Rhode Island House of Representatives

Rhode Island
House of Representatives
Rhode Island; House of Representatives
Rhode Island General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 4, 2016
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Nicholas Mattiello (D) ; since March 25, 2014
Speaker pro Tempore	Elaine Coderre (D) ; since February 11, 2010
Majority Leader	John DeSimone (D) ; since February 11, 2010
Minority Leader	Brian Newberry (R) ; since May 3, 2011
Structure
Seats	75
Political groups	Governing party Democratic (62); Opposition party Republican (12); Independent (1);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article VI, Rhode Island Constitution
Salary	Representative: $15,079/year Speaker of the House: $30,158/year
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014; (75 seats)
Next election	November 1, 2016; (75 seats)
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 US state of Rhode Island. 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]

Leadership of the House

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 Democrat is Nicholas A. Mattiello. He was elected as Speaker of the House by his House colleagues on March 25, 2014. First elected in November 2006 to Represent District 15 in Cranston,RI & he served as the House Majority Leader from February 2010 until becoming Speaker. Former Speaker Gordon D. Fox of District 4 (Providence) is under investigation by RI State Police & the FBI and reasons why have not yet been disclosed to the public. The Speaker pro Tempore is Rep. Donald J. Lally Jr. (D-Dist. 33, Narragansett, South Kingstown). John J. DeSimone (D) was elected by his fellow Democrats as the House Majority Leader on March 25, 2014. It is the second ranking position in the House Leadership after the Speaker. He has served the residents of District 5 in Providence since being elected in November 1992. The Republican Minority Leader is Brian Newberry of District 48 (North Smithfield), Smithfield and Burrillville. He was elected House Minority Leader, the highest ranking Republican in the House, in May 2011. First elected in District 48 in November 2008, Leader Newberry previously served as Minority Whip. Leader Newberry is a member of the House Labor Committee and House Rules Committee. He also serves on the House Municipal Government Committee.

Composition

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
March 28, 2016^[2]	62	12	1	75	0
Latest voting share	82.7%	16%	1.3%

Officers

Position	Representative^[3]	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Nicholas Mattiello	Dem	15
Speaker pro Tempore	Elaine Coderre	Dem	60
Majority Leader	John DeSimone	Dem	5
Majority Whip	John Edwards	Dem	70
Minority Leader	Brian Newberry	Rep	48
Minority Whip	Joseph A. Trillo	Rep	24
Senior Deputy Minority Leader	Michael Chippendale	Rep	40

Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

This list is of members elected in November 2014, to serve in the 2015–16 biennium.^[4]

District	Representative	Party	Residence/other municipalities in district
1	Edith Ajello	Dem	Providence
2	Christopher Blazejewski	Dem	East Providence, Providence
3	Thomas Palangio	Dem	Providence
4	J. Aaron Regunberg	Dem	Providence
5	John DeSimone	Dem	Providence
6	Raymond Hull	Dem	Providence
7	Daniel P. McKiernan	Dem	Providence
8	John J. Lombardi	Dem	Providence
9	Anastasia P. Williams	Dem	Providence
10	Scott Slater	Dem	Providence
11	Grace Diaz	Dem	Providence
12	Joseph Almeida	Dem	Providence
13	John Carnevale	Dem	Providence, Johnston
14	Charlene Lima	Dem	Cranston
15	Nicholas A. Mattiello, Speaker	Dem	Cranston
16	Robert B. Lancia	Rep	Cranston
17	Robert Jacquard	Dem	Cranston
18	Arthur Handy	Dem	Cranston
19	Joseph McNamara	Dem	Warwick
20	David Bennett	Dem	Warwick
21	Eileen S. Naughton	Dem	Warwick
22	Joseph J. Solomon, Jr.	Dem	Warwick
23	K. Joseph Shekarchi	Dem	Warwick
24	Joseph A. Trillo	Rep	Warwick
25	Jared Nunes	Dem	Coventry
26	Patricia Morgan	Rep	West Warwick
27	Patricia Serpa	Dem	West Warwick
28	Robert A, Nardolillo	Rep	Coventry
29	Sherry Roberts	Rep	Coventry
30	Antonio Giarrusso	Rep*	East Greenwich
31	Doreen M. Costa	Rep	North Kingstown, Exeter
32	Robert Craven	Dem	North Kingstown
33	Carol McEntee	Dem	Narragansett South Kingstown
34	Teresa Tanzi	Dem	South Kingstown Narragansett
35	Kathleen A. Fogarty	Dem	South Kingstown
36	Blake Filippi	Ind	Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly
37	Samuel Azzinaro	Dem	Westerly
38	Brian Patrick Kennedy	Dem	Westerly, Hopkinton
39	Justin K Price	Rep	Richmond, Exeter, Hopkinton
40	Michael Chippendale	Rep	Coventry, Foster, Glocester
41	Michael Marcello	Dem	Scituate
42	Stephen Ucci	Dem	Johnston
43	Deborah Fellela	Dem	Johnston
44	Gregory Costantino	Dem	Lincoln
45	Mia Ackerman	Dem	Lincoln
46	Jeremiah O'Grady	Dem	Lincoln
47	Cale Keable	Dem	Burrillville, Glocester
48	Brian Newberry, Minority Leader	Rep	North Smithfield
49	Michael Morin	Dem	Woonsocket
50	Stephen Casey	Dem	Woonsocket
51	Robert Phillips	Dem	Woonsocket
52	Karen MacBeth	Rep	Cumberland
53	Thomas Winfield	Dem	Smithfield
54	William O'Brien	Dem	North Providence
55	Arthur Corvese	Dem	North Providence
56	Shelby Maldonado	Dem	Central Falls
57	James McLaughlin	Dem	Central Falls
58	Carlos E. Tobon	Dem	Pawtucket
59	Jean Philippe Barros	Dem	Pawtucket
60	David A. Coughlin, Jr.	Dem	Pawtucket
61	Raymond Johnston	Dem	Pawtucket
62	Mary Messier	Dem	Pawtucket
63	Katherine Kazarian	Dem	East Providence
64	Helio Melo	Dem	East Providence
65	Gregg Amore	Dem	East Providence
66	Joy Hearn	Dem	Barrington
67	Jan Malik	Dem	Warren
68	Kenneth Marshall	Dem	Bristol
69	Raymond Gallison	Dem	Bristol
70	John Edwards	Dem	Tiverton
71	Dennis Canario	Dem	Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton
72	Daniel P. Reilly	Rep	Portsmouth
73	Marvin Abney	Dem	Newport
74	Deborah Ruggiero	Dem	Jamestown
75	Lauren H. Carson	Dem	Newport

