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Upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly

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Rhode Island Senate
Seal of the Rhode Island Senate
Type
Type	Upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 3, 2023
Leadership
President	Dominick J. Ruggerio (D) since March 23, 2017
President pro tempore	Hanna M. Gallo (D) since January 5, 2021
Majority Leader	Ryan W. Pearson (D) since January 3, 2023
Minority Leader	Jessica de la Cruz (R) since August 2, 2022
Structure
Seats	38

Political groups	Majority (33) Democratic (33) Minority (5) Republican (5)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article VI, Constitution of Rhode Island
Salary	$19,036/year
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	November 8, 2022 (38 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (38 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

Senate Chamber Rhode Island State Capitol Providence, Rhode Island
Website
Rhode Island Senate

The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the lower house being the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year cycle, rather than the normal four-year term as in most states. There is no limit to the number of terms that a Senator may serve. The Rhode Island Senate meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to executive departments, commissions and boards and Justices to the Rhode Island Judiciary.

Senate leadership

The President of the Senate presides over the body, appointing members to all of the Senate's committees and joint committees, and may create other committees and subcommittees if desired. Unlike most other states, the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island does not preside over the Senate, and is instead active in other areas such as state commissions on health and businesses. In the Senate President's absence, the President Pro Tempore presides.

Democratic Leadership

Dominick J. Ruggerio (D) - President of the Senate
Ryan W. Pearson (D) – Majority Leader
Valarie Lawson (D) – Majority Whip
Hanna Gallo (D) – President Pro Tempore

Republican Leadership

Jessica de la Cruz (R) – Minority Leader
Gordon Rogers (R) – Minority Whip

Committee leadership

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair	Secretary
Commerce	V. Susan Sosnowski (D)	Roger Picard (D)	Tiara Mack (D)
Education	Sandra Cano (D)	Hanna Gallo (D)	Ana Quezada (D)
Environment and Agriculture	Alana DiMario (D)	Matthew LaMountain (D)	David Tikoian (D)
Finance	Louis DiPalma (D)	Melissa Murray (D)	Walter Felag (D)
Health and Human Services	Joshua Miller (D)	Bridget Valverde (D)	Pamela J. Lauria (D)
Housing and Municipal Government	Roger Picard (D)	Meghan Kallman (D)	Gordon Rogers (R)
Judiciary	Dawn Euer (D)	Frank Lombardi (D)	Leonidas Raptakis (D)
Labor	Frank Ciccone (D)	Frank Lombardi (D)	John Burke (D)
Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight	Mark McKenney (D)	Valarie Lawson (D)	Samuel Zurier (D)
Special Legislation and Veterans' Affairs	Walter Felag (D)	Leonidas Raptakis (D)	Valarie Lawson (D)

Make-up of the Senate

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2023)

2019-2021 Legislative Session

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Republican	Ind		Vacant
2011-2012	29	8	1	38	0

2013-2014	32	5	1	38	0

Begin 2015	32	5	1	38	0
2015-2016	33	5	0	38	0

Begin 2017	33	5	0	38	0
2017-2019	32	5	0	38	1

Begin 2019	33	5	0	38	0

Begin 2023	33	5	0	38	0
Latest voting share	86.8%	13.2%

Members of the Rhode Island Senate

District	Senator	Party	Representing
1	Jake Bissaillon	Dem	Providence
2	Ana Quezada	Dem	Providence
3	Sam Zurier	Dem	Providence
4	Dominick J. Ruggerio	Dem	Providence
5	Sam Bell	Dem	Providence
6	Tiara Mack	Dem	Providence
7	Frank Ciccone	Dem	Providence, North Providence
8	Sandra Cano	Dem	Pawtucket
9	John Burke	Dem	West Warwick
10	Walter Felag	Dem	Tiverton, Warren
11	Linda Ujifusa	Dem	Bristol, Portsmouth
12	Louis DiPalma	Dem	Little Compton, Middletown
13	Dawn Euer	Dem	Newport, Jamestown
14	Valarie Lawson	Dem	East Providence
15	Meghan Kallman	Dem	Pawtucket
16	Jonathon Acosta	Dem	Central Falls, Pawtucket
17	Thomas Paolino	Rep	Lincoln
18	Robert Britto	Dem	East Providence, Pawtucket
19	Ryan W. Pearson	Dem	Cumberland
20	Roger Picard	Dem	Woonsocket, Cumberland
21	Gordon Rogers	Rep	Coventry, Foster, Scituate, West Greenwich
22	David Tikoian	Dem	Smithfield, Lincoln, North Providence
23	Jessica de la Cruz	Rep	Burrillville, Glocester
24	Melissa Murray	Dem	North Smithfield, Woonsocket
25	Vacant		Johnston
26	Frank Lombardi	Dem	Cranston
27	Hanna Gallo	Dem	Cranston
28	Joshua Miller	Dem	Cranston
29	Anthony DeLuca II	Rep	Warwick
30	Mark McKenney	Dem	Warwick
31	Matthew LaMountain	Dem	Warwick
32	Pamela J. Lauria	Dem	Barrington, Bristol, East Providence
33	Leonidas Raptakis	Dem	Coventry, East Greenwich, West Greenwich
34	Elaine J. Morgan	Rep	Exeter, Hopkinton, Richmond, West Greenwich
35	Bridget Valverde	Dem	East Greenwich, North Kingstown, Narragansett, South Kingstown
36	Alana DiMario	Dem	Narragansett
37	V. Susan Sosnowski	Dem	New Shoreham, South Kingstown
38	Victoria Gu	Dem	Westerly, Charlestown, South Kingstown

