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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.

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

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Current U.S. senators from Rhode Island
Rhode Island

CPVI (2022):[1]
D+8
Class I senator Class II senator

Sheldon Whitehouse
(Junior senator)
(Newport)

Jack Reed
(Senior senator)
(Jamestown)
Party Democratic Democratic
Incumbent since January 3, 2007 January 3, 1997

U.S. House of Representatives

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Current representatives

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Current U.S. representatives from Rhode Island
District Member
(Residence)[2]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[3]
District map
1st
Gabe Amo
(Providence)
Democratic November 7, 2023 D+12
2nd
Seth Magaziner
(Cranston)
Democratic January 3, 2023 D+4

1790–1843: At-large seat(s)

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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.

Congress Elected 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

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

Key

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. 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.