| Nathan F. Dixon III (R) | |||
| 49th (1885–1887) | William A. Pirce (R) | ||
| Charles H. Page (D) | |||
| 50th (1887–1889) | Warren O. Arnold (R) | ||
| 51st (1889–1891) | |||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | Oscar Lapham (D) | Charles H. Page (D) | |
| 53rd (1893–1895) | |||
| 54th (1895–1897) | Melville Bull (R) | Warren O. Arnold (R) | |
| 55th (1897–1899) | Adin B. Capron (R) | ||
| 56th (1899–1901) | |||
| 57th (1901–1903) | |||
| 58th (1903–1905) | Daniel L. D. Granger (D) | ||
| 59th (1905–1907) | |||
| 60th (1907–1909) | |||
| 61st (1909–1911) | William P. Sheffield Jr. (R) | ||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | George F. O'Shaunessy (D) | George H. Utter (R) | |
| 63rd (1913–1915) | Peter G. Gerry (D) | Ambrose Kennedy (R) | |
| 64th (1915–1917) | Walter R. Stiness (R) | ||
| 65th (1917–1919) | |||
| 66th (1919–1921) | Clark Burdick (R) | ||
| 67th (1921–1923) | |||
| 68th (1923–1925) | Richard S. Aldrich (R) | Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D) | |
| 69th (1925–1927) | |||
| 70th (1927–1929) | Louis Monast (R) | ||
| 71st (1929–1931) | Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D) | ||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | Francis Condon (D) | ||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | Francis Condon (D) | John M. O'Connell (D) | |
| 74th (1935–1937) | Charles Risk (R) | ||
| 75th (1937–1939) | Aime Forand (D) | ||
| 76th (1939–1941) | Charles Risk (R) | Harry Sandager (R) | |
| 77th (1941–1943) | Aime Forand (D) | John E. Fogarty (D) | |
| 78th (1943–1945) | |||
| 79th (1945–1947) | |||
| 80th (1947–1949) | |||
| 81st (1949–1951) | |||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | |||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | |||
| 84th (1955–1957) | |||
| 85th (1957–1959) | |||
| 86th (1959–1961) | |||
| 87th (1961–1963) | Fernand St Germain (D) | ||
| 88th (1963–1965) | |||
| 89th (1965–1967) | |||
| 90th (1967–1969) | Robert Tiernan (D) | ||
| 91st (1969–1971) | |||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | |||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | |||
| 94th (1975–1977) | Edward Beard (D) | ||
| 95th (1977–1979) | |||
| 96th (1979–1981) | |||
| 97th (1981–1983) | Claudine Schneider (R) | ||
| 98th (1983–1985) | |||
| 99th (1985–1987) | |||
| 100th (1987–1989) | |||
| 101st (1989–1991) | Ronald Machtley (R) | ||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | Jack Reed (D) | ||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | |||
| 104th (1995–1997) | Patrick J. Kennedy (D) | ||
| 105th (1997–1999) | Robert Weygand (D) | ||
| 106th (1999–2001) | |||
| 107th (2001–2003) | James Langevin (D) | ||
| 108th (2003–2005) | |||
| 109th (2005–2007) | |||
| 110th (2007–2009) | |||
| 111th (2009–2011) | |||
| 112th (2011–2013) | David Cicilline (D) | ||
| 113th (2013–2015) | |||
| 114th (2015–2017) | |||
| 115th (2017–2019) | |||
| 116th (2019–2021) | |||
| 117th (2021–2023) | |||
| 118th (2023–2025) | Seth Magaziner (D) | ||
| Gabe Amo (D) |
Key
[edit]See also
[edit]
- List of United States congressional districts
- Rhode Island's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Rhode Island
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- Information from the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives