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Rhode Island's congressional delegations

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Map of Rhode Island's two congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives since 2022. Rhode Island Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.svg
Map of Rhode Island's two congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives since 2022.

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

Contents

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

Current U.S. senators from Rhode Island
Rhode Island

CPVI (2025): [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
Current U.S. representatives from Rhode Island
DistrictMember
(Residence) [2]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2025) [3]
District map
1st Gabe Amo 118th Cong.jpg
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

United States Senate

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.

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) [d] Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
17th (1821–1823) Job Durfee (DR) [d]
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. Senator Potter died on September 26, 1804, while in office. [4]
  2. Senator Colt died on August 18, 1924, while in office. [5]
  3. Senator Chafee died on October 24, 1999, while in office. [6]
  4. 1 2 Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

References

  1. "2025 Cook PVI: State Map and List", Cook Political Report, March 6, 2025, retrieved June 6, 2025
  2. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives", clerk.house.gov, retrieved January 9, 2022
  3. "2025 Cook PVI: District Map and List", The Cook Political Report, April 3, 2025, retrieved June 6, 2025
  4. "[untitled]", National Intelligencer , October 17, 1804, p. 3, archived from the original on January 21, 2026, retrieved January 21, 2026
  5. "U.S. senator Colt of Rhode Island dies in 79th year", Kennebec Journal , August 19, 1924, p. 1, archived from the original on January 21, 2026, retrieved January 21, 2026
  6. Clymer, Adam (October 26, 1999), "John Chafee, Republican Senator and a Leading Voice of Bipartisanship, Dies at 77", The New York Times , archived from the original on July 13, 2024, retrieved January 21, 2026
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