| Rhode Island's 1st congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | David Cicilline (D–Providence) | |
| Population (2000) | 524,157 | |
| Median income | $53,305 | |
| Ethnicity | 79.3% White, 5.7% Black, 2.9% Asian, 10.1% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 1.5% 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 David Cicilline, who has represented the district since January 2011.
The district includes:
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history | |
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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 |
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| Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
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| Robert B. Cranston | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
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| George Gordon King | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Thomas Davis | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
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| Nathan B. Durfee | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
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| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
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| Christopher Robinson | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
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| William Paine Sheffield | Union | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
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| Thomas Jenckes | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 |
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| Benjamin T. Eames | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Nelson W. Aldrich | Republican | March 4, 1879 – October 4, 1881 |
Resigned to take seat in US Senate | |
| Vacant | October 4, 1881 – December 5, 1881 |
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| Henry J. Spooner | Republican | December 5, 1881 – March 3, 1891 |
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| Oscar Lapham | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
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| Melville Bull | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 |
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| Daniel L.D. Granger | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – February 14, 1909 |
Died | |
| Vacant | February 14, 1909 – March 4, 1909 |
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| William Paine Sheffield | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
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| George F. O'Shaunessy | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 |
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| Clark Burdick | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Francis Condon | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1935 |
Redistricted from 3rd district Resigned to be seated as an Associate Justice of RI Supreme Court |
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| Vacant | January 10, 1935 – August 6, 1935 |
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| Charles Risk | Republican | August 6, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
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| Aime Forand | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
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| Charles Risk | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
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| Aime Forand | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1961 |
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| Fernand St. Germain | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Ronald Machtley | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Patrick J. Kennedy | Democratic | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2011 |
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| David Cicilline | Democratic | January 3, 2011 – Present |
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