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Rhode Island House of Representatives
Rhode Island General Assembly

Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
New session started	January 4, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Gordon D. Fox, (D) since February 11, 2010
Speaker pro Tempore	Charlene Lima, (D) since January 4, 2005
Majority Leader	Nicholas Mattiello, (D) since February 11, 2010
Minority Leader	Brian Newberry, (R) since May 3, 2011
Structure
Members	75

Political groups	Democratic Party (65) Republican Party(9) Libertarian (1)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article VI, Rhode Island Constitution
Salary	$13,098.44/year
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (75 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (75 seats)
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Rhode Island State Capitol Providence, Rhode Island
Website
Rhode Island House of Representatives

The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Rhode Island. 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.^[1]

Contents

1 Leadership of the House
2 Composition
- 2.1 Officers
- 2.2 Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
3 See also
4 References
5 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 Gordon D. Fox of District 4 (Providence). The Majority Leader is Nicholas Mattiello of Cranston. The Republican Minority Leader is Brian Newberry of District 48 (North Smithfield).

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Republican	Libertarian		Vacant
End of 2009 session	69	6	0	75	0

Begin	65	10	0	75	0
September 22, 2011^[2]	65	9	1	75	0
Latest voting share	86.7%	12%	1.3%

Officers

Position	Representative^[3]	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Gordon D. Fox	Dem	4
Majority Leader	Nicholas Mattiello	Dem	15
Majority Whip	J. Patrick O'Neill	Dem	59
Minority Leader	Brian Newberry	Rep	48
Deputy Minority Leader	Joseph A. Trillo	Rep	24

Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

This list is of members elected in November 2010, to serve in the 2011–12 biennium. Four Republicans had split from the Republican caucus due to a dispute over their leadership. Rep. Daniel P. Gordon Jr has since left the Republican Party altogether and has joined the Libertarian Party.

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	John J. McCauley	Dem	Providence
2	Christopher R. Blazejewski	Dem	East Providence, Providence
3	Edith H. Ajello	Dem	Providence
4	Gordon D. Fox, Speaker	Dem	Providence
5	John J. DeSimone	Dem	Providence
6	Raymond A. Hull	Dem	Providence
7	Maria E. Cimini	Dem	Providence
8	Michael A. Tarro	Dem	Providence
9	Anastasia P. Williams	Dem	Providence
10	Scott Slater	Dem	Providence
11	Grace Diaz	Dem	Providence
12	Leo Medina	Dem	Providence
13	John Carnevale	Dem	Providence, Johnston
14	Charlene Lima	Dem	Cranston
15	Nicholas A. Mattiello, Majority Leader	Dem	Cranston
16	Peter G. Palumbo	Dem	Cranston
17	Robert B. Jacquard	Dem	Cranston
18	Arthur Handy	Dem	Cranston
19	Joseph M. McNamara	Dem	Warwick
20	David A. Bennett	Dem	Warwick
21	Eileen S. Naughton	Dem	Warwick
22	Frank Ferri	Dem	Warwick
23	Robert E. Flaherty	Dem	Warwick
24	Joseph A. Trillo	Rep	Warwick
25	Jared R. Nunes	Dem	Coventry
26	Patricia Morgan	Rep	West Warwick
27	Patricia Serpa	Dem	West Warwick
28	Scott Guthrie	Dem	Coventry
29	Lisa P. Tomasso	Dem	Coventry
30	Robert A. Watson	Rep*	East Greenwich
31	Doreen M. Costa	Rep	North Kingstown
32	Laurence W. Ehrhardt	Rep*	North Kingstown
33	Donald J. Lally, Jr.	Dem	Narragansett
34	Teresa A. Tanzi	Dem	South Kingstown
35	Spencer E. Dickinson	Dem	South Kingstown
36	Donna M. Walsh	Dem	Charlestown
37	Samuel Azzinaro	Dem	Westerly
38	Brian Patrick Kennedy	Dem	Hopkinton
39	Larry Valencia	Dem	Richmond
40	Michael W. Chippendale	Rep	Coventry, Foster, Glocester
41	Michael Marcello	Dem	Scituate
42	Stephen R. Ucci	Dem	Johnston
43	Deborah Fellela	Dem	Johnston
44	Peter J. Petrarca	Dem	Lincoln
45	Rene R. Menard	Dem	Lincoln
46	Jeremiah T. O'Grady	Dem	Lincoln
47	Cale P. Keable	Dem	Burrillville, Glocester
48	Brian Newberry, Minority Leader	Rep	North Smithfield
49	Lisa Baldelli-Hunt	Dem	Woonsocket
50	Jon Brien	Dem	Woonsocket
51	Robert D. Phillips	Dem	Woonsocket
52	Karen MacBeth	Dem	Cumberland
53	Thomas Winfield	Dem	Smithfield
54	Gregory J. Schadone	Dem	North Providence
55	Arthur Corvese	Dem	North Providence
56	Agostinho F. Silva	Dem	Central Falls
57	James N. McLaughlin	Dem	Central Falls
58	William San Bento, Jr.	Dem	Pawtucket
59	J. Patrick O'Neill	Dem	Pawtucket
60	Elaine Coderre	Dem	Pawtucket
61	Raymond Johnson, Jr.	Dem	Pawtucket
62	Mary Duffy Messier	Dem	Pawtucket
63	Roberto DaSilva	Dem	East Providence
64	Helio Melo	Dem	East Providence
65	John Savage	Rep	East Providence
66	Joy Hearn	Dem	Barrington
67	Jan Malik	Dem	Warren
68	Richard P. Morrison	Dem	Bristol
69	Raymond E. Gallison, Jr.	Dem	Bristol
70	John Edwards	Dem	Tiverton
71	Daniel P. Gordon, Jr.	Lib	Portsmouth
72	Daniel Patrick Reilly	Rep	Portsmouth
73	J. Russell Jackson	Dem	Newport
74	Deborah Ruggiero	Dem	Jamestown
75	Peter F. Martin	Dem	Newport

