List of United States representatives from Rhode Island
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Rhode Island. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.
Current representatives
[edit]- 1st district: Gabe Amo (D) (since 2023)
- 2nd district: Seth Magaziner (D) (since 2023)
List of members
[edit]| Members | Party | Years | District | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson W. Aldrich | Republican | March 4, 1879 – October 4, 1881 | 1st | Elected in 1878. Resigned when elected U.S. senator. |
| Richard S. Aldrich | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | 2nd | Elected in 1922. Retired. |
| Gabe Amo | Democratic | November 7, 2023 – present | 1st | Elected to finish Cicilline's term. Incumbent. |
| Lemuel H. Arnold | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 2nd | Elected in 1845. Retired. |
| Warren O. Arnold | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 2nd | Elected in 1886. Withdrew from election when neither candidate received a majority. |
| March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1894. Retired. | |||
| Latimer W. Ballou | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | 2nd | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
| Edward Beard | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | 2nd | Elected in 1974. Lost re-election to Schneider. |
| John L. Boss Jr. | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 | At-large | Elected in 1814. Retired. |
| Benjamin Bourne | Pro-Administration | August 31, 1790 – March 3, 1795 | At-large | Elected in 1790. Switched parties. |
| Federalist | March 4, 1795 – ??, 1796 | Re-elected in 1794 as a Federalist. Re-elected but declined the seat and resigned early. | ||
| William D. Brayton | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | 2nd | Elected in 1857. Lost re-election to Browne. |
| John Brown | Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | At-large | Elected in 1798. Lost re-election to Stanton. |
| George H. Browne | Union | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 2nd | Elected in 1861. Lost re-election to Dixon II. |
| Melville Bull | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | 1st | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election to Granger. |
| Clark Burdick | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | 1st | Elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Condon. |
| Tristram Burges | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835 | At-large | Elected in 1825. Lost re-election to Sprague. |
| Adin B. Capron | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911 | 2nd | Elected in 1896. Retired. |
| Jonathan Chace | Republican | March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885 | 2nd | Elected in 1880. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected. |
| Christopher G. Champlin | Federalist | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801 | At-large | Elected in 1796. Lost re-election to Tillinghast. |
| David Cicilline | Democratic | January 3, 2011 – May 31, 2023 | 1st | Elected in 2010. Resigned to become president and chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Foundation. |
| Francis B. Condon | Democratic | November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933 | 3rd | Elected to finish O'Connell's term. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
| March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1935 | 1st | Redistricted]] from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1932. Resigned to be seated as an Associate Justice of Rhode Island Supreme Court. | ||
| Henry Y. Cranston | Law and Order | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 1st | Elected in 1843. Switched parties. |
| Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | Re-elected in 1845 as a Whig. Retired. | ||
| Robert B. Cranston | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | At-large | Elected in 1837. Retired. |
| March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 1st | Elected in 1847. Retired. | ||
| Thomas Davis | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 1st | Elected in 1853. Lost re-election to N. Durfee. |
| Nathan F. Dixon II | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 2nd | Elected in 1849. Retired. |
| Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1863. Retired. | ||
| Nathan F. Dixon, III | Republican | February 12, 1885 - March 4, 1885 | 2nd | Elected to finish Chace's term. Retired. |
| Job Durfee | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825 | At-large | Elected in 1820. Lost re-election to Pearce. |
| Nathan B. Durfee | Know-nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 1st | Elected in 1855. Switched parties. |
| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Re-elected in 1857 as a Republican. Retired. | ||
| Benjamin T. Eames | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1879 | 1st | Elected in 1870. Retired. |
| Samuel Eddy | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825 | At-large | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election to Burges. |
| John E. Fogarty | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 10, 1967 | 2nd | Elected in 1940. Died. |
| Aime Forand | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | 1st | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election to Risk. |
| January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1940. Retired. | |||
| Peter G. Gerry | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 2nd | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Stiness. |
| Daniel L. D. Granger | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – February 14, 1909 | 1st | Elected in 1902. Lost re-election to Sheffield Jr. and died before next term. |
| Nathaniel Hazard | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – December 17, 1820 | At-large | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election to J. Durfee and died before next term. |
| Richard Jackson Jr. | Federalist | November 11, 1808 – March 3, 1815 | At-large | Elected to finish Knight's term. Retired. |
| Thomas A. Jenckes | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 | 1st | Elected in 1863. Lost re-election to Eames. |
