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Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 3, 2023 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 75 |
Political groups | Majority (65)
Minority (10) |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article VI, Constitution of Rhode Island |
Salary | Representative: $19,036/year |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 5, 2024 |
Redistricting | Legislative 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]
This section needs to be updated. (January 2023) |
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.
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 Speaker | Raymond Hull | Dem | 6 |
Deputy Majority Whip | Mia Ackerman | Dem | 45 |
Majority Caucus Chair | Grace Diaz | Dem | 11 |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Brian Patrick Kennedy | Dem | 38 |
Majority Floor Manager | Jay Edwards | Dem | 70 |
Minority Leader | Michael Chippendale | Rep | 40 |
Minority Whip | David Place | Rep | 47 |
Senior Deputy Minority Leader | Sherry Roberts | Rep | 29 |
All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Democratic Party.[2]
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
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[3] | 64 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
Beginning of 2019 session | 66 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
June 23, 2020[4] | 8 | 1 | ||||
Beginning of 2021 session | 65 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
Beginning of 2023 session | 65 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 87% | 12% | 1% |
This list is of members elected in November 2022, to serve in the 2023–24 biennium.[5]
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