Sheldon Whitehouse

DemocratRI · Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse

DemocratRI · Senator

Voting Ideologyⓘ

Liberal

Conservative

Liberal (-0.349)

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.

Years in Office

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

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+17.9 vs avg

Avg: 18.1

Committee Assignments

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Border Security and Immigration SubcommitteeMember Budget CommitteeMember Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight SubcommitteeEx Officio Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee SubcommitteeEx Officio Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)Member Constitution SubcommitteeMember Environment and Public Works CommitteeRanking Member Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights SubcommitteeRanking Member Finance CommitteeMember Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water SubcommitteeEx Officio Health Care SubcommitteeMember Intellectual Property SubcommitteeMember International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness SubcommitteeMember Judiciary CommitteeMember Taxation and IRS Oversight SubcommitteeMember Transportation and Infrastructure SubcommitteeEx Officio United 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ⓘ

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%