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.
House leadership
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
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Representative
! Party
! District
|-
| Speaker of the House || Christopher Blazejewski|| | Dem || 2
|-
| Majority Leader|| Katherine Kazarian|| | Dem || 63
|-
| Majority Whip || Megan Cotter|| | Dem ||
39
|-
| 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
{| class=wikitable
! Committee !! Chair
|-
!Conduct
|| Justine Caldwell (D)
|-
!Corporations
||Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D)
|-
!Education
|Joseph McNamara (D)
|-
!Environment and Natural Resources
|David Bennett (D)
|-
!Finance
|Marvin Abney (D)
|-
!Health and Human Services
|Susan Donovan (D)
|-
!Innovation and Technology
|Jacquelyn Baginski (D)
|-
!Judiciary
|| Robert Craven (D)
|-
!Labor
|Arthur Corvese (D)
|-
!Municipal Government and Housing
|Stephen Casey (D)
|-
!Oversight
|Patricia Serpa (D)
|-
!Rules
|Kathleen Fogarty (D)
|-
!Small Business
|Carol McEntee (D)
|-
!Special Legislation
|Karen Alzate (D)
|-
!State Government and Elections
|Evan Shanley (D)
|-
!Veterans' Affairs
|Samuel Azzinaro (D)
|}
Composition
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
!rowspan=3|Affiliation
!colspan=3|Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div>
!rowspan=3|Total
!colspan=2|
|-style="height:5px"
| style="background-color:" |
| style="background-color:" |
| style="background-color:" |
| style="background:black" |
|-
!Democratic
!Republican
!Ind
!Vacant
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|End of 2014 session
|| 69
|6
|0
! 75
|0
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Beginning of 2015 session
|| 63
|11
|rowspan=2|1
!rowspan=2|75
|rowspan=2|0
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|End of 2016 session
|| 62
| 12
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2017-2018
|| 64
|11
|0
!75
|0
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Beginning of 2019 session
| rowspan=2| 66
|9
|0
!rowspan=2|75
|rowspan=2|0
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|June 23, 2020
|8
|1
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Beginning of 2021 session
|| 65
|10
|0
!75
|0
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Beginning of 2023 session
|| 65
|9
|1
!75
|0
|-
|colspan=6|
|-
!nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Beginning of 2025 session
|| 64
|10
|1
!75
|0
|-
!Latest voting share
!|
!
!
! colspan=2|
|}
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
This list is of members elected in November 2024, to serve in the 2025–26 biennium.
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!District
!Notes
!Party
!Communities in District
!Start
|-
|1
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|1992
|-
|2
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2010
|-
|3
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2020
|-
|4
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2018
|-
|5
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2022
|-
|6
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2010
|-
|7
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2020
|-
|8
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2012
|-
|9
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2022
|-
|10
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2009
|-
|11
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2004
|-
|12
|
| |Dem
|Providence
|2020
|-
|13
|
| |Dem
|Providence, Johnston
|2020
|-
|14
|
| |Dem
|Cranston
|1992
|-
|15
|
| |Rep
|Cranston
|2024
|-
|16
|
| |Dem
|Cranston
|2020
|-
|17
|
| |Dem
|Cranston
|2020
|-
|18
|
| |Dem
|Cranston
|2002
|-
|19
|
| |Dem
|Warwick
|1992
|-
|20
|
| |Dem
|Warwick
|2010
|-
|21
|
| |Rep
|Warwick
|2024
|-
|22
|
| |Dem
|Warwick
|2014
|-
|23
|
| |Dem
|Warwick
|2012
|-
|24
|
| |Dem
|Warwick
|2016
|-
|25
|
| |Dem
|Coventry
|2018
|-
|26
|
| |Dem
|West Warwick
|2024
|-
|27
|
| |Dem
|West Warwick
|2006
|-
|28
|
| |Rep
|Coventry
|2018
|-
|29
|
| |Rep
|Coventry
|2014
|-
|30
|
| |Dem
|East Greenwich
|2018
|-
|31
|
| |Dem
|North Kingstown, Exeter
|2016
|-
|32
|
| |Dem
|North Kingstown
|2012
|-
|33
|
| |Dem
|Narragansett, South Kingstown
|2015
|-
|34
|
| |Dem
|Narragansett, South Kingstown
|2010
|-
|35
|
| |Dem
|South Kingstown
|2014
|-
|36
|
| |Dem
|Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly
|2022
|-
|37
|
| |Dem
|Westerly
|2008
|-
|38
|
| |Dem
|Westerly, Hopkinton
|1988
|-
|39
|
| |Dem
|Richmond, Exeter, Hopkinton
|2022
|-
|40
|
| |Rep
|Coventry, Foster, Glocester
|2010
|-
|41
|
| |Rep
|Scituate
|2016
|-
|42
|
| |Rep
|Johnston
|2024
|-
|43
|
| |Dem
|Johnston
|2006
|-
|44
|
| |Dem
|Lincoln
|2012
|-
|45
|
| |Dem
|Cumberland, Lincoln
|2012
|-
|46
|
| |Dem
|Lincoln
|2020
|-
|47
|
| |Rep
|Burrillville, Glocester
|2018
|-
|48
|
| |Rep
|North Smithfield
|2008
|-
|49
|
| |Ind
|Woonsocket
|2022
|-
|50
|
| |Dem
|Woonsocket
|2012
|-
|51
|
| |Dem
|Woonsocket
|2010
|-
|52
|
| |Dem
|Cumberland
|2016
|-
|53
|
| |Rep
|Smithfield
|2024
|-
|54
|
| |Dem
|North Providence
|2012
|-
|55
|
| |Dem
|North Providence
|1998
|-
|56
|
| |Dem
|Central Falls
|2020
|-
|57
|
| |Dem
|Central Falls
|2022
|-
|58
|
| |Dem
|Pawtucket
|2022
|-
|59
|
| |Dem
|Pawtucket
|2022
|-
|60
|
| |Dem
|Pawtucket
|2018
|-
|61
|
| |Dem
|Pawtucket
|2020
|-
|62
|
| |Dem
|Pawtucket
|2009
|-
|63
|
| |Dem
|East Providence
|2012
|-
|64
|
| |Dem
|East Providence
|2024
|-
|65
|
| |Dem
|East Providence
|2022
|-
|66
|
| |Dem
|Barrington, East Providence
|2022
|-
|67
|
| |Dem
|Warren
|2016
|-
|68
|
| |Dem
|Warren
|2019
|-
|69
|
| |Dem
|Bristol
|2016
|-
|70
|
| |Dem
|Tiverton
|2008
|-
|71
|
| |Dem
|Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton
|2020
|-
|72
|
| |Dem
|Middletown, Portsmouth
|2018
|-
|73
|
| |Dem
|Middletown, Newport
|2012
|-
|74
|
| |Dem
|Jamestown, Middletown
|2022
|-
|75
|
| |Dem
|Newport
|2014
|}
Past composition of the House of Representatives
See also
- Rhode Island State House
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- Rhode Island Senate
- List of Rhode Island General Assemblies
Notes
References
External links
- Rhode Island House of Representatives official government website
- Map of Rhode Island State House Districts
- State House of Rhode Island at Project Vote Smart