Rhode Island

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Senators

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John Reed Democrat 15 years in office

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Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat 5 years in office


Representatives

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1st District David Cicilline MyOC Group Democrat 1 year in office

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2nd District James Langevin MyOC Group Democrat 11 years in office

The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island (/ˌroʊd ˈaɪlɨnd/ ( listen) or English pronunciation: /rɵˈdaɪlɨnd/), is a state in the New England region of the United States. Rhode Island is the least extensive, the 8th least populous, but the 2nd most densely populated of the 50 United States. Rhode Island is bordered by Connecticut to the west and Massachusetts to the north and east, and it shares a water boundary with New York's Long Island to the southwest. Rhode Island was the first of the 13 original colonies to declare independence from British rule, declaring itself independent on May 4, 1776, two months before any other state and the convention. The state was also the last to ratify the United States Constitution. Rhode Island's... (More from Freebase)

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Representatives

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Top bills supported by Rhode Island users

  • S.1085 - Reuniting Families Act
    7 users support
  • H.R.3404 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation E...
    6 users support
  • H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices A...
    6 users support
  • H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2009
    6 users support
  • H.R.197 - National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity A...
    6 users support

Top bills opposed by Rhode Island users

  • H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices A...
    22 users oppose
  • H.R.45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Re...
    21 users oppose
  • S.978 - Commercial Felony Streaming Act
    11 users oppose
  • H.J.Res.5 - Proposing an amendment to the Constit...
    10 users oppose
  • S.773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009
    9 users oppose

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