United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island

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These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

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The current dean of the Rhode Island delegation is Senator Jack Reed, having served in the Senate since 1997 and in Congress since 1991.

United States Senate

Current U.S. senators from Rhode Island
Rhode Island

CPVI (2022): [1]
D+8
Class I senator Class II senator
Sheldon Whitehouse, official portrait, 116th congress (cropped).jpg
Sheldon Whitehouse
(Junior senator)
(Newport)
Senator Jack Reed official photo (cropped).jpg
Jack Reed
(Senior senator)
(Jamestown)
PartyDemocraticDemocratic
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2007January 3, 1997

U.S. House of Representatives

Current representatives

Current U.S. representatives from Rhode Island
DistrictMember
(Residence) [2]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [3]
District map
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Gabe Amo
(Providence)
DemocraticNovember 7, 2023D+12 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district in Providence (since 2023).svg
2nd Seth Magaziner (1).jpg
Seth Magaziner
(Cranston)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2023D+4 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in Providence (since 2023).svg

1790–1843: At-large seat(s)

When Rhode Island ratified the Constitution in 1790, it had one seat. After the first census, it had two seats, chosen at-large on a general ticket.

CongressElected at-large on a general ticket
Seat A Seat B
1st (1789–1791) Benjamin Bourne (PA)
2nd (1791–1793)
3rd (1793–1795) Francis Malbone (PA)
4th (1795–1797) Benjamin Bourne (F) Francis Malbone (F)
Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
5th (1797–1799) Thomas Tillinghast (F) Christopher G. Champlin (F)
6th (1799–1801) John Brown (F)
7th (1801–1803) Thomas Tillinghast (DR) Joseph Stanton Jr. (DR)
8th (1803–1805) Nehemiah Knight (DR)
9th (1805–1807)
10th (1807–1809) Isaac Wilbour (DR)
Richard Jackson Jr. (F)
11th (1809–1811) Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
12th (1811–1813)
13th (1813–1815)
14th (1815–1817) John Linscom Boss Jr. (F) James Brown Mason (F)
15th (1817–1819)
16th (1819–1821) Samuel Eddy (DR) [a] Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
17th (1821–1823) Job Durfee (DR) [a]
18th (1823–1825)
19th (1825–1827) Tristam Burges (NR) Dutee J. Pearce (NR)
20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835) Dutee J. Pearce (A-M)
24th (1835–1837) William Sprague III (A-M)
25th (1837–1839) Robert B. Cranston (W) Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)
26th (1839–1841)
27th (1841–1843)

1843 – present

In 1843 the at-large seat was eliminated. Since then, Representatives have been chosen from separate districts.

Key

Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (A-M)
Constitutional Union (CU)
Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Know Nothing (KN)
Law and Order (LO)
National Republican (NR)
Republican (R)
Union (U)
Whig (W)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

References

  1. "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  3. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.