John William Davis was a United States Democratic politician,who served as the 38th and 41st Governor of Rhode Island.
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.
William Greene Jr. was the second governor of the state of Rhode Island,serving in this capacity for eight years,five of which were during the American Revolutionary War. From a prominent Rhode Island family,his father,William Greene Sr.,had served 11 terms as a colonial governor of Rhode Island. His great-grandfather,John Greene Jr. served for ten years as deputy governor of the colony,and his great-great-grandfather,John Greene Sr. was a founding settler of both Providence and Warwick.
Michael Joseph Marcello is a former American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 41 from January 2009 until January 2017. He is currently the City Solicitor for the City of East Providence,Rhode Island serving under Mayor Roberto DaSilva.
Joseph M. McNamara is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 19 since January 2003. McNamara served consecutively from January 1995 until January 2003 in the District 29 seat.
William San Bento Jr. was an American businessman and politician.
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.
Erin Patricia Lynch Prata is an American politician and an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. She previously served in the Rhode Island Senate representing District 31 since January 2009. Lynch Prata served as Chairwoman on the Senate Committee on Judiciary,as well as a member of the Senate Committee on Rules,Government Ethics &Oversight and the Senate Committee on Special Legislation &Veterans' Affairs. She focused on issues including public education,economic development,job growth,health care and environmental protection. She was confirmed to be an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in December 2020.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Roberto "Bob" DaSilva is an American politician currently serving as the first Mayor of the City of East Providence,Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a State Representative for District 63 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.
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.
Cynthia M. Mendes is an American politician who formerly served as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 18th district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 5,2021,and left office in January 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Elections are held in Providence,Rhode Island to elect the city's mayor. Such elections are regularly scheduled to be held in United States midterm election years.
Robert Britto,is an American politician and retail project manager. A Democrat,he represents District 18 in the Rhode Island State Senate. Britto previously served as the President of the City Council and as a city councilor of East Providence.
