Rhode Island House of Representatives

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Rhode Island House of Representatives

Type

Lower House

Speaker of the House

William J. Murphy, Democratic
since

Minority Leader

Robert A. Watson, Republican
since

Members

Political groups

60 Democratic Party
13 Republican Party
1 Independent

Meeting place

Rhode Island State Capitol, Providence, Rhode Island

Web site

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 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

1 Leadership of the House
2 Composition of the House of Representatives
3 Current Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] 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).

[edit] Composition of the House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	60
	Republican Party	13
	Independent	1
	Vacant	1
Total		75

[edit] Current Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	John J. McCauley	Democratic	Providence
2	David Segal	Democratic	East Providence
3	Edith H. Ajello	Democratic	Providence
4	Gordon D. Fox, Majority Leader	Democratic	Providence
5	John J. DeSimone	Democratic	Providence
6	Peter N. Wasylyk	Democratic	Providence
7	Joanne M. Giannini	Democratic	Providence
8	Steven M. Constantino	Democratic	Providence
9	Anastasia Williams	Democratic	Providence
10	Thomas C. Slater	Democratic	Providence
11	Grace Diaz	Democratic	Providence
12	Joseph S. Almeida	Democratic	Providence
13	Steven F. Smith	Democratic	Providence
14	Charlene Lima	Democratic	Cranston
15	Nicholas A. Mattiello	Democratic	Cranston
16	Peter G. Palumbo	Democratic	Cranston
17	Robert B. Jacquard	Democratic	Cranston
18	Arthur Handy	Democratic	Cranston
19	Joseph M. McNamara	Democratic	Warwick
20	Al Gemma	Democratic	Warwick
21	Eileen S. Naughton	Democratic	Warwick
22	Frank Ferri	Democratic	Warwick
23	Robert E. Flaherty	Democratic	Warwick
24	Joseph A. Trillo	Republican	Warwick
25	Timothy A. Williamson	Democratic	West Warwick
26	William J. Murphy, Speaker	Democratic	Warwick
27	Patricia A. Serpa	Democratic	West Warwick
28	Victor G. Moffitt	Republican	Coventry
29	Raymond J. Sullivan, Jr.	Democratic	Coventry
30	Robert A. Watson, Minority Leader	Republican	East Greenwich
31	Kenneth Carter	Democratic	North Kingstown
32	Laurence W. Ehrhardt	Republican	North Kingstown
33	Donald J. Lally, Jr.	Democratic	Narragansett
34	David A. Caprio	Democratic	Narragansett
35	John P. Shanley, Jr.	Democratic	South Kingstown
36	Donna M. Walsh	Democratic	South Kingstown
37	Peter L. Lewiss	Democratic	Westerly
38	Brian Patrick Kennedy	Democratic	Hopkinton
39	Joseph H. Scott	Democratic	Exeter
40	Nicholas Gorham	Republican	Coventry
41	Carol A. Mumford	Republican	Scituate
42	Stephen R. Ucci	Democratic	Johnston
43	Deborah A. Fellea	Democratic	Johnston
44	Peter J. Petrarca	Democratic	Lincoln
45	Rene R. Menard	Democratic	Lincoln
46	William J. McManus	Republican	Lincoln
47	Edwin R. Pacheco	Democratic	Burrillville
48	Raymond C. Church	Democratic	North Smithfield
49	Lisa Baldelli-Hunt	Democratic	Woonsocket
50	Jon Brien	Democratic	Woonsocket
51	Roger A. Picard	Democratic	Woonsocket
52	Richard W. Singleton	Independent	Cumberland
53	Thomas Winfield	Democratic	Smithfield
54	Gregory J. Schadone	Democratic	North Providence
55	Arthur J. Corvese	Democratic	North Providence
56	Joseph L. Faria	Democratic	Central Falls
57	Kenneth A. Vaudreuil	Democratic	Cumberland
58	William San Bento, Jr.	Democratic	Pawtucket
59	J. Patrick O'Neill	Democratic	Pawtucket
60	Elaine A. Coderre	Democratic	Pawtucket
61	Peter F. Kilmartin	Democratic	Pawtucket
62	Elizabeth M. Dennigan	Democratic	East Providence
63	Henry C. Rose	Democratic	East Providence
64	Helio Melo	Democratic	East Providence
65	John A. Savage	Republican	East Providence
66	Susan Story	Republican	Barrington
67	Jan Malik	Democratic	Warren
68	Douglas W. Gablinse	Democratic	Bristol
69	Raymond E. Gallison, Jr.	Democratic	Bristol
70	Joseph N. Amaral	Republican	Tiverton
71	John J. Loughlin, Jr.	Republican	Tiverton
72	Amy G. Rice	Democratic	Portsmouth
73	J. Russell Jackson	Democratic	Newport
74	Bruce J. Long	Republican	Middletown
75	Steve Coaty	Republican	Newport

[edit] See also

[edit] 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

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