James Howard McGrath was an American politician and attorney from Rhode Island. McGrath,a Democrat,served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island before becoming governor,U.S. Solicitor General,U.S. Senator,chairman of the Democratic National Committee,and Attorney General of the United States.
Theodore Francis Green was an American politician from Rhode Island. A Democrat,Green served as the 57th Governor of Rhode Island (1933–1937) and in the United States Senate (1937–1961). Green was a strong supporter of Wilsonian internationalism during the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. He served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1957 to 1959. At the time of his retirement in 1961,he set the record at age 93 of the oldest person to serve in the Senate;the record was subsequently broken by Strom Thurmond.
The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island,the lower house being the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It is composed of 38 Senators,each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year cycle,rather than the normal four-year term as in most states. There is no limit to the number of terms that a Senator may serve. The Rhode Island Senate meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.
The Rhode Island Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Joseph McNamara is the chair of the party. The party has dominated politics in Rhode Island for the past five decades.
Since the Great Depression,Rhode Island politics have been dominated by the Rhode Island Democratic Party,and the state is considered part of the Democrats' "Blue Wall." Democrats have won all but four presidential elections since 1928,with the exceptions being 1952,1956,1972,and 1984. The Rhode Island Republican Party,although virtually non-existent in the Rhode Island General Assembly,has remained competitive in gubernatorial elections,having won one as recently as 2006. Until 2014,Democrats did not win a gubernatorial election in the state since 1992,and it was not until 2018 that they won one by double digits. The Rhode Island General Assembly has continuously been under Democratic control since 1959.
Ryan W. Pearson is an American businessman and politician from Cumberland,Rhode Island. A Democrat,he serves in the Rhode Island Senate,representing the 19th district. He took office on January 1,2013,and was named Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance in January 2021. He previously served as Senior Deputy Majority Leader from 2018–2021.
Leonidas P. “Lou”Raptakis is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 33 since January 2013. Raptakis served non-consecutively from January 1997 until January 2011 in the District 20 and 33 seats,having served consecutively in the Rhode Island General Assembly from January 1993 until January 1997 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 31 seat. He was a candidate for Secretary of State of Rhode Island in 2010.
William J. Conley Jr. is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 18 from January 2013 to January 2021.
Joshua Miller is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing Cranston District 28 since January 2007.
Harold M. Metts is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 6 since January 2005. After Charles D. Walton,he is the second African American to serve in the Rhode Island Senate. Metts served non-consecutively in the Rhode Island General Assembly from January 1985 until December 31,1998 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Hanna M. Gallo is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 27 since January 2003. Gallo served consecutively from January 1999 until January 2003 in the District 12 seat.
Michael J. McCaffrey is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 29 since January 2003. He has been the Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader since March 23,2017. McCaffrey served consecutively from January 1995 until January 2003 in the District 16 seat.
Dennis L. Algiere is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 38 from January 2003 to January 2023. Algiere served consecutively from January 1993 until January 2003 in the District 26 seat.
Maryellen Goodwin was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 24 since January 2005. Goodwin served consecutively from January 1987 until January 2005 in the District 1 and District 4 seats.
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.
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.
Albert Joseph Lepore Sr. was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1969 to 1981,representing North Providence in the 6th district.
Walter J. Gray is an American politician who served as a member of the Rhode Island Senate who represented the 6th Senate district which encompassed South Kingstown and New Shoreham,and briefly encompassing Exeter until it was redistricted to the 41st Senate district in 1992. Gray served from 1991 to 1995.
Leo R. Blais is an American politician who served as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from 1993 to 2011. A Republican,Blais represented the towns of Coventry,Foster,and Scituate. Blais served in the 21st Senate district from his initial election in 1992 until he was redistricted to the 24th district in 2002. He was redistricted back to the 21st district in 2006.
