| Rhode Island's 1st congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Patrick J. Kennedy (D) | |
| Population (2000) | 524,157 | |
| Median income | $40,616 | |
| Ethnicity | 85.7% White, 4.4% Black, 1.9% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+13 | |
Rhode Island's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in northern and eastern Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by Patrick J. Kennedy, who has represented the district since January 1995.
Cities and towns currently in the district
The district includes:
- the following communities in Providence County:
- Burrillville
- Central Falls
- Cumberland
- East Providence
- Lincoln
- North Providence
- North Smithfield
- Pawtucket
- Providence (Precincts 2801-2808, 2813-2839, 2843-2844, 2847-2850, and 8103)
- Smithfield
- Woonsocket
- all of Bristol County
- all of Newport County
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| District organized from Rhode Island's At-large congressional district in 1843 | ||||
| Henry Y. Cranston | Law and Order | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Newport | |
| Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |||
| Robert B. Cranston | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Newport | |
| George Gordon King | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Newport | |
| Thomas Davis | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Providence | |
| Nathan B. Durfee | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Tiverton | |
| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
| Christopher Robinson | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Providence | |
| William Paine Sheffield | Union | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Newport | |
| Thomas Jenckes | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 | Providence | |
| Benjamin T. Eames | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1879 | Providence | |
| Nelson W. Aldrich | Republican | March 4, 1879 – October 4, 1881 | Providence | resigned to take seat in US Senate |
| Vacant | October 4, 1881 – December 5, 1881 | |||
| Henry J. Spooner | Republican | December 5, 1881 – March 3, 1891 | Providence | |
| Oscar Lapham | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | Providence | |
| Melville Bull | Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1903 | Middletown | |
| Daniel L.D. Granger | Democratic | March 4, 1903– February 14, 1909 | Providence | Died |
| Vacant | February 14, 1909 – March 4, 1909 | |||
| William Paine Sheffield | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | Newport | |
| George F. O'Shaunessy | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 | Providence | |
| Clark Burdick | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | Newport | |
| Francis Condon | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1935 | Pawtucket | redistricted from 3rd district, resigned to be seated as an Associate Justice of RI Supreme Court |
| Vacant | January 10, 1935 – August 6, 1935 | |||
| Charles Risk | Republican | August 6, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | Lincoln | |
| Aime Forand | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | ||
| Charles Risk | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | Lincoln | |
| Aime Forand | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1961 | ||
| Fernand St. Germain | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1989 | Woonsocket | |
| Ronald Machtley | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | ||
| Patrick J. Kennedy | Democratic | January 3, 1995 – Present | Portsmouth | Incumbent |
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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