References

^ "RI House of Representatives". Retrieved February 2, 2015.
^ Rep. Karen MacBeth switched parties from Democrat to Republican. Cumberland State Rep. Karen MacBeth Is Becoming a Republican
^ "House Leadership". Rhode Island House of Representatives. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
^ "RI House of Representatives". Retrieved February 2, 2015.

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

[1] "RI House of Representatives". Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[2] Rep. Karen MacBeth switched parties from Democrat to Republican. Cumberland State Rep. Karen MacBeth Is Becoming a Republican

[3] "House Leadership". Rhode Island House of Representatives. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

[4] "RI House of Representatives". Retrieved February 2, 2015.

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v t e Current members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi (D) Speaker pro tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy (D) Majority Leader Christopher Blazejewski (D) Minority Leader Michael Chippendale (R)
▌Edith Ajello (D) ▌Christopher Blazejewski (D) ▌Nathan Biah (D) ▌Rebecca Kislak (D) ▌Anthony DeSimone (D) ▌Raymond Hull (D) ▌David Morales (D) ▌John J. Lombardi (D) ▌Enrique Sanchez (D) ▌Scott A. Slater (D) ▌Grace Diaz (D) ▌Jose Batista (D) ▌Ramon Perez (D) ▌Charlene Lima (D) ▌Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R) ▌Brandon Potter (D) ▌Jacquelyn Baginski (D) ▌Arthur Handy (D) ▌Joseph McNamara (D) ▌David Bennett (D) ▌Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D) ▌Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D) ▌Joe Shekarchi (D) ▌Evan Shanley (D) ▌Thomas Noret (D) ▌Patricia Morgan (R) ▌Patricia Serpa (D) ▌George Nardone (R) ▌Sherry Roberts (R) ▌Justine Caldwell (D) ▌Julie Casimiro (D) ▌Robert Craven (D) ▌Carol McEntee (D) ▌Teresa Tanzi (D) ▌Kathleen Fogarty (D) ▌Tina Spears (D) ▌Samuel Azzinaro (D) ▌Brian Patrick Kennedy (D) ▌Megan Cotter (D) ▌Michael Chippendale (R) ▌Robert Quattrocchi (R) ▌Edward Cardillo (D) ▌Deborah Fellela (D) ▌Gregory Costantino (D) ▌Mia Ackerman (D) ▌Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (D) ▌David J. Place (R) ▌Brian Newberry (R) ▌Jon D. Brien (I) ▌Stephen Casey (D) ▌Robert Phillips (D) ▌Alex Marszalkowski (D) ▌Brian Rea (R) ▌William O'Brien (D) ▌Arthur Corvese (D) ▌Joshua Giraldo (D) ▌Brandon Voas (D) ▌Cherie Cruz (D) ▌Jennifer Stewart (D) ▌Karen Alzate (D) ▌Leonela Felix (D) ▌Mary Messier (D) ▌Katherine Kazarian (D) ▌Brianna Henries (D) ▌Matthew Dawson (D) ▌Jennifer Boylan (D) ▌Jason Knight (D) ▌June Speakman (D) ▌Susan R. Donovan (D) ▌John Edwards (D) ▌Michelle McGaw (D) ▌Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D) ▌Marvin Abney (D) ▌Alex Finkelman (D) ▌Lauren H. Carson (D)
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