Rhode Island is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous,with slightly less than 1.1 million residents as of 2020,but it is the second-most densely populated after New Jersey. It takes its name from the eponymous island,though most of its land area is on the mainland. Rhode Island borders Connecticut to the west;Massachusetts to the north and east;and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. It also shares a small maritime border with New York. Providence is its capital and most populous city.
Bristol is a town in Bristol County,Rhode Island,US as well as the historic county seat. The town is built on the traditional territories of the Pokanoket Wampanoag. It is a deep water seaport named after Bristol,England.
Lincoln Davenport Chafee is an American politician. He was mayor of Warwick,Rhode Island from 1993 to 1999,a United States Senator from 1999 to 2007,and the 74th Governor of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015. He was a member of the Democratic Party from 2013 to 2019;in June 2019,The Boston Globe reported that he had become a registered Libertarian,having previously been a Republican until September 2007 and an independent and then a Democrat in the interim.
The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is a public community college in Rhode Island. It is the only community college in the state and the largest community college in New England. The college's primary facility is located in Warwick,with additional college buildings throughout the state.
Prostitution in Rhode Island was outlawed in 2009. On November 3,2009,Republican Governor Donald Carcieri signed into law a bill which makes the buying and selling of sexual services a crime.
Gina Marie Raimondo is an American politician,lawyer,and venture capitalist who has served as the 40th United States Secretary of Commerce since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 75th governor of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2021,and is the first woman to serve in the role.
Gayle L. Goldin is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 3 from January 2013 to August 2021. She is originally from Montreal,Canada,having immigrated to the United States at a young age. Goldin resigned on August 17,2021 to join the United States Department of Labor under the Biden administration.
Erin Patricia Lynch Prata is an American politician and an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. She previously served in the Rhode Island Senate representing District 31 since January 2009. Lynch Prata served as Chairwoman on the Senate Committee on Judiciary,as well as a member of the Senate Committee on Rules,Government Ethics &Oversight and the Senate Committee on Special Legislation &Veterans' Affairs. She focused on issues including public education,economic development,job growth,health care and environmental protection. She was confirmed to be an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in December 2020.
Victoria Lederberg was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1993 to 2002. Before her appointment,Lederberg was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1974 to 1983 and the Rhode Island Senate from 1985 to 1991. In 2003,she was posthumously inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.
Mary Susan McElroy is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Rhode Island,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jack Reed was challenged by Republican nominee Allen Waters. Waters was later disavowed by the state Republican Party after charges of domestic assault in 2019 became public.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island was held on November 3,2020 to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island,one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan McKee became Rhode Island's governor on March 2,2021,when term-limited Gina Raimondo resigned following her confirmation as United States Secretary of Commerce. McKee easily won a full term on election day,defeating Republican Ashley Kalus by more than 19 percentage points.
Ana B. Quezada is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 2 (Providence) since January 2017. She is a code enforcement officer for the Providence Department of Inspection and Standards. Before that she was a social service coordinator at the John Hope Settlement House.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 8,2022,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island,one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. It followed a primary election on September 13,2022.
Valarie Lawson is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate and Deputy Senate Majority Leader representing District 14 since January 2019.
Melissa Murray is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 24 since January 2019. She was on the Woonsocket City Council for two terms from 2013 to 2018.
Elaine J. Morgan is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 34 since January 2015. She is the Senate minority whip. She was the first female elected to be a Hopkinton town sergeant,serving for three terms before her election.
Sabina Matos is a Dominican-American politician serving as the 70th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. Sabina Matos is the first Black-Latina lieutenant governor and the first Dominican-American elected to state-wide office in the United States. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously represented Ward i15 n the Providence City Council and served as Council President.
The 2022 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Rhode Island. Primary elections were held on September 13. Rhode Island is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
