List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island

Rhode Island was admitted as the 13th state to the United States of America on May 29, 1790. As of April 2022, a total of 72 individuals have represented Rhode Island in the U.S. House.

## Current members[edit]

The current members of the U.S. House from Rhode Island are:

Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends

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U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 | David N. Cicilline | Democratic  | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2023
U.S. House Rhode Island District 2 | Jim Langevin | Democratic  | January 3, 2001 | January 3, 2023

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## Historical representatives[edit]

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. House from Rhode Island.

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# 2000s[edit]

Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 2000s from Rhode Island

Party | Total
Democratic | 2
Republican | 0
Independent | 0
Total Representatives | 2
Representatives to the U.S. House from Rhode Island

Representative  | Years Served  | Party
Jim Langevin | 2001-present | Democratic
David Cicilline | 2011-present | Democratic

# 1900s[edit]

Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1900s from Rhode Island

Party | Total
Democratic | 16
Republican | 12
Total Representatives | 28
Representatives to the U.S. House from Rhode Island

Representative  | Years Served  | Party
Daniel L. D. Granger | 1903-1909 | Democratic
William Paine Sheffield | 1909-1911 | Republican
George Francis O'Shaunessy | 1911-1919 | Democratic
George H. Utter | 1911-1912 | Republican
Peter Goelet Gerry | 1913-1915 | Democratic
Ambrose Kennedy | 1913-1923 | Republican
Walter Russell Stiness | 1915-1923 | Republican
Clark Burdick | 1919–1933 | Republican
Richard S. Aldrich | 1923–1933 | Republican
Jeremiah E. O'Connell | 1923-1927 | Democratic
Louis Monast | 1927–1929 | Republican
Jeremiah E. O'Connell | 1929-1930 | Democratic
Francis B. Condon | 1930-1935 | Democratic
John Matthew O'Connell | 1933-1939 | Democratic
Charles Risk | 1935-1937 | Republican
Aime Forand | 1937-1939 | Democratic
Charles Risk | 1939-1941 | Republican
Harry Sandager | 1939-1941 | Republican
Aime Forand | 1941-1961 | Democratic
John E. Fogarty | 1941-1967 | Democratic
Fernand St. Germain | 1961-1989 | Democratic
Robert Tiernan | 1967–1975 | Democratic
Edward Beard | 1975–1981 | Democratic
Claudine Schneider | 1981-1991 | Republican
Ronald Machtley | 1989–1995 | Republican
Jack Reed | 1991-1997 | Democratic
Robert Weygand | 1997-2001 | Democratic
Patrick Kennedy | 1995–2011 | Democratic

# 1800s[edit]

Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1800s from Rhode Island

Party | Total
Democratic | 6
Republican | 19
Whig | 8
Federalist | 4
Know-Nothing | 2
Anti-Jacksonian | 2
Law and Order Party | 2
Democratic-Republican | 7
Total Representatives | 50
Representatives to the U.S. House from Rhode Island

Representative  | Years Served  | Party
Thomas Tillinghast | 1801–1803 | Democratic-Republican
Joseph Stanton, Jr. | 1801-1807 | Democratic-Republican
Nehemiah Knight | 1803-1808 | Democratic-Republican
Isaac Wilbour | 1807-1809 | Democratic-Republican
Richard Jackson, Jr. | 1808-1815 | Federalist
Elisha Reynolds Potter | 1809-1815 | Federalist
John Linscom Boss, Jr. | 1815–1819 | Federalist
James Brown Mason | 1815–1819 | Federalist
Samuel Eddy | 1819–1825 | Democratic-Republican
Nathaniel Hazard | 1819-1820 | Democratic-Republican
Job Durfee | 1821-1825 | Democratic-Republican
Tristram Burges | 1825–1835 | Anti-Jacksonian
Dutee Jerauld Pearce | 1825-1837 | Anti-Jacksonian
William Sprague | 1835-1837 | Whig
Robert B. Cranston | 1837-1843 | Whig
Joseph L. Tillinghast | 1837–1843 | Whig
Henry Y. Cranston | 1843-1845 | Law and Order
Elisha R. Potter | 1843-1845 | Law and Order
Henry Y. Cranston | 1845-1847 | Whig
Lemuel H. Arnold | 1845–1847 | Whig
Robert B. Cranston | 1847-1849 | Whig
Benjamin Babock Thurston | 1847–1849 | Democratic
George Gordon King | 1849-1853 | Whig
Nathan F. Dixon II | 1849-1851 | Whig
Benjamin Babock Thurston | 1851-1855 | Democratic
Thomas Davis | 1853-1855 | Democratic
Nathan B. Durfee | 1855-1857 | Know-nothing
Benjamin Babock Thurston | 1855–1857 | Know-nothing
Nathan B. Durfee | 1857-1859 | Republican
William Daniel Brayton | 1857–1861 | Republican
Christopher Robinson | 1859-1861 | Republican
William Paine Sheffield | 1861-1863 | Republican
George H. Browne | 1861–1863 | Republican
Thomas Allen Jenckes | 1863-1871 | Republican
Nathan F. Dixon II | 1863-1871 | Republican
Benjamin T. Eames | 1871–1879 | Republican
James M. Pendleton | 1871-1875 | Republican
Latimer Whipple Ballou | 1875–1881 | Republican
Nelson W. Aldrich | 1879–1881 | Republican
Jonathan Chace | 1881-1885 | Republican
Henry J. Spooner | 1881-1891 | Republican
Nathan F. Dixon, III | 1885 | Republican
William Almy Price | 1885-1887 | Republican
Charles H. Page | 1887 | Democratic
Warren O. Arnold | 1887–1891 | Republican
Oscar Lapham | 1891-1895 | Democratic
Charles H. Page | 1891-1895 | Democratic
Melville Bull | 1895–1903 | Republican
Warren O. Arnold | 1895–1897 | Republican
Adin B. Capron | 1897-1911 | Republican

# 1700s[edit]

Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1700s from Rhode Island

Party | Total
Federalist | 6
Pro-Administration | 1
Total Representatives | 7
Representatives to the U.S. House from Rhode Island

Representative  | Years Served  | Party
Benjamin Bourne | 1790–1795 | Pro-Administration
Francis Malbone | 1793–1797 | Federalist
Benjamin Bourne | 1795–1796 | Federalist
Elisha Reynolds Potter | 1796-1797 | Federalist
Thomas Tillinghast | 1797–1799 | Federalist
Christopher Grant Champlin | 1797-1801 | Federalist
John Brown | 1799–1801 | Federalist

## See also[edit]

* U.S. House
* List of United States Senators from Rhode Island

## External links[edit]

* U.S. House Historical representation by state

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Rhode Island's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jack Reed (D)

Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Cicilline (D)

District 2

Jim Langevin (D)

Democratic Party (4)

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