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Rhode Island House of Representatives

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Rhode Island
House of Representatives
Coat of arms or logo
Seal of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 7, 2025
Leadership
Chris Blazejweski (D)
since May 7, 2026
Speaker pro tempore
Brian Kennedy (D)
since January 12, 2017
Majority Leader
Katherine Kazarian (D)
since May 7, 2026
Minority Leader
Michael Chippendale (R)
since June 23, 2022
Structure
Seats75
Political groups
Majority (64)
  •   Democratic (64)

Minority (11)

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle VI, Constitution of Rhode Island
SalaryRepresentative: $19,036/year
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
November 3, 2026
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
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

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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.

Officers

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Position Representative Party District
Speaker of the HouseChristopher BlazejewskiDem2
Majority LeaderKatherine KazarianDem63
Majority WhipMegan CotterDem

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Deputy SpeakerRaymond HullDem6
Deputy Majority WhipMia AckermanDem45
Majority Caucus ChairGrace DiazDem11
Speaker Pro TemporeBrian Patrick KennedyDem38
Majority Floor ManagerJay EdwardsDem70
Minority LeaderMichael ChippendaleRep40
Minority WhipDavid PlaceRep47
Senior Deputy Minority LeaderSherry RobertsRep29

Committee leadership

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CommitteeChair
Conduct Justine Caldwell (D)
Corporations Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D)
Education Joseph McNamara (D)
Environment and Natural Resources David Bennett (D)
Finance Marvin Abney (D)
Health and Human Services Susan Donovan (D)
Innovation and Technology Jacquelyn Baginski (D)
Judiciary Robert Craven (D)
Labor Arthur Corvese (D)
Municipal Government and Housing Stephen Casey (D)
Oversight Patricia Serpa (D)
Rules Kathleen Fogarty (D)
Small Business Carol McEntee (D)
Special Legislation Karen Alzate (D)
State Government and Elections Evan Shanley (D)
Veterans' Affairs Samuel Azzinaro (D)

Composition

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Ind 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[a] 64 11 0 75 0
Beginning of 2019 session 66 9 0 75 0
June 23, 2020[b] 8 1
Beginning of 2021 session 65 10 0 75 0
Beginning of 2023 session 65 9 1 75 0
Beginning of 2025 session 64 10 1 75 0
Latest voting share 85.3% 13.3% 1.3%

Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

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This list is of members elected in November 2024, to serve in the 2025–26 biennium.

District Notes Party Communities in District Start
1 Edith Ajello Dem Providence 1992
2 Chris Blazejewski Dem Providence 2010
3 Nathan Biah Dem Providence 2020
4 Rebecca Kislak Dem Providence 2018
5 Anthony DeSimone Dem Providence 2022
6 Raymond Hull Dem Providence 2010
7 David Morales Dem Providence 2020
8 John J. Lombardi Dem Providence 2012
9 Enrique Sanchez Dem Providence 2022
10 Scott A. Slater Dem Providence 2009
11 Grace Diaz Dem Providence 2004
12 Jose Batista Dem Providence 2020
13 Ramon Perez[c] Dem Providence, Johnston 2020
14 Charlene Lima Dem Cranston 1992
15 Christopher Paplauskas Rep Cranston 2024
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 Marie Hopkins Rep Warwick 2024
22 Joseph J. Solomon Jr. Dem Warwick 2014
23 Joe Shekarchi Dem Warwick 2012
24 Evan Shanley Dem Warwick 2016
25 Thomas Noret Dem Coventry 2018
26 Earl Read III Dem West Warwick 2024
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 Kathleen A. Fogarty Dem South Kingstown 2014
36 Tina Spears Dem Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly 2022
37 Samuel Azzinaro Dem Westerly 2008
38 Brian Kennedy Dem Westerly, Hopkinton 1988
39 Megan Cotter Dem Richmond, Exeter, Hopkinton 2022
40 Michael Chippendale Rep Coventry, Foster, Glocester 2010
41 Robert Quattrocchi Rep Scituate 2016
42 Richard Fascia Rep Johnston 2024
43 Deborah Fellela Dem Johnston 2006
44 Gregory Costantino Dem Lincoln 2012
45 Mia Ackerman Dem Cumberland, Lincoln 2012
46 Mary Ann Shallcross Smith[d] Dem Lincoln 2020
47 David J. Place Rep Burrillville, Glocester 2018
48 Brian Newberry Rep North Smithfield 2008
49 Jon D. Brien[e] Ind Woonsocket 2022
50 Stephen Casey Dem Woonsocket 2012
51 Robert Phillips Dem Woonsocket 2010
52 Alex Marszalkowski Dem Cumberland 2016
53 Paul Santucci Rep Smithfield 2024
54 William O'Brien Dem North Providence 2012
55 Arthur Corvese Dem North Providence 1998
56 Joshua Giraldo Dem Central Falls 2020
57 Brandon Voas Dem Central Falls 2022
58 Cherie Cruz Dem Pawtucket 2022
59 Jennifer Stewart Dem Pawtucket 2022
60 Karen Alzate Dem Pawtucket 2018
61 Leonela Felix Dem Pawtucket 2020
62 Mary Messier Dem Pawtucket 2009
63 Katie Kazarian Dem East Providence 2012
64 Jenni Furtado Dem East Providence 2024
65 Matthew Dawson Dem East Providence 2022
66 Jennifer Boylan Dem Barrington, East Providence 2022
67 Jason Knight Dem Warren 2016
68 June Speakman Dem Warren 2019
69 Susan R. Donovan Dem Bristol 2016
70 John Edwards Dem Tiverton 2008
71 Michelle McGaw Dem Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton 2020
72 Terri-Denise Cortvriend Dem Middletown, Portsmouth 2018
73 Marvin Abney Dem Middletown, Newport 2012
74 Alex Finkelman Dem Jamestown, Middletown 2022
75 Lauren H. Carson Dem Newport 2014

Past composition of the House of Representatives

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Rep. Blake Filippi switched parties from Independent to Republican before the start of session.
  2. ↑ John Lyle Jr. left the Republican Party and became an independent.[2]
  3. ↑ Perez previously served in the state house from 2016–2018.
  4. ↑ Shallcross Smith previously served in the state house from 2008–2010.
  5. ↑ Brien previously served in the state house from 2007–2012.

References

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  1. ↑ "RI House of Representatives". Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Edward (July 29, 2020). "In Rhode Island, Never Trumpers speak up and lash out". The Boston Globe.
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