Sheldon Whitehouse
DU.S. Senator · Rhode Island · 110th-119th, 19 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Whitehouse, Sheldon a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Manhattan, N.Y., October 20, 1955; graduated Yale University 1978; J.D., University of Virginia 1982; director, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation 1992-1994; United States attorney 1994-1998; Rhode Island State attorney general 1999-2003; unsuccessful candidate for governor 2002; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2006 for the term commencing January 3, 2007; reelected in 2012, 2018, and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031; chair, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Eighteenth Congress).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
19
Bills introduced
91
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
394
Committees
13
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
96% — Voted in 838 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
4.3% — Voted against their own party majority 36 of 827 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
612 — Attracted 612 cosponsors across 91 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
75 — Attracted 75 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
394 — 394 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
114 — 114 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Committee Assignments
13 committees · 4 leadership roles
A continued assault on the Endangered Species Act – this time it’s the “Jobs Act”
Southern Fried Science · Oct 8, 2026
Senate Energy Panel Advances Bills in 20-Measure Markup
Legis1 · Oct 7, 2026
Hundreds of Organizations Oppose Endangered Species Attacks in Permitting Legislation
Headtopics · Oct 6, 2026
SCOTUS Ignored the Horrors of Lethal Injection. After Christa Pike, Will We Continue to Let Them?
Slate · Oct 3, 2026
The crude logic of Trump's America
Headtopics · Oct 3, 2026
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