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 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

Committee leadership

CommitteeChair
ConductJustine Caldwell
CorporationsJoseph J. Solomon Jr.
EducationJoseph McNamara
Environment and Natural ResourcesDavid Bennett
FinanceMarvin Abney
Health and Human ServicesSusan Donovan
Innovation and TechnologyJacquelyn Baginski
JudiciaryRobert Craven
LaborArthur Corvese
Municipal Government and HousingStephen Casey
OversightPatricia Serpa
RulesKathleen Fogarty
Small BusinessCarol McEntee
Special LegislationKaren Alzate
State Government and ElectionsEvan Shanley
Veterans' AffairsSamuel Azzinaro

Composition

Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

This list is of members elected in November 2024, to serve in the 2025–26 biennium.
DistrictRepresentativePartyResidence/other municipalities in districtFirst elected
1Edith AjelloDemProvidence1992
2Christopher BlazejewskiDemProvidence2010
3Nathan BiahDemProvidence2020
4Rebecca KislakDemProvidence2018
5Anthony DeSimoneDemProvidence2022
6Raymond HullDemProvidence2010
7David MoralesDemProvidence2020
8John J. LombardiDemProvidence2012
9Enrique SanchezDemProvidence2022
10Scott A. SlaterDemProvidence2009
11Grace DiazDemProvidence2004
12Jose BatistaDemProvidence2020
13Ramon PerezDemProvidence, Johnston2020
14Charlene LimaDemCranston1992
15Christopher PaplauskasRepCranston2024
16Brandon PotterDemCranston2020
17Jacquelyn BaginskiDemCranston2020
18Arthur HandyDemCranston2002
19Joseph McNamaraDemWarwick1992
20David BennettDemWarwick2010
21Marie HopkinsRepWarwick2024
22Joseph J. Solomon Jr.DemWarwick2014
23Joe ShekarchiDemWarwick2012
24Evan ShanleyDemWarwick2016
25Thomas NoretDemCoventry2018
26Earl Read IIIDemWest Warwick2024
27Patricia SerpaDemWest Warwick2006
28George NardoneRepCoventry2018
29Sherry RobertsRepCoventry2014
30Justine CaldwellDemEast Greenwich2018
31Julie CasimiroDemNorth Kingstown, Exeter2016
32Robert CravenDemNorth Kingstown2012
33Carol McEnteeDemNarragansett, South Kingstown2015
34Teresa TanziDemNarragansett, South Kingstown2010
35Kathleen A. FogartyDemSouth Kingstown2014
36Tina SpearsDemCharlestown, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Westerly2022
37Samuel AzzinaroDemWesterly2008
38Brian Patrick KennedyDemWesterly, Hopkinton1988
39Megan CotterDemRichmond, Exeter, Hopkinton2022
40Michael ChippendaleRepCoventry, Foster, Glocester2010
41Robert QuattrocchiRepScituate2016
42Richard FasciaRepJohnston2024
43Deborah FellelaDemJohnston2006
44Gregory CostantinoDemLincoln2012
45Mia AckermanDemCumberland, Lincoln2012
46Mary Ann Shallcross SmithDemLincoln2020
47David J. PlaceRepBurrillville, Glocester2018
48Brian NewberryRepNorth Smithfield2008
49Jon D. BrienIndWoonsocket2022
50Stephen CaseyDemWoonsocket2012
51Robert PhillipsDemWoonsocket2010
52Alex MarszalkowskiDemCumberland2016
53Paul SantucciRepSmithfield2024
54William O'BrienDemNorth Providence2012
55Arthur “Doc” CorveseDemNorth Providence1998
56Joshua GiraldoDemCentral Falls2020
57Brandon VoasDemCentral Falls2022
58Cherie CruzDemPawtucket2022
59Jennifer StewartDemPawtucket2022
60Karen AlzateDemPawtucket2018
61Leonela FelixDemPawtucket2020
62Mary MessierDemPawtucket2009
63Katherine KazarianDemEast Providence2012
64Jenni FurtadoDemEast Providence2024
65Matthew DawsonDemEast Providence2022
66Jennifer BoylanDemBarrington, East Providence2022
67Jason KnightDemWarren2016
68June SpeakmanDemWarren2019
69Susan R. DonovanDemBristol2016
70John EdwardsDemTiverton2008
71Michelle McGawDemPortsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton2020
72Terri-Denise CortvriendDemMiddletown, Portsmouth2018
73Marvin AbneyDemMiddletown, Newport2012
74Alex FinkelmanDemJamestown, Middletown2022
75Lauren H. CarsonDemNewport2014

Past composition of the House of Representatives