United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island

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

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

Incumbent since

January 3, 2007

January 3, 1997

Class I senator	Congress
Theodore Foster (PA)	1st (1790–1791)	Joseph Stanton Jr. (AA)
	2nd (1791–1793)	Joseph Stanton Jr. (AA)
	3rd (1793–1795)	William Bradford (PA)
Theodore Foster (F)	4th (1795–1797)	William Bradford (F)
	5th (1797–1799)	William Bradford (F)
	5th (1797–1799)	Ray Greene (F)
	6th (1799–1801)
	7th (1801–1803)
	7th (1801–1803)	Christopher Ellery (DR)
Samuel J. Potter (DR)	8th (1803–1805)
Benjamin Howland (DR)	8th (1803–1805)
	9th (1805–1807)	James Fenner (DR)
	10th (1807–1809)	James Fenner (DR)
	10th (1807–1809)	Elisha Mathewson (DR)
Francis Malbone (F)	11th (1809–1811)
Christopher G. Champlin (F)	11th (1809–1811)
Christopher G. Champlin (F)	12th (1811–1813)	Jeremiah B. Howell (DR)
William Hunter (F)	12th (1811–1813)
	13th (1813–1815)
	14th (1815–1817)
	15th (1817–1819)	James Burrill Jr. (F)
	16th (1819–1821)	James Burrill Jr. (F)
	16th (1819–1821)	Nehemiah R. Knight (DR)
James DeWolf (DR)	17th (1821–1823)
James DeWolf (DR)	18th (1823–1825)
James DeWolf (NR)	19th (1825–1827)	Nehemiah R. Knight (NR)
Asher Robbins (NR)	19th (1825–1827)
	20th (1827–1829)
	21st (1829–1831)
	22nd (1831–1833)
	23rd (1833–1835)
	24th (1835–1837)
Asher Robbins (W)	25th (1837–1839)	Nehemiah R. Knight (W)
Nathan F. Dixon I (W)	26th (1839–1841)	Nehemiah R. Knight (W)
Nathan F. Dixon I (W)	27th (1841–1843)	James F. Simmons (W)
William Sprague III (W)	27th (1841–1843)
William Sprague III (W)	28th (1843–1845)
John Brown Francis (LO)	28th (1843–1845)
Albert C. Greene (W)	29th (1845–1847)
	30th (1847–1849)	John H. Clarke (W)
	31st (1849–1851)
Charles Tillinghast James (D)	32nd (1851–1853)
	33rd (1853–1855)	Philip Allen (D)
	34th (1855–1857)
James F. Simmons (R)	35th (1857–1859)
	36th (1859–1861)	Henry B. Anthony (R)
	37th (1861–1863)
Samuel G. Arnold (R)	37th (1861–1863)
William Sprague IV (R)	38th (1863–1865)
	39th (1865–1867)
	40th (1867–1869)
	41st (1869–1871)
	42nd (1871–1873)
	43rd (1873–1875)
Ambrose Burnside (R)	44th (1875–1877)
	45th (1877–1879)
	46th (1879–1881)
	47th (1881–1883)
Nelson W. Aldrich (R)	47th (1881–1883)
	48th (1883–1885)
		William P. Sheffield Sr. (R)
		Jonathan Chace (R)
	49th (1885–1887)
	50th (1887–1889)
	51st (1889–1891)
	51st (1889–1891)	Nathan F. Dixon III (R)
	52nd (1891–1893)
	53rd (1893–1895)
	54th (1895–1897)	George P. Wetmore (R)
	55th (1897–1899)
	56th (1899–1901)
	57th (1901–1903)
	58th (1903–1905)
	59th (1905–1907)
	60th (1907–1909)	vacant
	60th (1907–1909)	George P. Wetmore (R)
	61st (1909–1911)
Henry F. Lippitt (R)	62nd (1911–1913)
	63rd (1913–1915)	LeBaron B. Colt (R)
	64th (1915–1917)
Peter G. Gerry (D)	65th (1917–1919)
	66th (1919–1921)
	67th (1921–1923)
	68th (1923–1925)
	68th (1923–1925)	Jesse H. Metcalf (R)
	69th (1925–1927)
	70th (1927–1929)
Felix Hebert (R)	71st (1929–1931)
	72nd (1931–1933)
	73rd (1933–1935)
Peter G. Gerry (D)	74th (1935–1937)
	75th (1937–1939)	Theodore F. Green (D)
	76th (1939–1941)
	77th (1941–1943)
	78th (1943–1945)
	79th (1945–1947)
J. Howard McGrath (D)	80th (1947–1949)
J. Howard McGrath (D)	81st (1949–1951)
Edward L. Leahy (D)
John Pastore (D)
	82nd (1951–1953)
	83rd (1953–1955)
	84th (1955–1957)
	85th (1957–1959)
	86th (1959–1961)
	87th (1961–1963)	Claiborne Pell (D)
	88th (1963–1965)
	89th (1965–1967)
	90th (1967–1969)
	91st (1969–1971)
	92nd (1971–1973)
	93rd (1973–1975)
	94th (1975–1977)
John Chafee (R)	94th (1975–1977)
	95th (1977–1979)
	96th (1979–1981)
	97th (1981–1983)
	98th (1983–1985)
	99th (1985–1987)
	100th (1987–1989)
	101st (1989–1991)
	102nd (1991–1993)
	103rd (1993–1995)
	104th (1995–1997)
	105th (1997–1999)	Jack Reed (D)
	106th (1999–2001)
Lincoln Chafee (R)	106th (1999–2001)
	107th (2001–2003)
	108th (2003–2005)
	109th (2005–2007)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D)	110th (2007–2009)
	111th (2009–2011)
	112th (2011–2013)
	113th (2013–2015)
	114th (2015–2017)
	115th (2017–2019)
	116th (2019–2021)
	117th (2021–2023)
	118th (2023–2025)

