John 'Jay' Gustav Edwards IV is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 70 since January 2009. On March 25,2014,Rep. Edwards was elected House Majority Whip by the House Democratic Caucus when Nicholas Mattiello became Speaker in 2014. Prior to that he had served as the Senior Deputy Majority Leader under Speaker Gordon Fox. In 2021,after Joe Shekarchi was elected speaker,Edwards was appointed Majority Floor Manager and replaced as Majority Whip by Katherine Kazarian. Edwards serves on the House Finance,House Oversight,House Municipal Government and House Labor Committees. In September 2014,Edwards became a CSG Henry Toll Fellow.
Arthur 'Art' Handy is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 18 since January 2003.
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.
Roger A. Picard is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 20 since January 2009. Picard served consecutively in the Rhode Island General Assembly from January 1993 until January 2009 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 66 and 51 seats.
Louis P. DiPalma is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 12 since January 2009. He also served on the Middletown,Rhode Island Town council from 2004 to 2008,stepping down in 2008 to run for Rhode Island State Senate.
Elizabeth A. Crowley is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 16 from 2009 to 2021.
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.
James E. Doyle II is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 8 until 2018. He resigned in January 2018 citing his battles with alcoholism.
Juan M. Pichardo is a Dominican American politician. A Democrat,he was a member of the Rhode Island Senate who represented District 2 from January 2003 to 2017.
Frank A. Ciccone III is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 7 since January 2005. Ciccone served consecutively from January 2003 until January 2005 in the District 3 seat.
James C. Sheehan is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 36 since January 2003. Sheehan served consecutively from January 2001 until January 2003 in the District 23 seat. On November 6,2018,Sheehan won election to a tenth consecutive term in the Rhode Island Senate,defeating Republican challenger John P. Silvaggio by a margin of 66.9 percent to 32.7 percent.
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.
Paul W. Fogarty is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate who represented District 23 from January 2003 to January 1,2019. Fogarty served consecutively from January 1999 until January 2003 in the District 27 seat. He is the son of former Rhode Island state Senator Charles Fogarty,Sr.,the younger brother of Rhode Island Lieutenant governor Charles J. Fogarty,and the nephew of United States Representative John E. Fogarty.
Walter S. Felag,Jr. is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 10 since January 2003. Felag served consecutively from January 1999 until January 2003 in the District 46 seat.
Daniel Da Ponte is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 14 from January 2003 to January 2019. Da Ponte served consecutively from January 1999 until January 2003 in the District 42 seat,and served as chair of the Senate Finance Committee from 2009 to 2018. Da Ponte left the Rhode Island Senate after choosing not to stand for re-election in the November 2018 general election,he was succeeded by teacher and labor leader Valerie Lawson. Da Ponte is of Azorean heritage.
William A. Walaska was an American Democratic politician and a member of the Rhode Island Senate who represented District 30 from 2003 to 2017. Walaska served consecutively from January 1995 until January 2003 in the District 17 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.
Marc A. Côté is a former American politician of French-Canadian descent and a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 24 from January 2007 to January 2019. Côtéserved consecutively from January 1995 until January 2007 in the District 21 and District 31 seats.
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.
