Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census,the population was 85,643. It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703. Like all of the counties in Rhode Island,Newport County no longer has any governmental functions. All of those functions in Rhode Island are now carried out either by the state government,or by the cities and towns of Rhode Island. Newport County is included in the Providence-Warwick,RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area,which is in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence,MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.
Little Compton is a coastal town in Newport County,Rhode Island,bounded on the south by the Atlantic Ocean,on the west by the Sakonnet River,on the north by the town of Tiverton,and on the east by the town of Westport,Massachusetts. The population was 3,589 as of 2022 Town Records.
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County,Rhode Island,United States. The population was 17,871 at the 2020 U.S. census. Portsmouth is the second-oldest municipality in Rhode Island,after Providence;it was one of the four colonies which merged to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,the others being Providence,Newport,and Warwick.
Tiverton is a town in Newport County,Rhode Island,United States. The population was 16,359 at the 2020 census.
David Nicola Cicilline is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011,the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.
Rhode Island's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It includes all of Bristol and Newport counties,along with parts of Providence County,including most of the city of Providence.
East Bay Newspapers,also called Phoenix-Times Publishing Company,is a publisher based in Bristol,Rhode Island,United States,and owner of seven weekly newspapers in eastern Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Paul Allyn Suttell is the chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Daniel J. McKee is an American politician and businessman serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since March 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he also served as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2021.
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.
Raymond J. Sullivan Jr. was an American politician who served as Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. He represented the 29th District from 2005 to 2011,serving as the deputy majority leader. Sullivan died on October 12,2021,at his home in Providence,Rhode Island at the age of 44.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island,apportioned according to the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on September 11,2012.
Daniel Peter Gordon Jr. was an American politician and construction contractor. Gordon was a Libertarian member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Gordon was elected as a Republican Representative in November 2010 for the 71st District,defeating Democratic candidate George S. Alzaibak.
Seth Michael Magaziner is an American investment professional and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 31st General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023. Magaziner won the November 2022 election to succeed retiring representative James Langevin.
Michael W. Chippendale is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 40 since being elected in November 2010. Chippendale currently serves as the House Minority Leader.
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.
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.
Michelle Jane Beckley is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 65. She was first elected in November 2018,defeating incumbent Republican Ron Simmons. Texas' 65th district represents parts of southern Denton County. She did not run for reelection in 2022. After a brief run for the Democratic nomination in Texas's 24th congressional district. she dropped out and instead ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 2022. She was defeated by Mike Collier in the Democratic primary runoff.
Terri-Denise Cortvriend is an American politician,businesswoman,pilot,and yacht captain. She is a democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives,and before that served as a member of the Portsmouth School Committee.
Karen Alzate is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives,representing District 60.
