Rhode Island's congressional delegations

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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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Map of Rhode Island's two congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives since 2022.

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

Current delegation

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Current U.S. senators from Rhode Island
Rhode Island

CPVI (2025):[1]
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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
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Current U.S. representatives from Rhode Island
District Member
(Residence)[2]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2025)[3]
District map
1st
Gabe Amo
(Providence)
Democratic November 7, 2023 D+12
2nd
Seth Magaziner
(Cranston)
Democratic January 3, 2023 D+4
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United States Senate

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U.S. House of Representatives

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.

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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)[f] Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
17th (1821–1823) Job Durfee (DR)[f]
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)
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1843 – present

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

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See also

Notes

  1. Senator Potter died on September 26, 1804, while in office.[4]
  2. Senator Burnside died on September 13, 1881, while in office.[5]
  3. Senator Chace resigned from office on March 16, 1889.[6]
  4. Senator Colt died on August 18, 1924, while in office.[7]
  5. Senator Chafee died on October 24, 1999, while in office.[8]
  6. Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

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