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Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

DDemocratRI · Senator
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Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

DemocratRI · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.349)
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Sheldon Whitehouse is a Democrat Senator from RI. He has served 19 years in Congress across 4 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 60.7% of the time.

19
Years in Office
4
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

60.7%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
125 votes against party
1.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
44
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Sheldon Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+14.6% vs avg
60.7%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-0.4% vs avg
1.9%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored+22.3 vs avg
44
Avg: 21.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Border Security and Immigration SubcommitteeMemberBudget CommitteeMemberChemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight SubcommitteeEx OfficioClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee SubcommitteeEx OfficioCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)MemberConstitution SubcommitteeMemberEnvironment and Public Works CommitteeRanking MemberFederal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights SubcommitteeRanking MemberFinance CommitteeMemberFisheries, Wildlife, and Water SubcommitteeEx OfficioHealth Care SubcommitteeMemberIntellectual Property SubcommitteeMemberInternational Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness SubcommitteeMemberJudiciary CommitteeMemberTaxation and IRS Oversight SubcommitteeMemberTransportation and Infrastructure SubcommitteeEx OfficioUnited States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlChair

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$1,148,675
Cash on Handⓘ
$365,144
Total Receiptsⓘ
$481,856
Disbursementsⓘ
$326,706
Individual Donors
$37,440
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2007–2031Senate · RI · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

RI · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

1,095,371
Population
$86,517
Median Income
40.4
Median Age
37.3%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 72.3%Black 5.8%Hispanic 17.1%Asian 3.5%