| Ambrose Kennedy | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1923 | 3rd | Elected in 1912. Retired. |
| Patrick Kennedy | Democratic | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2011 | 1st | Elected in 1994. Retired. |
| George G. King | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | 1st | Elected in 1849. Lost re-election to Davis. |
| Nehemiah Knight | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – June 13, 1808 | At-large | Elected in 1802. Died. |
| James Langevin | Democratic | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2023 | 2nd | Elected in 2000. Retired. |
| Oscar Lapham | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | 1st | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election to Bull. |
| Ronald Machtley | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | 1st | Elected in 1988. Retired to run for governor. |
| Francis Malbone | Federalist | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 | At-large | Elected in 1792. Retired. |
| James B. Mason | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 | At-large | Elected in 1814. Retired. |
| Seth Magaziner | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 2nd | Elected in 2022. Incumbent. |
| Louis Monast | Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 | 3rd | Elected in 1926. Lost re-election to J.E. O'Connell. |
| Jeremiah E. O'Connell | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 | 3rd | Elected in 1922. Lost re-election to Monast. |
| March 4, 1929 – May 9, 1930 | Elected in 1928. Resigned to become Associate Justice of Rhode Island Superior Court. | |||
| John M. O'Connell | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 2nd | Elected in 1932. Retired. |
| George F. O'Shaunessy | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 | 1st | Elected in 1910. Lost re-election to Burdick. |
| Charles H. Page | Democratic | February 21, 1887 - March 4, 1887 | 2nd | Elected to finish Pirce's term. Retired. |
| March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority. | |||
| April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected to finish vacant term. Retired. | |||
| Dutee J. Pearce | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | At-large | Elected in 1825. Switched parties. |
| Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Re-elected in 1833 as an Anti-Masonic candidate. Lost re-election to J. Tillinghast. | ||
| James M. Pendleton | Republican | March 4, 1871 - March 4, 1875 | 2nd | Elected in 1870. Lost re-election to Ballou. |
| William A. Pirce | Republican | March 4, 1885 – January 25, 1887 | 2nd | Elected in 1884. Seat declared vacant due to election irregularities. |
| Elisha Potter | Federalist | November 15, 1796 – March 3, 1797 | At-large | Elected to finish Bourne's term. Resigned. |
| March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815 | Elected in 1808. Retired. | |||
| Elisha R. Potter | Law and Order | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 2nd | Elected in 1843. Lost re-election to L. Arnold. |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | 2nd | Elected in 1990. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Charles Risk | Republican | August 6, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | 1st | Elected to finish Condon's term. Lost re-election to Forand. |
| January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election to Forand. | |||
| Christopher Robinson | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 1st | Elected in 1859. Lost re-election to Sheffield. |
| Fernand St. Germain | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1989 | 1st | Elected in 1960. Lost re-election to Machtley. |
| Harry Sandager | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | 2nd | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election to Fogarty. |
| Claudine Schneider | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 | 2nd | Elected in 1980. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| William Paine Sheffield Sr. | Union | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 1st | Elected in 1861. Retired. |
| William P. Sheffield | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | 1st | Elected in 1908. Lost re-election to O'Shaunessy. |
| Henry J. Spooner | Republican | December 5, 1881 – March 3, 1891 | 1st | Elected to finish Aldrich's term. Lost re-election to Lapham. |
| William Sprague III | Whig | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | At-large | Elected in 1835. Retired. |
| Joseph Stanton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1807 | At-large | Elected in 1800. Retired. |
| Walter R. Stiness | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | 2nd | Elected in 1914. Retired. |
| Benjamin B. Thurston | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 2nd | Elected in 1847. Lost re-election to Dixon II. |
| March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1851. Switched parties. | |||
| Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 | Re-elected in 1855 as a Know Nothing candidate. Retired. | ||
| Robert Tiernan | Democratic | March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | 2nd | Elected to finish Fogarty's term. Lost renomination to Beard. |
| Joseph L. Tillinghast | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | At-large | Elected in 1837. Retired. |
| Thomas Tillinghast | Federalist | November 13, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | At-large | Elected to finish Potter's term. Lost re-election to J. Brown. |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | Elected in 1800. Lost re-election to Knight. | ||
| George H. Utter | Republican | March 4, 1911 – November 3, 1912 | 2nd | Elected in 1910. Died. |
| Robert Weygand | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 | 2nd | Elected in 1996. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Isaac Wilbour | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 | At-large | Elected in 1806. Lost re-election to Potter. |
See also
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- List of United States senators from Rhode Island
- United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
- Rhode Island's congressional districts