Rhode Island Senate

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Rhode Island Senate
Coat of arms or logo
Seal of the Rhode Island Senate
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 3, 2023
Leadership
Dominick J. Ruggerio (D)
since March 23, 2017
President pro tempore
Hanna M. Gallo (D)
since January 5, 2021
Majority Leader
Ryan W. Pearson (D)
since January 3, 2023
Minority Leader
Jessica de la Cruz (R)
since August 2, 2022
Structure
Seats38
Political groups
Majority (33)
  •   Democratic (33)

Minority (5)

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle VI, Constitution of Rhode Island
Salary$19,036/year
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
November 8, 2022
(38 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2024
(38 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
Senate Chamber
Rhode Island State Capitol
Providence, Rhode Island
Website
Rhode Island Senate

The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the lower house being the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year cycle, rather than the normal four-year term as in most states. There is no limit to the number of terms that a Senator may serve. The Rhode Island Senate meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to executive departments, commissions and boards and Justices to the Rhode Island Judiciary.

Senate leadership

The President of the Senate presides over the body, appointing members to all of the Senate's committees and joint committees, and may create other committees and subcommittees if desired. Unlike most other states, the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island does not preside over the Senate, and is instead active in other areas such as state commissions on health and businesses. In the Senate President's absence, the President Pro Tempore presides.

Democratic Leadership

Republican Leadership

Committee leadership

CommitteeChairVice ChairSecretary
Commerce V. Susan Sosnowski (D)Roger Picard (D)Tiara Mack (D)
Education Sandra Cano (D)Hanna Gallo (D)Ana Quezada (D)
Environment and Agriculture Alana DiMario (D)Matthew LaMountain (D)David Tikoian (D)
Finance Louis DiPalma (D)Melissa Murray (D)Walter Felag (D)
Health and Human Services Joshua Miller (D)Bridget Valverde (D)Valarie Lawson (D)
Housing and Municipal Government Frank Lombardo (D)Meghan Kallman (D)Gordon Rogers (R)
Judiciary Dawn Euer (D)Frank Lombardi (D)Leonidas Raptakis (D)
Labor Frank Ciccone (D)Frank Lombardi (D)John Burke (D)
Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Mark McKenney (D)Valarie Lawson (D)Samuel Zurier (D)
Special Legislation and Veterans' Affairs Walter Felag (D)Leonidas Raptakis (D)Valarie Lawson (D)

Make-up of the Senate

2019-2021 Legislative Session
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Ind Vacant
2011-2012 29 8 1 38 0
2013-2014 32 5 1 38 0
Begin 2015 32 5 1 38 0
2015-2016 33 0
Begin 2017 33 5 0 38 0
2017-2019 32 1
Begin 2019 33 5 0 38 0
Begin 2023 33 5 0 38 0
Latest voting share 86.8% 13.2%

Members of the Rhode Island Senate

District Senator Party Representing
1(vacant)N/AProvidence
2Ana QuezadaDemProvidence
3Sam ZurierDemProvidence
4Dominick J. RuggerioDemProvidence
5Sam BellDemProvidence
6Tiara MackDemProvidence
7Frank CicconeDemProvidence, North Providence
8Sandra CanoDemPawtucket
9John BurkeDemWest Warwick
10Walter FelagDemTiverton, Warren
11Linda UjifusaDemBristol, Portsmouth
12Louis DiPalmaDemLittle Compton, Middletown
13Dawn EuerDemNewport, Jamestown
14Valarie LawsonDemEast Providence
15Meghan KallmanDemPawtucket
16Jonathon AcostaDemCentral Falls, Pawtucket
17Thomas PaolinoRepLincoln
18Robert BrittoDemEast Providence, Pawtucket
19Ryan W. PearsonDemCumberland
20Roger PicardDemWoonsocket, Cumberland
21Gordon RogersRepCoventry, Foster, Scituate, West Greenwich
22David TikoianDemSmithfield, Lincoln, North Providence
23Jessica de la CruzRepBurrillville, Glocester
24Melissa MurrayDemNorth Smithfield, Woonsocket
25Frank LombardoDemJohnston
26Frank LombardiDemCranston
27Hanna GalloDemCranston
28Joshua MillerDemCranston
29Anthony DeLuca IIRepWarwick
30Mark McKenneyDemWarwick
31Matthew LaMountainDemWarwick
32Pamela J. LauriaDemBarrington, Bristol, East Providence
33Leonidas RaptakisDemCoventry, East Greenwich, West Greenwich
34Elaine J. MorganRepExeter, Hopkinton, Richmond, West Greenwich
35Bridget ValverdeDemEast Greenwich, North Kingstown, Narragansett, South Kingstown
36Alana DiMarioDemNarragansett
37V. Susan SosnowskiDemNew Shoreham, South Kingstown
38Victoria GuDemWesterly, Charlestown, South Kingstown

Past composition of the Senate

See also

References

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