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. It is composed of 75 Representatives from an equal amount of constituencies, each of whom is elected to a two year term. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have term limits. The House meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence

Leadership of the House

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.

The current Speaker of the House is Democrat William J. Murphy of District 26 (Warwick, West Warwick, Coventry). The Majority Leader is Gordon D. Fox of District 4 (Providence). The Republican Minority Leader is Robert A. Watson of District 30 (West Greenwich, East Greenwich).

Composition of the House of Representatives

2009-2010 make-up of the House of Representatives

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	62	13	75	0
Begin	69	6	75	0
August 10, 2009	68		74	1
October 1, 2009	67		73	2
November 10, 2009	68		74	1
Latest voting share	91.9%	8.1%

Current Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

This list is of the 2009/2010 Sessions. The 2009 session brought 16 new freshmen to the house chamber, which included downsizing the RI GOP Representatives by 7, leaving it with a mere 6 Representatives. On August 10, 2009 Representative Thomas C. Slater of the 10th District, passed away after a long battle with cancer. On October 1, 2009 Representative Elizabeth Dennigan of the 62nd District, resigned from the House to focus on running for Congress in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District. Both seats will be filled prior to the General Assembly's reconvening in January 2010.

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	John J. McCauley	Democratic	Providence
2	David Segal	Democratic	East Providence
3	Edith H. Ajello	Democratic	Providence
4	Gordon D. Fox, Majority Leader	Democratic	Providence
5	John J. DeSimone	Democratic	Providence
6	Peter N. Wasylyk	Democratic	Providence
7	Joanne M. Giannini	Democratic	Providence
8	Steven M. Constantino	Democratic	Providence
9	Anastasia Williams	Democratic	Providence
10	Scott Slater	Democratic	Providence
11	Grace Diaz	Democratic	Providence
12	Joseph S. Almeida	Democratic	Providence
13	John M. Carnevale	Democratic	Providence
14	Charlene Lima	Democratic	Cranston
15	Nicholas A. Mattiello	Democratic	Cranston
16	Peter G. Palumbo	Democratic	Cranston
17	Robert B. Jacquard	Democratic	Cranston
18	Arthur Handy	Democratic	Cranston
19	Joseph M. McNamara	Democratic	Warwick
20	Al Gemma	Democratic	Warwick
21	Eileen S. Naughton	Democratic	Warwick
22	Frank Ferri	Democratic	Warwick
23	Robert E. Flaherty	Democratic	Warwick
24	Joseph A. Trillo, Deputy Minority Leader	Republican	Warwick
25	Timothy A. Williamson	Democratic	West Warwick
26	William J. Murphy, Speaker	Democratic	Warwick
27	Patricia A. Serpa	Democratic	West Warwick
28	Scott J. Guthrie	Democratic	Coventry
29	Raymond J. Sullivan, Jr.	Democratic	Coventry
30	Robert A. Watson, Minority Leader	Republican	East Greenwich
31	Kenneth Carter	Democratic	North Kingstown
32	Laurence W. Ehrhardt	Republican	North Kingstown
33	Donald J. Lally, Jr.	Democratic	Narragansett
34	David Caprio	Democratic	Narragansett
35	Michael A. Rice	Democratic	South Kingstown
36	Donna M. Walsh	Democratic	South Kingstown
37	Samuel A. Azzinaro	Democratic	Westerly
38	Brian Patrick Kennedy	Democratic	Hopkinton
39	Rodney Driver	Democratic	Richmond
40	Scott M. Pollard	Democratic	Coventry
41	Michael J. Marcello	Democratic	Scituate
42	Stephen R. Ucci	Democratic	Johnston
43	Deborah A. Fellela	Democratic	Johnston
44	Peter J. Petrarca	Democratic	Lincoln
45	Rene R. Menard	Democratic	Lincoln
46	Mary Ann Shallcross Smith	Democratic	Lincoln
47	Edwin R. Pacheco	Democratic	Burrillville
48	Brian C. Newberry	Republican	North Smithfield
49	Lisa Baldelli-Hunt	Democratic	Woonsocket
50	Jon Brien	Democratic	Woonsocket
51	Christopher M. Fierro	Democratic	Woonsocket
52	Karen L. MacBeth	Democratic	Cumberland
53	Thomas Winfield	Democratic	Smithfield
54	Gregory J. Schadone	Democratic	North Providence
55	Arthur J. Corvese	Democratic	North Providence
56	Joseph L. Faria	Democratic	Central Falls
57	Kenneth A. Vaudreuil	Democratic	Cumberland
58	William San Bento, Jr.	Democratic	Pawtucket
59	J. Patrick O'Neill	Democratic	Pawtucket
60	Elaine A. Coderre	Democratic	Pawtucket
61	Peter F. Kilmartin, Majority Whip	Democratic	Pawtucket
62	Vacant		East Providence
63	Roberto DaSilva	Democratic	East Providence
64	Helio Melo	Democratic	East Providence
65	John A. Savage	Republican	East Providence
66	Joy Hearn	Democratic	Barrington
67	Jan Malik	Democratic	Warren
68	Douglas W. Gablinkse	Democratic	Bristol
69	Raymond E. Gallison, Jr.	Democratic	Bristol
70	John G. Edwards	Democratic	Tiverton
71	John J. Loughlin, Jr.	Republican	Tiverton
72	Amy G. Rice	Democratic	Portsmouth
73	J. Russell Jackson	Democratic	Newport
74	Deborah L. Ruggiero	Democratic	Jamestown
75	Peter F. Martin	Democratic	Newport

See also

• Rhode Island State Capitol
• Rhode Island General Assembly
• Rhode Island Senate

References

1. Democrat Thomas C. Slater (D-10) died
2. Democrat Elizabeth Denigan (D-62) resigned
3. Democrat Scott Slater (D-10) won special election

External links

• Rhode Island House of Representatives official government website
• Map of Rhode Island State House Districts
• State House of Rhode Island at Project Vote Smart