Sheldon Whitehouse is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1998 and as the 71st attorney general of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003. In 2006,he won his first term to the Senate,defeating Republican incumbent Lincoln Chaffee. Whitehouse subsequently won reelection in 2012,2018,and 2024.
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. Elizabeth Perik is the chair of the party. The party has dominated politics in Rhode Island for the past five decades.
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.
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.
Donna M. Nesselbush is an American lawyer,judge and politician from Pawtucket,Rhode Island. A Democrat,she served in the Rhode Island Senate,representing the 15th district. She took office on January 4,2011 and did not seek re-election in 2020.
Gina Marie Raimondo is an American businesswoman,lawyer,politician,and venture capitalist who has served since 2021 as the 40th United States secretary of commerce. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as the 75th governor of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2021,and was 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.
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.
Thomas J. Paolino is a member of the Rhode Island State Senate representing the 17th District. Paolino was first elected in 2016 following the retirement of Edward O'Neill.
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.
Jeanine Calkin is an American politician from the state of Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a former Rhode Island State Senator. Calkin serves as co-chair of the Rhode Island Political Cooperative,a progressive organization.
Karen Alzate is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives,representing District 60.
James A. Diossa is an American politician from Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the Rhode Island General Treasurer. He served as a member of the city council and as mayor of Central Falls,Rhode Island,guiding the city after it declared bankruptcy.
The 2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the General Treasurer of Rhode Island.
The 2023 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district special election was held on November 7,2023. The seat became vacant following incumbent Democratic representative David Cicilline's resignation on May 31,2023,to become the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. This was the first congressional special election in Rhode Island since the 1967 2nd district special election and the first special election in the 1st district since 1935.
The 2024 Rhode Island State Senate elections took place on Tuesday,November 5,2024. The primary election was held on Tuesday,September 10,2024. Rhode Island voters elected state senators in all 38 seats of the Senate to serve two-year terms.
Elizabeth "Liz" Beretta-Perik is an American politician and the current Chairwoman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party. Perik is the first woman to serve in that position.
