Rhode Island House of Representatives
Lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly
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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
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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
Committee leadership
All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Democratic Party .[2]
Composition
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Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
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
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
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
See also
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