Rhode Island House of Representatives
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Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
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Rhode Island General Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | Lower House |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 5, 2021 |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 75 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article VI, Constitution of Rhode Island |
Salary | Representative: $15,414 per year Speaker of the House: $30,158 per year |
Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (75 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (75 seats) |
Meeting place | |
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House of Representatives Chamber Rhode Island State Capitol Providence, Rhode Island | |
Website | |
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, the upper house being the Rhode Island Senate. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have term limits. The House meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.[1]
House leadership[]
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 K. Joseph Shekarchi (D), who was elected Speaker of the House by his House colleagues on January 5, 2021.[2] From November 2016 through 2020, he served as House Majority Leader, and he was previously Chairman of the House Labor Committee. He has served the residents of District 23 in Warwick since first being elected in November 2012.[3]
The current Majority Leader is Christopher Blazejewski, who was elected by his Democratic colleagues to serve as the House Majority Leader in November 2020 after having served as Deputy Majority Whip since May 2015.[4] The position of Majority Leader is the second ranking position in the House Leadership after the Speaker.
Representative Charlene Lima (D-Dist. 14, Cranston, Providence) serves as Deputy Speaker.[5]
The Speaker pro Tempore is Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy (D-Dist. 38, Westerly, Hopkinton).
The Republican Minority Leader is Blake A. Filippi of District 36 which includes all of Block Island and Charlestown, and portions of Westerly and South Kingstown. He was elected House Minority Leader, the highest ranking Republican in the House, in November 2018.
Committee leadership[]
Committee | Chair | First Vice Chair | Second Vice Chair |
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Conduct | Camille Vella-Wilkinson | Deborah Fellela | |
Corporations | Joseph J. Solomon Jr. | William O’Brien | Justine Caldwell |
Education | Joseph McNamara | Gregg Amore | |
Environment and Natural Resources | David Bennett | Robert Phillips | William O’Brien |
Finance | Marvin Abney | Scott A. Slater | Alex Marszalkowski |
Health and Human Services | Stephen Casey | James N. McLaughlin | Susan Donovan |
Innovation, Internet and Technology | Deborah Ruggiero | Arthur Handy | |
Judiciary | Robert Craven | Carol McEntee | |
Labor | Anastasia Williams | Mary Messier | Karen Alzate |
Municipal Government and Housing | Raymond Hull | ||
Oversight | Patricia Serpa | Julie Casimiro | |
Rules | Arthur Corvese | William O’Brien | Camille Vella-Wilkinson |
Small Business | Carol McEntee | Gregory Costantino | Terri-Denise Cortvriend |
Special Legislation | Grace Diaz | ||
State Government and Elections | Mary Messier | Arthur Corvese | |
Veterans' Affairs | Samuel Azzinaro | James N. McLaughlin |
All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Democratic Party.[6]
Composition[]
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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Democratic | Republican | Independent | Vacant | |||
End of 2014 session | 69 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
Beginning of 2015 session | 63 | 11 | 1 | 75 | 0 | |
End of 2016 session | 62 | 12 | ||||
2017-2018[7] | 64 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
Beginning of 2019 session | 66 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
June 23, 2020[8] | 8 | 1 | ||||
Beginning of 2021 session | 65 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 86.7% | 13.3% | 0% |
Officers[]
Position | Representative | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Joe Shekarchi | Dem | 23 |
Majority Leader | Christopher Blazejewski | Dem | 2 |
Majority Whip | Katherine Kazarian | Dem | 63 |
Deputy Majority Whip | Mia Ackerman | Dem | 45 |
Majority Caucus Chair | Grace Diaz | Dem | 11 |
Deputy Speaker of the House | Charlene Lima | Dem | 14 |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Brian Patrick Kennedy | Dem | 38 |
Majority Floor Manager | Jay Edwards | Dem | 70 |
Minority Leader | Blake Filippi | Rep | 36 |
Minority Whip | Michael Chippendale | Rep | 40 |