U.S. House of Representatives

Current representatives

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)

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
Congress	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)
4th (1795–1797)	Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)	Francis Malbone (F)
5th (1797–1799)	Thomas Tillinghast (F)	Christopher G. Champlin (F)
6th (1799–1801)	John Brown (F)	Christopher G. Champlin (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)
10th (1807–1809)	Richard Jackson Jr. (F)	Isaac Wilbour (DR)
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)	John Linscom Boss Jr. (F)	James Brown Mason (F)
16th (1819–1821)	Samuel Eddy (DR)^[a]	Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
17th (1821–1823)		Job Durfee (DR)^[a]
18th (1823–1825)		Job Durfee (DR)^[a]
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)	Dutee J. Pearce (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.

Congress	1st district	2nd district	3rd district
28th (1843–1845)	Henry Y. Cranston (LO)	Elisha R. Potter (LO)
29th (1845–1847)	Henry Y. Cranston (W)	Lemuel H. Arnold (W)
30th (1847–1849)	Robert B. Cranston (W)	Benjamin B. Thurston (D)
31st (1849–1851)	George Gordon King (W)	Nathan F. Dixon II (W)
32nd (1851–1853)	George Gordon King (W)	Benjamin B. Thurston (D)
33rd (1853–1855)	Thomas Davis (D)	Benjamin B. Thurston (D)
34th (1855–1857)	Nathan B. Durfee (KN)	Benjamin B. Thurston (KN)
35th (1857–1859)	Nathan B. Durfee (R)	William D. Brayton (R)
36th (1859–1861)	Christopher Robinson (R)	William D. Brayton (R)
37th (1861–1863)	William P. Sheffield Sr. (U)	George H. Browne (CU)
38th (1863–1865)	Thomas Jenckes (R)	Nathan F. Dixon II (R)
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)
41st (1869–1871)
42nd (1871–1873)	Benjamin T. Eames (R)	James M. Pendleton (R)
43rd (1873–1875)		James M. Pendleton (R)
44th (1875–1877)		Latimer W. Ballou (R)
45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881)	Nelson W. Aldrich (R)
47th (1881–1883)	Nelson W. Aldrich (R)	Jonathan Chace (R)
47th (1881–1883)	Henry J. Spooner (R)
48th (1883–1885)
48th (1883–1885)		Nathan F. Dixon III (R)
49th (1885–1887)		William A. Pirce (R)
49th (1885–1887)		Charles H. Page (D)
50th (1887–1889)		Warren O. Arnold (R)
51st (1889–1891)		Warren O. Arnold (R)
52nd (1891–1893)	Oscar Lapham (D)	Charles H. Page (D)
53rd (1893–1895)	Oscar Lapham (D)	Charles H. Page (D)
54th (1895–1897)	Melville Bull (R)	Warren O. Arnold (R)
55th (1897–1899)		Adin B. Capron (R)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905)	Daniel L. D. Granger (D)
59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)	William P. Sheffield Jr. (R)
62nd (1911–1913)	George F. O'Shaunessy (D)	George H. Utter (R)
63rd (1913–1915)		Peter G. Gerry (D)	Ambrose Kennedy (R)
64th (1915–1917)		Walter R. Stiness (R)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921)	Clark Burdick (R)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925)		Richard S. Aldrich (R)	Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D)
69th (1925–1927)			Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D)
70th (1927–1929)			Louis Monast (R)
71st (1929–1931)			Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D)
72nd (1931–1933)			Francis Condon (D)
73rd (1933–1935)	Francis Condon (D)	John M. O'Connell (D)
74th (1935–1937)	Charles Risk (R)
75th (1937–1939)	Aime Forand (D)
76th (1939–1941)	Charles Risk (R)	Harry Sandager (R)
77th (1941–1943)	Aime Forand (D)	John E. Fogarty (D)
78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953)
83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)	Fernand St Germain (D)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969)		Robert Tiernan (D)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977)		Edward Beard (D)
95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983)		Claudine Schneider (R)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)	Ronald Machtley (R)
102nd (1991–1993)		Jack Reed (D)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997)	Patrick J. Kennedy (D)
105th (1997–1999)		Robert Weygand (D)
106th (1999–2001)		Robert Weygand (D)
107th (2001–2003)		James Langevin (D)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013)	David Cicilline (D)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)		Seth Magaziner (D)
118th (2023–2025)	Gabe Amo (D)	Seth Magaziner (D)

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)

Notes

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

References

^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Information from the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

[Adams-Clay-4] Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

[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.

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