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

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	62
	Republican Party	13
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

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Rhode Island House of Representatives

Rhode Island House of Representatives

Leadership of the House

Make-up of the House of Representatives

Current Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

See also

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