Senior Deputy Minority Leader | Justin K. Price | Rep | 39 |
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives[]
This list is of members elected in November 2020, to serve in the 2021–22 biennium.[9]
District | Representative | Party | Residence/other municipalities in district | First elected |
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1 | Edith Ajello | Dem | Providence | 1992 |
2 | Christopher Blazejewski | Dem | Providence | 2010 |
3 | Nathan Biah | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
4 | Rebecca Kislak | Dem | Providence | 2018 |
5 | Marcia Ranglin-Vassell | Dem | Providence | 2016 |
6 | Raymond Hull | Dem | Providence | 2010 |
7 | David Morales | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
8 | John J. Lombardi | Dem | Providence | 2012 |
9 | Anastasia P. Williams | Dem | Providence | 1992 |
10 | Scott A. Slater | Dem | Providence | 2009 |
11 | Grace Diaz | Dem | Providence | 2004 |
12 | Jose Batista | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
13 | Ramon Perez | Dem | Providence, Johnston | 2020 (2016-2018) |
14 | Charlene Lima | Dem | Cranston, Providence | 1992 |
15 | Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung | Rep | Cranston | 2020 |
16 | Brandon Potter | Dem | Cranston | 2020 |
17 | Jacquelyn Baginski | Dem | Cranston | 2020 |
18 | Arthur Handy | Dem | Cranston | 2002 |
19 | Joseph McNamara | Dem | Warwick | 1992 |
20 | David Bennett | Dem | Warwick | 2010 |
21 | Camille Vella-Wilkinson | Dem | Warwick | 2016 |
22 | Joseph J. Solomon Jr. | Dem | Warwick | 2014 |
23 | Joe Shekarchi | Dem | Warwick | 2012 |
24 | Dem | Warwick | 2016 | |
25 | Dem | Coventry | 2018 | |
26 | Patricia Morgan | Rep | West Warwick | 2020 (2010-2018) |
27 | Patricia Serpa | Dem | West Warwick | 2006 |
28 | George Nardone | Rep | Coventry | 2018 |
29 | Sherry Roberts | Rep | Coventry | 2014 |
30 | Justine Caldwell | Dem | East Greenwich | 2018 |
31 | Julie Casimiro | Dem | North Kingstown, Exeter | 2016 |
32 | Robert Craven | Dem | North Kingstown | 2012 |
33 | Carol McEntee | Dem | Narragansett, South Kingstown | 2015 |
34 | Teresa Tanzi | Dem | Narragansett, South Kingstown | 2010 |
35 | Dem | South Kingstown | 2014 | |
36 | Blake Filippi | Rep | Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly | 2014 |
37 | Samuel Azzinaro | Dem | Westerly | 2008 |
38 | Brian Patrick Kennedy | Dem | Westerly, Hopkinton | 1988 |
39 | Justin K. Price | Rep | Richmond, Exeter, Hopkinton | 2014 |
40 | Michael Chippendale | Rep | Coventry, Foster, Glocester | 2010 |
41 | Rep | Scituate | 2016 | |
42 | Dem | Johnston | 2020 | |
43 | Deborah Fellela | Dem | Johnston | 2006 |
44 | Gregory Costantino | Dem | Lincoln | 2012 |
45 | Mia Ackerman | Dem | Cumberland, Lincoln | 2012 |
46 | Mary Ann Shallcross Smith | Dem | Lincoln | 2020 (2008-2010) |
47 | Rep | Burrillville, Glocester | 2018 | |
48 | Brian Newberry | Rep | North Smithfield | |
49 | Dem | Woonsocket | ||
50 | Stephen Casey | Dem | Woonsocket | |
51 | Robert Phillips | Dem | Woonsocket | |
52 | Alex Marszalkowski | Dem | Cumberland | |
53 | Dem | Smithfield | ||
54 | William O'Brien | Dem | North Providence | |
55 | Arthur “Doc” Corvese | Dem | North Providence | |
56 | Dem | Central Falls | ||
57 | James N. McLaughlin | Dem | Central Falls | |
58 | Dem | Pawtucket | ||
59 | Dem | Pawtucket | ||
60 | Karen Alzate | Dem | Pawtucket | |
61 | Leonela Felix | Dem | Pawtucket | |
62 | Mary Messier | Dem | Pawtucket | |
63 | Katherine Kazarian | Dem | East Providence | |
64 | Dem | East Providence | ||
65 | Gregg Amore | Dem | East Providence | |
66 | Liana Cassar | Dem | Barrington, East Providence | |
67 | Dem | Warren | ||
68 | Dem | Warren | ||
69 | Susan R. Donovan | Dem | Bristol | |
70 | John Edwards | Dem | Tiverton | |
71 | Dem | Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton | ||
72 | Terri-Denise Cortvriend | Dem | Middletown, Portsmouth | |
73 | Marvin Abney | Dem | Middletown, Newport | |
74 | Deb Ruggiero | Dem | Jamestown, Middletown | |
75 | Lauren H. Carson | Dem | Newport |
Past composition of the House of Representatives[]
See also[]
- Rhode Island State House
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- Rhode Island Senate
References[]
- ^ "RI House of Representatives". Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Rep. Joe Shekarchi becomes next Rhode Island House Speaker". AP NEWS. January 5, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Rep. Blake Filippi switched parties from Independent to Republican before the start of session. [1]
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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
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- State lower houses in the United States