RHODE ISLAND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Rhode Island House of Representatives chamber in the State Capitol

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. It is composed of 75 Representatives from an equal amount of constituencies, each of whom is elected to a two year term. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have term limits. The House meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence

Contents
Leadership of the House
Make-up of the House of Representatives
Current Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
See also
External links

Leadership of the House


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.
The current Speaker of the House is Democrat William J. Murphy of District 26 (Warwick, West Warwick, Coventry). The Majority Leader is Gordon D. Fox of District 4 (Providence). The Republican Minority Leader is Robert A. Watson of District 30 (West Greenwich, East Greenwich).

Make-up of the House of Representatives


'Affiliation' 'Members'
  Democratic Party 60
  Republican Party 15
 'Total'
'75'
 'Government Majority'
'45'

Current Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives


District Representative Party Residence
1 John J. McCauley Democrat Providence
2 David Segal
Democrat East Providence
3 Edith H. Ajello Democrat Providence
4 Gordon D. Fox, Majority Leader Democrat Providence
5 John J. DeSimone Democrat Providence
6 Peter N. Wasylyk Democrat Providence
7 Joanne M. Giannini Democrat Providence
8 Steven M. Constantino Democrat Providence
9 Anastasia Williams Democrat Providence
10 Thomas C. Slater Democrat Providence
11 Grace Diaz Democrat Providence
12 Joseph S. Almeida Democrat Providence
13 Steven F. Smith Democrat Providence
14 Charlene Lima Democrat Cranston
15 Nicholas A. Mattiello
Democrat Cranston
16 Peter G. Palumbo Democrat Cranston
17 Robert B. Jacquard Democrat Cranston
18 Arthur Handy Democrat Cranston
19 Joseph M. McNamara Democrat Warwick
20 Al Gemma Democrat Warwick
21 Eileen S. Naughton Democrat Warwick
22 Peter T. Ginaitt Democrat Warwick
23 Robert E. Flaherty Democrat Warwick
24 Joseph A. Trillo Republican Warwick
25 Timothy A. Williamson Democrat West Warwick
26 William J. Murphy, Speaker Democrat Warwick
27 Patricia A. Serpa Democrat West Warwick
28 Victor G. Moffitt Republican Coventry
29 Raymond J. Sullivan, Jr. Democrat Coventry
30 Robert A. Watson Republican East Greenwich
31 Kenneth Carter Democrat North Kingstown
32 Laurence W. Ehrhardt Republican North Kingstown
33 Donald J. Lally, Jr. Democrat Narragansett
34 David A. Caprio Democrat Narragansett
35 John P. Shanley, Jr. Democrat South Kingstown
36 Matthew J. McHugh Democrat South Kingstown
37 Peter L. Lewiss Democrat Westerly
38 Brian Patrick Kennedy Democrat Hopkinton
39 Joseph H. Scott Democrat Exeter
40 Nicholas Gorham Republican Coventry
41 Carol A. Mumford Republican Scituate
42 Stephen R. Ucci Democrat Johnston
43 Deborah A. Fellea Democrat Johnston
44 Peter J. Petrarca Democrat Lincoln
45 Rene R. Menard Democrat Lincoln
46 William J. McManus Republican Lincoln
47 Edwin R. Pacheco Democrat Burrillville
48 Raymond C. Church Democrat North Smithfield
49 Lisa Baldelli-Hunt Democrat Woonsocket
50 Jon Brien Democrat Woonsocket
51 Roger A. Picard Democrat Woonsocket
52 Richard W. Singleton Republican Cumberland
53 Thomas Winfield Democrat Smithfield
54 Gregory J. Schadone Democrat North Providence
55 Arthur J. Corvese Democrat North Providence
56 Joseph L. Faria Democrat Central Falls
57 Kenneth A. Vaudreuil Democrat Cumberland
58 William San Bento, Jr. Democrat Pawtucket
59 J. Patrick O'Neill Democrat Pawtucket
60 Elaine A. Coderre Democrat Pawtucket
61 Peter F. Kilmartin Democrat Pawtucket
62 Elizabeth M. Dennigan Democrat East Providence
63 Henry C. Rose Democrat East Providence
64 Helio Melo Democrat East Providence
65 John A. Savage Republican East Providence
66 Susan Story Republican Barrington
67 Jan Malik Democrat Warren
68 Douglas W. Gablinse Democrat Bristol
69 Raymond E. Gallison, Jr. Democrat Bristol
70 Joseph N. Amaral Republican Tiverton
71 John J. Loughlin, Jr. Republican Tiverton
72 Amy G. Rice Democrat Portsmouth
73 J. Russell Jackson Democrat Newport
74 Bruce J. Long Republican Middletown
75 Paul W. Crowley Democrat Newport

See also



Rhode Island State Capitol

Rhode Island General Assembly

Rhode Island Senate

Rhode Island Treasurer

External links



Rhode Island House of Representatives

Map of Rhode Island State House Districts

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