Rhode Island House of Representatives
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Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox legislature 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
House leadershipEdit
Template:Update 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.
OfficersEdit
| Position | Representative | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Joe Shekarchi | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem | 23 |
| Majority Leader | Christopher Blazejewski | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem | 2 |
| Majority Whip | Katherine Kazarian | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem | 63 |
| Deputy Speaker | Raymond Hull | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem | 6 |
| Deputy Majority Whip | Mia Ackerman | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem | 45 |
| Majority Caucus Chair | Grace Diaz | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem | 11 |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Brian Patrick Kennedy | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem | 38 |
| Majority Floor Manager | Jay Edwards | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Dem | 70 |
| Minority Leader | Michael Chippendale | Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep | 40 |
| Minority Whip | David Place | Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep | 47 |
| Senior Deputy Minority Leader | Sherry Roberts | Template:Party shading/Republican | Rep | 29 |
Committee leadershipEdit
All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Democratic Party.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
CompositionEdit
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Democratic | Republican | Independent | Vacant | |||
| End of 2014 session | Template:Party shading/Democratic| 69 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
| Beginning of 2015 session | Template:Party shading/Democratic| 63 | 11 | 1 | 75 | 0 | |
| End of 2016 session | Template:Party shading/Democratic| 62 | 12 | ||||
| 2017-2018<ref>Rep. Blake Filippi switched parties from Independent to Republican before the start of session. [1]</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic| 64 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
| Beginning of 2019 session | Template:Party shading/Democratic rowspan=2| 66 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
| June 23, 2020<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Beginning of 2021 session | Template:Party shading/Democratic| 65 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
| Beginning of 2023 session | Template:Party shading/Democratic| 65 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Percentage | Template:Percentage | Template:Percentage | |||
Members of the Rhode Island House of RepresentativesEdit
This list is of members elected in November 2022, to serve in the 2023–24 biennium.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Past composition of the House of RepresentativesEdit
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See alsoEdit
- Rhode Island State House
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- Rhode Island Senate
- List of Rhode Island General Assemblies
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Rhode Island House of Representatives official government website
- Map of Rhode Island State House Districts
- State House of Rhode Island at Project Vote Smart
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