References

^ "RI House of Repesentatives". http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/House/. Retrieved Feb 21, 2010.
^ Daniel Gordon (District 71) switched parties from Republican to Libertarian
^ "House Leadership". Rhode Island House of Representatives. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Fox/Leadership.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

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

Rhode Island House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Gordon D. Fox (D)
Speaker pro Tempore: Charlene Lima (D)
Majority Leader: Nicholas Mattiello (D)
Minority Leader: Brian Newberry (R)

John J. McCauley (D)
Christopher Blazejewski (D)
Edith J. Ajello (D)
Gordon D. Fox (D)
John J. DeSimone (D)
Raymond A. Hull (D)
Maria E. Cimini (D)
Michael A. Tarro (D)
Anastasia P. Williams (D)
Scott Slater (D)
Grace Diaz (D)
Leo Medina (D)
John Carnevale (D)
Charlene Lima (D)
Nicholas Mattiello (D)

Peter G. Palumbo (D)
Robert Jacquard (D)
Arthur Handy (D)
Joseph M. McNamara (D)
David A. Bennett (D)
Eileen S. Naughton (D)
Frank Ferri (D)
Robert E. Flaherty (D)
Joseph A. Trillo (R)
Jared Nunes (D)
Patricia Morgan (R)
Patricia Serpa (D)
Scott Guthrie (D)
Lisa Tomasso (D)
Robert A. Watson (R)

Doreen Costa (R)
Laurence Ehrhardt (R)
Donald Lally (D)
Teresa Tanzi (D)
Spencer Dickinson (D)
Donna M. Walsh (D)
Samuel Azzinaro (D)
Brian Patrick Kennedy (D)
Larry Valencia (D)
Michael Chippendale (R)
Michael Marcello (D)
Stephen Ucci (D)
Deborah Fellela (D)
Peter Petrarca (D)
Rene R. Menard (D)

Jeremiah O'Grady (D)
Cale Keable (D)
Brian Newberry (R)
Lisa Baldelli-Hunt (D)
Jon Brien (D)
Robert D. Phillips (D)
Karen Macbeth (D)
Thomas Winfield (D)
Gregory Schadone (D)
Arthur Corvese (D)
Agostinho Silva (D)
James N. McLaughlin (D)
William San Bento (D)
J. Patrick O'Neill (D)
Elaine Coderre (D)

Raymond Johnston (D)
Mary Messier (D)
Roberto DaSilva (D)
Helio Melo (D)
John A. Savage (R)
Joy Hearn (D)
Jan Malik (D)
Richard P. Morrison (D)
Raymond Gallison (D)
John G. Edwards (D)
Daniel P. Gordon (L)
Daniel Reilly (R)
J. Russell Jackson (D)
Deb Ruggiero (D)
Peter F. Martin (D)

Democratic (65)
Republican (10)
Libertarian (1)

Libertarian is "Independent", caucuses Republican

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