United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

The current dean of the Rhode Island delegation is Senator Jack Reed, having served in the Senate since 1997 and in Congress since 1991.

United States Senate

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Current U.S. senators from Rhode Island
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Sheldon Whitehouse
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Jack Reed
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Incumbent since January 3, 2007 January 3, 1997

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U.S. House of Representatives

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Current representatives

Current U.S. representatives from Rhode Island
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Gabe Amo
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Seth Magaziner
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1790–1843: At-large seat(s)

When Rhode Island ratified the Constitution in 1790, it had one seat. After the first census, it had two seats, chosen at-large on a general ticket.

Congress Elected at-large on a general ticket
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1st (1789–1791) Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Benjamin Bourne (PA)
2nd (1791–1793)
3rd (1793–1795) Template:Party cell | Francis Malbone (PA)
4th (1795–1797) Template:Party cell | Benjamin Bourne (F) Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Francis Malbone (F)
Template:Party cell | Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
5th (1797–1799) Template:Party cell | Thomas Tillinghast (F) Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Christopher G. Champlin (F)
6th (1799–1801) Template:Party cell | John Brown (F)
7th (1801–1803) Template:Party cell | Thomas Tillinghast (DR) Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Joseph Stanton Jr. (DR)
8th (1803–1805) Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Nehemiah Knight (DR)
9th (1805–1807)
10th (1807–1809) Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Isaac Wilbour (DR)
Template:Party cell rowspan=4 | Richard Jackson Jr. (F)
11th (1809–1811) Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
12th (1811–1813)
13th (1813–1815)
14th (1815–1817) Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | John Linscom Boss Jr. (F) Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | James Brown Mason (F)
15th (1817–1819)
16th (1819–1821) Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Samuel Eddy (DR)Template:Efn Template:Party cell | Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
17th (1821–1823) Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Job Durfee (DR)Template:Efn
18th (1823–1825)
19th (1825–1827) rowspan=5 Template:Party cell | Tristam Burges (NR) rowspan=4 Template:Party cell | Dutee J. Pearce (NR)
20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835) Template:Party cell rowspan=2 | Dutee J. Pearce (A-M)
24th (1835–1837) Template:Party cell | William Sprague III (A-M)
25th (1837–1839) Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Robert B. Cranston (W) Template:Party cell rowspan=3 | Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)
26th (1839–1841)
27th (1841–1843)

1843 – present

In 1843 the at-large seat was eliminated. Since then, Representatives have been chosen from separate districts.

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Key

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See also

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Notes

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References

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