Past composition of the Senate

Main article: Political party strength in Rhode Island

References

Democrat Frank Lombardo died on February 21, 2024.

External links

Downloadable Rhode Island District Maps

v t e Members of the Rhode Island Senate
President of Senate Dominick Ruggerio (D) President pro tempore Hanna Gallo (D) Majority Leader Ryan Pearson (D) Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz (R)
▌Jake Bissaillon (D) ▌Ana Quezada (D) ▌Sam Zurier (D) ▌Dominick Ruggerio (D) ▌Sam Bell (D) ▌Tiara Mack (D) ▌Frank Ciccone (D) ▌Vacant ▌John Burke (D) ▌Walter Felag (D) ▌Linda Ujifusa (D) ▌Louis DiPalma (D) ▌Dawn Euer (D) ▌Valarie Lawson (D) ▌Meghan Kallman (D) ▌Jonathon Acosta (D) ▌Thomas Paolino (R) ▌Robert Britto (D) ▌Ryan Pearson (D) ▌Roger Picard (D) ▌Gordon Rogers (R) ▌David Tikoian (D) ▌Jessica de la Cruz (R) ▌Melissa Murray (D) ▌Vacant ▌Frank Lombardi (D) ▌Hanna Gallo (D) ▌Joshua Miller (D) ▌Anthony DeLuca II (R) ▌Mark McKenney (D) ▌Matthew LaMountain (D) ▌Pamela Lauria (D) ▌Lou Raptakis (D) ▌Elaine Morgan (R) ▌Bridget Valverde (D) ▌Alana DiMario (D) ▌Sue Sosnowski (D) ▌Victoria Gu (D)
▌Democratic (31) ▌Republican (5) ▌Vacant (2) Rhode Island General Assembly Rhode Island House of Representatives Rhode Island Senate

Members of the Rhode Island Senate

President of Senate: Dominick Ruggerio (D)
President pro tempore: Hanna Gallo (D)
Majority Leader: Ryan Pearson (D)
Minority Leader: Jessica de la Cruz (R)

▌Jake Bissaillon (D)
▌Ana Quezada (D)
▌Sam Zurier (D)
▌Dominick Ruggerio (D)
▌Sam Bell (D)
▌Tiara Mack (D)
▌Frank Ciccone (D)
▌Vacant
▌John Burke (D)
▌Walter Felag (D)
▌Linda Ujifusa (D)
▌Louis DiPalma (D)
▌Dawn Euer (D)
▌Valarie Lawson (D)
▌Meghan Kallman (D)
▌Jonathon Acosta (D)
▌Thomas Paolino (R)
▌Robert Britto (D)
▌Ryan Pearson (D)
▌Roger Picard (D)
▌Gordon Rogers (R)
▌David Tikoian (D)
▌Jessica de la Cruz (R)
▌Melissa Murray (D)
▌Vacant
▌Frank Lombardi (D)
▌Hanna Gallo (D)
▌Joshua Miller (D)
▌Anthony DeLuca II (R)
▌Mark McKenney (D)
▌Matthew LaMountain (D)
▌Pamela Lauria (D)
▌Lou Raptakis (D)
▌Elaine Morgan (R)
▌Bridget Valverde (D)
▌Alana DiMario (D)
▌Sue Sosnowski (D)
▌Victoria Gu (D)

▌Democratic (31)
▌Republican (5)
▌Vacant (2)

Rhode Island General Assembly
- Rhode Island House of Representatives
- Rhode Island Senate

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