Rhode Island House of Representatives
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Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
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![]() Seal of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 3, 2023 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 75 |
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Political groups | Majority (65)
Minority (10)
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article VI, Constitution of Rhode Island |
Salary | Representative: $19,036/year |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 5, 2024 |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
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House of Representatives Chamber Rhode Island State Capitol Providence, Rhode Island | |
Website | |
Rhode Island House of Representatives |
The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the upper house being the Rhode Island Senate. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two-year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have term limits. The House meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.[1]
House leadership
[edit]![]() | This section needs to be updated.(January 2023) |
The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.
Officers
[edit]Position | Representative | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Joe Shekarchi | Dem | 23 |
Majority Leader | Christopher Blazejewski | Dem | 2 |
Majority Whip | Katherine Kazarian | Dem | 63 |
Deputy Speaker | Raymond Hull | Dem | 6 |
Deputy Majority Whip | Mia Ackerman | Dem | 45 |
Majority Caucus Chair | Grace Diaz | Dem | 11 |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Brian Patrick Kennedy | Dem | 38 |
Majority Floor Manager | Jay Edwards | Dem | 70 |
Minority Leader | Michael Chippendale | Rep | 40 |
Minority Whip | David Place | Rep | 47 |
Senior Deputy Minority Leader | Sherry Roberts | Rep | 29 |
Committee leadership
[edit]All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Democratic Party.[2]
Composition
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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Democratic | Republican | Independent | Vacant | |||
End of 2014 session | 69 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
Beginning of 2015 session | 63 | 11 | 1 | 75 | 0 | |
End of 2016 session | 62 | 12 | ||||
2017-2018[3] | 64 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
Beginning of 2019 session | 66 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
June 23, 2020[4] | 8 | 1 | ||||
Beginning of 2021 session | 65 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
Beginning of 2023 session | 65 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 87% | 12% | 1% |
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
[edit]This list is of members elected in November 2022, to serve in the 2023–24 biennium.[5]
District | Representative | Party | Residence/other municipalities in district | First elected |
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1 | Edith Ajello | Dem | Providence | 1992 |
2 | Christopher Blazejewski | Dem | Providence | 2010 |
3 | Nathan Biah | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
4 | Rebecca Kislak | Dem | Providence | 2018 |
5 | Anthony DeSimone | Dem | Providence | 2022 |
6 | Raymond Hull | Dem | Providence | 2010 |
7 | David Morales | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
8 | John J. Lombardi | Dem | Providence | 2012 |
9 | Enrique Sanchez | Dem | Providence | 2022 |
10 | Scott A. Slater | Dem | Providence | 2009 |
11 | Grace Diaz | Dem | Providence | 2004 |
12 | Jose Batista | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
13 | Ramon Perez | Dem | Providence, Johnston | 2020 (2016–2018) |
14 | Charlene Lima | Dem | Cranston | 1992 |
15 | Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung | Rep | Cranston | 2020 |
16 | Brandon Potter | Dem | Cranston | 2020 |
17 | Jacquelyn Baginski | Dem | Cranston | 2020 |
18 | Arthur Handy | Dem | Cranston | 2002 |
