# Rhode Island House of Representatives

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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.

## House leadership

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.

### Officers

| Position | Representative | Party | District |
| 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 |

## Committee leadership

| Committee | Chair | First Vice Chair | Second Vice Chair |
| Conduct | Camille Vella-Wilkinson | Thomas Noret | Deborah Fellela |
| Corporations | Joseph J. Solomon Jr. | William O’Brien | Justine Caldwell |
| Education | Joseph McNamara | Thomas Noret | Rebecca Kislak |
| Environment and Natural Resources | David Bennett | Robert Phillips | Lauren H. Carson |
| Finance | Marvin Abney | Scott A. Slater | Alex Marszalkowski |
| Health and Human Services | Susan Donovan | Joshua Giraldo | Brandon Potter |
| Innovation, Internet and Technology | Jacquelyn Baginski | Arthur Handy | Lauren Carson |
| Judiciary | Robert Craven | Carol McEntee | Jason Knight |
| Labor | Arthur Corvese | Mary Messier | Karen Alzate |
| Municipal Government and Housing | Stephen Casey | Kathleen Fogarty | June Speakman |
| Oversight | Patricia Serpa | Julie Casimiro | Thomas Noret |
| Rules | Kathleen Fogarty | William O'Brien | Patricia Serpa |
| Small Business | Carol McEntee | Justine Caldwell | Terri-Denise Cortvriend |
| Special Legislation | Karen Alzate | Grace Diaz | John J. Lombardi |
| State Government and Elections | Evan Shanley | Mary Messier | Arthur Corvese |
| Veterans' Affairs | Samuel Azzinaro | Deborah Fellela | Mary Ann Shallcross Smith |
All chairs and vice chairs are members of the Democratic Party.

## Composition

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Independent | Total | 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 | 1 | 75 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Beginning of 2019 session | 66 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| June 23, 2020 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 75 | 0 |
| Beginning of 2021 session | 65 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Beginning of 2023 session | 65 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 87% | 12% | 1% | | |

### Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

This list is of members elected in November 2022, to serve in the 2023–24 biennium.
| District | Representative | Party | Residence/other municipalities in district | First elected |
| 1 | Edith Ajello | Dem | Providence | 1992 |
| 2 | Christopher Blazejewski | Dem | Providence | 2010 |
| 3 | Nathan Biah | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
| 4 | Rebecca Kislak | Dem | Providence | 2018 |
| 5 | Anthony DeSimone | Dem | Providence | 2022 |
| 6 | Raymond Hull | Dem | Providence | 2010 |
| 7 | David Morales | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
| 8 | John J. Lombardi | Dem | Providence | 2012 |
| 9 | Enrique Sanchez | Dem | Providence | 2022 |
| 10 | Scott A. Slater | Dem | Providence | 2009 |
| 11 | Grace Diaz | Dem | Providence | 2004 |
| 12 | Jose Batista | Dem | Providence | 2020 |
| 13 | Ramon Perez | Dem | Providence, Johnston | 2020 (2016–2018) |
| 14 | Charlene Lima | Dem | Cranston | 1992 |
| 15 | Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung | Rep | Cranston | 2020 |
| 16 | Brandon Potter | Dem | Cranston | 2020 |
| 17 | Jacquelyn Baginski | Dem | Cranston | 2020 |
| 18 | Arthur Handy | Dem | Cranston | 2002 |
| 19 | Joseph McNamara | Dem | Warwick | 1992 |
| 20 | David Bennett | Dem | Warwick | 2010 |
| 21 | Camille Vella-Wilkinson | Dem | Warwick | 2016 |
| 22 | Joseph J. Solomon Jr. | Dem | Warwick | 2014 |
| 23 | Joe Shekarchi | Dem | Warwick | 2012 |
| 24 | Evan Shanley | Dem | Warwick | 2016 |
| 25 | Thomas Noret | Dem | Coventry | 2018 |
| 26 | Patricia Morgan | Rep | West Warwick | 2020 (2010–2018) |
| 27 | Patricia Serpa | Dem | West Warwick | 2006 |
| 28 | George Nardone | Rep | Coventry | 2018 |
| 29 | Sherry Roberts | Rep | Coventry | 2014 |
| 30 | Justine Caldwell | Dem | East Greenwich | 2018 |
| 31 | Julie Casimiro | Dem | North Kingstown, Exeter | 2016 |
| 32 | Robert Craven | Dem | North Kingstown | 2012 |
| 33 | Carol McEntee | Dem | Narragansett, South Kingstown | 2015 |
| 34 | Teresa Tanzi | Dem | Narragansett, South Kingstown | 2010 |
| 35 | Kathleen A. Fogarty | Dem | South Kingstown | 2014 |
| 36 | Tina Spears | Dem | Charlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly | 2022 |
| 37 | Samuel Azzinaro | Dem | Westerly | 2008 |
| 38 | Brian Patrick Kennedy | Dem | Westerly, Hopkinton | 1988 |
| 39 | Megan Cotter | Dem | Richmond, Exeter, Hopkinton | 2022 |
| 40 | Michael Chippendale | Rep | Coventry, Foster, Glocester | 2010 |
| 41 | Robert Quattrocchi | Rep | Scituate | 2016 |
| 42 | Edward Cardillo | Dem | Johnston | 2020 |
| 43 | Deborah Fellela | Dem | Johnston | 2006 |
| 44 | Gregory Costantino | Dem | Lincoln | 2012 |
| 45 | Mia Ackerman | Dem | Cumberland, Lincoln | 2012 |
| 46 | Mary Ann Shallcross Smith | Dem | Lincoln | 2020 (2008–2010) |
| 47 | David J. Place | Rep | Burrillville, Glocester | 2018 |
| 48 | Brian Newberry | Rep | North Smithfield | 2008 |
| 49 | Jon D. Brien | Ind | Woonsocket | 2022 (2007–2012) |
| 50 | Stephen Casey | Dem | Woonsocket | 2012 |
| 51 | Robert Phillips | Dem | Woonsocket | 2010 |
| 52 | Alex Marszalkowski | Dem | Cumberland | 2016 |
| 53 | Brian Rea | Rep | Smithfield | 2022 |
| 54 | William O'Brien | Dem | North Providence | 2012 |
| 55 | Arthur “Doc” Corvese | Dem | North Providence | 1998 |
| 56 | Joshua Giraldo | Dem | Central Falls | 2020 |
| 57 | Brandon Voas | Dem | Central Falls | 2022 |
| 58 | Cherie Cruz | Dem | Pawtucket | 2022 |
| 59 | Jennifer Stewart | Dem | Pawtucket | 2022 |
| 60 | Karen Alzate | Dem | Pawtucket | 2018 |
| 61 | Leonela Felix | Dem | Pawtucket | 2020 |
| 62 | Mary Messier | Dem | Pawtucket | 2009 |
| 63 | Katherine Kazarian | Dem | East Providence | 2012 |
| 64 | Brianna Henries | Dem | East Providence | 2020 |
| 65 | Matthew Dawson | Dem | East Providence | 2022 |
| 66 | Jennifer Boylan | Dem | Barrington, East Providence | 2022 |
| 67 | Jason Knight | Dem | Warren | 2016 |
| 68 | June Speakman | Dem | Warren | 2019 |
| 69 | Susan R. Donovan | Dem | Bristol | 2016 |
| 70 | John Edwards | Dem | Tiverton | 2008 |
| 71 | Michelle McGaw | Dem | Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton | 2020 |
| 72 | Terri-Denise Cortvriend | Dem | Middletown, Portsmouth | 2018 |
| 73 | Marvin Abney | Dem | Middletown, Newport | 2012 |
| 74 | Alex Finkelman | Dem | Jamestown, Middletown | 2022 |
| 75 | Lauren H. Carson | Dem | Newport | 2014 |