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 Democrat from 2013 to 2019;in June 2019,The Boston Globe reported that he became a Libertarian,having previously been a Republican until September 2007 and an independent and then a Democrat in the interim. He is the last non-Democrat to hold statewide and/or Congressional office in Rhode Island.
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.
Marie Teresa Paiva-Weed is an American attorney and politician who served as President of the Rhode Island Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party who represented the 13th District from 2003 until 2013 and the 49th District from 1993 to 2003. In November 2008,she was elected President of the Senate. She was Majority Leader from 2004 to 2008. Paiva-Weed left office in 2017 to become President of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island.
Daniel J. McKee is an American politician and businessman serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he also served as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2021.
The 2010 congressional elections in Rhode Island were held on November 2,2010,and determined who would represent Rhode Island in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013.
The 2000 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held on November 7,2000. Republican U.S. Senator John Chafee had announced in 1999 that he would not seek reelection,leading his son,Lincoln Chafee,to announce his own candidacy. The elder Chafee,however,died a few months later;his son was appointed to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The younger Chafee,now the incumbent,sought a full term and won,defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Bob Weygand. As of 2024,this was the last congressional election in Rhode Island to be won by a Republican.
The 2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 5,2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed won re-election to a second term with nearly 80% of the vote. Reed's best performance was in Providence County,where he won with over 80% of the vote.
Edward J. O'Neill is an American politician from Rhode Island who represented the 17th District in the Rhode Island Senate from 2009 to 2017.
The 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Rhode Island,concurrently with the election of Rhode Island's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Allan Wai-Ket Fung is an American attorney and politician who served as Mayor of Cranston,Rhode Island,from 2009 to 2021. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 and 2018 elections as well as the Republican nominee for U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in 2022.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Rhode Island,concurrently with the election of the governor of Rhode Island,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Scott A. Slater is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 10 since 2009.
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.
Joshua Miller is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing Cranston District 28 since January 2007.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Rhode Island on November 4,2014. All of Rhode Island's executive officers went up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and both of Rhode Island's two seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on September 9,2014.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Rhode Island on November 6,2018. The party primaries for the election occurred on September 12,2018. All of Rhode Island's executive officers went up for election as well as Rhode Island's Class I U.S. Senate seat and both of Rhode Island's two seats in the United States House of Representatives.
Cannabis in Rhode Island is legal for medical and adult use. Medical use was legalized through legislation approved in 2006,and adult use in 2022.
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.
The 2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Attorney General of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Peter Neronha won re-election to a second term.
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.
