Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in southern and western Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by James Langevin, who has represented the district since January 2001.

Cities and towns currently in the district

The district includes:

the following communities in Providence County:

Cranston, Foster,Glocester, Johnston, Providence(Precincts 2809-2812, 2840-2842, 2845-2846, 2851-2897, 8100-8102) and Scituate,

all of Kent County

all of Washington County

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District organized from Rhode Island's At-large congressional district in 1843
Elisha R. Potter	Law and Order	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Kingston	lost election
Lemuel H. Arnold	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Providence	retired
Benjamin Babock Thurston	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849		lost election
Nathan F. Dixon	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Benjamin Babock Thurston	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Benjamin Babock Thurston	Know-Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857		Retired
William Daniel Brayton	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Warwick	Lost Re-election
George H. Browne	Democratic/ Constitutional Union	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863		Lost Re-election
Nathan F. Dixon	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871		Lost Re-election
James M. Pendleton	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Westerly	Lost Re-election
Latimer Whipple Ballou	Republican	March 4, 1875 – October 4, 1881	Woonsocket	Retired
Jonathan Chace	Republican	March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885	Central Falls	Resigned to take US Senate seat from Rhode Island
Vacant		January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885
Nathan F. Dixon, III	Republican	February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885	Westerly
William Almy Pirce	Republican	March 4, 1885 – January 25, 1887		Seat declared vacant due to election irregularities
Vacant		January 25, 1887 – February 21, 1887
Charles H. Page	Democratic	February 21, 1887– March 3, 1887
Warren O. Arnold	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Charles H. Page	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Vacant		March 4, 1893 – April 5, 1893		seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority vote
Charles H. Page	Democratic	April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895		won special eletion
Warren O. Arnold	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Retired
Adin B. Capron	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911	Stillwater	Retired
George H. Utter	Republican	March 3, 1911 -November 3, 1912	Westerly	Died
Vacant		November 3, 1912 – March 4, 1913
Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Newport	Lost Re-eletion
Walter Russell Stiness	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923		Retired
Richard S. Aldrich	Republican	March 4 1923, - March 3, 1933	Providence	Retired
John Matthew O'Connell	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Westerly	Retired
Harry Sandager	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	Cranston	Lost Re-election
John E. Fogarty	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 10, 1967		Died
Vacant		January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967
Robert Tiernan	Democratic	March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975		Lost Re-election
Edward Beard	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	Providence	Lost Re-election
Claudine Schneider	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991		Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island
Jack Reed	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997		Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island
Robert Weygand	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001		Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island
James Langevin	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – Present		Incumbent

Note: Representatives elected from 1789-1843 were elected At-Large

Rhode Island's congressional districts
AL 1 2 3 The 3rd and At-large districts are now obsolete See also: Rhode Island's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts - Apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - Maps

Rhode Island's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	Jack Reed (D), Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
Representative(s)	Patrick J. Kennedy (D), James Langevin (D)
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