19 | Joseph McNamara | Dem | Warwick | 1992 |
20 | David Bennett | Dem | Warwick | 2010 |
21 | Camille Vella-Wilkinson | Dem | Warwick | 2016 |
22 | Joseph J. Solomon Jr. | Dem | Warwick | 2014 |
23 | Joe Shekarchi | Dem | Warwick | 2012 |
24 | Evan Shanley | Dem | Warwick | 2016 |
25 | Thomas Noret | Dem | Coventry | 2018 |
26 | Patricia Morgan | Rep | West Warwick | 2020 (2010–2018) |
27 | Patricia Serpa | Dem | West Warwick | 2006 |
28 | George Nardone | Rep | Coventry | 2018 |
29 | Sherry Roberts | Rep | Coventry | 2014 |
30 | Justine Caldwell | Dem | East Greenwich | 2018 |
31 | Julie Casimiro | Dem | North Kingstown, Exeter | 2016 |
32 | Robert Craven | Dem | North Kingstown | 2012 |
33 | Carol McEntee | Dem | Narragansett, South Kingstown | 2015 |
34 | Teresa Tanzi | Dem | Narragansett, South Kingstown | 2010 |
35 | Kathleen A. Fogarty | Dem | South Kingstown | 2014 |
36 | Tina Spears | Dem | Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly | 2022 |
37 | Samuel Azzinaro | Dem | Westerly | 2008 |
38 | Brian Patrick Kennedy | Dem | Westerly, Hopkinton | 1988 |
39 | Megan Cotter | Dem | Richmond, Exeter, Hopkinton | 2022 |
40 | Michael Chippendale | Rep | Coventry, Foster, Glocester | 2010 |
41 | Robert Quattrocchi | Rep | Scituate | 2016 |
42 | Edward Cardillo | Dem | Johnston | 2020 |
43 | Deborah Fellela | Dem | Johnston | 2006 |
44 | Gregory Costantino | Dem | Lincoln | 2012 |
45 | Mia Ackerman | Dem | Cumberland, Lincoln | 2012 |
46 | Mary Ann Shallcross Smith | Dem | Lincoln | 2020 (2008–2010) |
47 | David J. Place | Rep | Burrillville, Glocester | 2018 |
48 | Brian Newberry | Rep | North Smithfield | 2008 |
49 | Jon D. Brien | Ind | Woonsocket | 2022 (2007–2012) |
50 | Stephen Casey | Dem | Woonsocket | 2012 |
51 | Robert Phillips | Dem | Woonsocket | 2010 |
52 | Alex Marszalkowski | Dem | Cumberland | 2016 |
53 | Brian Rea | Rep | Smithfield | 2022 |
54 | William O'Brien | Dem | North Providence | 2012 |
55 | Arthur “Doc” Corvese | Dem | North Providence | 1998 |
56 | Joshua Giraldo | Dem | Central Falls | 2020 |
57 | Brandon Voas | Dem | Central Falls | 2022 |
58 | Cherie Cruz | Dem | Pawtucket | 2022 |
59 | Jennifer Stewart | Dem | Pawtucket | 2022 |
60 | Karen Alzate | Dem | Pawtucket | 2018 |
61 | Leonela Felix | Dem | Pawtucket | 2020 |
62 | Mary Messier | Dem | Pawtucket | 2009 |
63 | Katherine Kazarian | Dem | East Providence | 2012 |
64 | Brianna Henries | Dem | East Providence | 2020 |
65 | Matthew Dawson | Dem | East Providence | 2022 |
66 | Jennifer Boylan | Dem | Barrington, East Providence | 2022 |
67 | Jason Knight | Dem | Warren | 2016 |
68 | June Speakman | Dem | Warren | 2019 |
69 | Susan R. Donovan | Dem | Bristol | 2016 |
70 | John Edwards | Dem | Tiverton | 2008 |
71 | Michelle McGaw | Dem | Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton | 2020 |
72 | Terri-Denise Cortvriend | Dem | Middletown, Portsmouth | 2018 |
73 | Marvin Abney | Dem | Middletown, Newport | 2012 |
74 | Alex Finkelman | Dem | Jamestown, Middletown | 2022 |
75 | Lauren H. Carson | Dem | Newport | 2014 |
Past composition of the House of Representatives
[edit]See also
[edit]- Rhode Island State House
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- Rhode Island Senate
- List of Rhode Island state legislatures
References
[edit]- ^ "RI House of Representatives". Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Rep. Blake Filippi switched parties from Independent to Republican before the start of session. [1]
- ^ Calder, John (December 31, 2010). "An Integrated International Approach to Arctic Ocean Observations for Society (A Legacy of the International Polar Year)". Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society. European Space Agency: 141–153. doi:10.5270/oceanobs09.cwp.14. ISBN 978-3-86987-200-1.
- ^ "RI House of Representatives elections, 2016". Retrieved March 8, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Rhode Island House of Representatives official government website
- Map of Rhode Island State House Districts
- State House of Rhode Island at Project Vote Smart