United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island explained

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

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

See main article: List of United States senators from Rhode Island.

Current U.S. senators from Rhode Island


Class I senatorClass II senator

Sheldon Whitehouse


Jack Reed

Party
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2007January 3, 1997

U.S. House of Representatives

See main article: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island.

Current representatives

Current U.S. representatives from Rhode Island
DistrictMember
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Partydata-sort-type="date" Incumbent sincedata-sort-type="number" CPVI
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District map
data-sort-value="Amo, Gabe"
Gabe Amo
November 7, 2023
data-sort-value="Magaziner, Seth"
Seth Magaziner
January 3, 2023

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
1st (1789–1791) rowspan=3 Benjamin Bourne (PA)
2nd (1791–1793)
3rd (1793–1795)Francis Malbone (PA)
4th (1795–1797)Benjamin Bourne (F) rowspan=2 Francis Malbone (F)
Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
5th (1797–1799)Thomas Tillinghast (F) rowspan=2 Christopher G. Champlin (F)
6th (1799–1801)John Brown (F)
7th (1801–1803)Thomas Tillinghast (DR) rowspan=3 Joseph Stanton Jr. (DR)
8th (1803–1805) rowspan=3 Nehemiah Knight (DR)
9th (1805–1807)
10th (1807–1809) rowspan=2 Isaac Wilbour (DR)
rowspan=4 Richard Jackson Jr. (F)
11th (1809–1811) rowspan=3 Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
12th (1811–1813)
13th (1813–1815)
14th (1815–1817) rowspan=2 John Linscom Boss Jr. (F) rowspan=2 James Brown Mason (F)
15th (1817–1819)
16th (1819–1821) rowspan=3 Samuel Eddy (DR)Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
17th (1821–1823) rowspan=2 Job Durfee (DR)
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) rowspan=2 Dutee J. Pearce (A-M)
24th (1835–1837)William Sprague III (A-M)
25th (1837–1839) rowspan=3 Robert B. Cranston (W) rowspan=3 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.

See also

References

Notes and References

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