| 释义 |
- Senate leadership Democratic Leadership Republican Leadership Committee Leadership
- Make-up of the Senate Members of the Rhode Island Senate Key Senate Staff
- Past composition of the Senate
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Coord|41.8310574|-71.4171443|display=title}}{{primary sources|date=February 2014}}{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2012}}{{Infobox legislature
| name = Rhode Island Senate
| legislature = Rhode Island General Assembly
| coa_pic = File:Rhode_Island_Senate_Logo.png
| session_room = RI State Senate chamber IMG 3031.JPG
| house_type = Upper House
| term_limits = None
| new_session = January 1, 2019
| leader1_type = President of the Senate
| leader1 = Dominick J. Ruggerio
| party1 = (D)
| election1 = March 23, 2017
| leader2_type = President pro Tempore
| leader2 = Harold Metts
| party2 = (D)
| election2 = January 3, 2017
| leader3_type = Majority Leader
| leader3 = Michael McCaffrey
| party3 = (D)
| election3 = March 23, 2017
| leader4_type = Minority Leader
| leader4 = Dennis Algiere
| party4 = (R)
| election4 = January 7, 1997
| leader5_type = Majority Whip
| leader5 = Maryellen Goodwin
| party5 = (D)
| election5 = January 6, 2009
| term_length = 2 years
| authority = Article VI, Constitution of Rhode Island
| salary = Senator: $15,958 per yearPresident: $31,917 per year
| members = 38
|structure1 = Rhode_Island_State_Senate_2019-2021.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| political_groups1 =Majority- {{legend|#0000FF|Democratic (33)}}
Minority- {{legend|#F8050D|Republican (5)}}
| last_election1 = November 6, 2018
(38 seats)
| next_election1 = November 3, 2020
(38 seats)
| 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 the majority of 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 leadershipThe 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. The current President of the Senate is Democrat Dominick J. Ruggerio of District 4 (Providence). The current Senate Majority Leader is Michael McCaffrey of District 4 (Providence). The Senate Minority Leader is Dennis Algiere of District 38 (Westerly, Charlestown). Democratic Leadership - Dominick J. Ruggerio (D) - President of the Senate
- Harold Metts (D) – President Pro Tempore
- Michael McCaffrey (D) – Majority Leader
- Maryellen Goodwin (D) – Majority Whip
- Ryan Pearson (D) – Senior Deputy Majority Leader
- Gayle Goldin (D) – Deputy Majority Whip
Republican Leadership - Dennis Algiere (R) – Minority Leader
- Elaine Morgan (R) - Minority Whip
- Thomas Paolino (R) - Deputy Minority Leader
Committee Leadership- William Conley, Jr. (D) – Committee on Finance
- Frank A. Ciccone (D) – Committee on Labor
- Frank Lombardi (D) – Committee on Rules, Ethics, and Government Oversight
- Walter Felag (D) – Committee on Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs
- Hanna Gallo (D) – Committee on Education
- Erin Lynch Prata (D) – Committee on the Judiciary
- Joshua Miller (D) – Committee on Health & Human Services
- V. Susan Sosnowski (D) – Committee on the Environment & Agriculture
- Frank Lombardo (D) – Committee on Housing & Municipal Government
- Roger Picard (D) – Committee on Commerce
Make-up of the Senate 2019-2021 Legislative Session | Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total |
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| | | | | Democratic | Republican | Ind | Vacant |
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| 2011-2012 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
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| | 2013-2014 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
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| | Begin 2015 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
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| 2015-2016 | 33 | 0 |
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| | Begin 2017 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
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| 2017-2019 | 32 | 1 |
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| | Begin 2019 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
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| Latest voting share | {{percentage|33|38|1 | 5|38|1 | |
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Members of the Rhode Island Senate| District | Senator | Party | Representing |
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| 1 | Maryellen Goodwin | Dem | Providence | | 2 | Ana Quezada | Dem | Providence | | 3 | Gayle Goldin | Dem | Providence | | 4 | Dominick J. Ruggerio | Dem | Providence | | 5 | Sam Bell | Dem | Providence | | 6 | Harold Metts | Dem | Providence | | 7 | Frank Ciccone | Dem | North Providence | | 8 | Sandra Cano | Dem | Pawtucket | | 9 | Adam Satchell | Dem | West Warwick | | 10 | Walter Felag | Dem | Tiverton & Warren | | 11 | James Seveney | Dem | Bristol & Portsmouth | | 12 | Louis DiPalma | Dem | Little Compton & Middletown | | 13 | Dawn Euer | Dem | Newport & Jamestown | | 14 | Valarie Lawson | Dem | East Providence & Pawtucket | | 15 | Donna Nesselbush | Dem | Pawtucket | | 16 | Elizabeth Crowley | Dem | Central Falls | | 17 | Thomas Paolino | Rep | Lincoln | | 18 | William Conley, Jr. | Dem | East Providence | | 19 | Ryan W. Pearson | Dem | Cumberland | | 20 | Roger Picard | Dem | Woonsocket | | 21 | Gordon Rogers | Rep | Coventry, Foster, Scituate, West Greenwich | | 22 | Stephen Archambault | Dem | Smithfield, Johnston, & North Providence | | 23 | Jessica de la Cruz | Rep | Burrillville, Glocester | | 24 | Melissa Murray | Dem | North Smithfield | | 25 | Frank Lombardo | Dem | Johnston | | 26 | Frank Lombardi | Dem | Cranston | | 27 | Hanna Gallo | Dem | Cranston | | 28 | Joshua Miller | Dem | Cranston | | 29 | Michael McCaffrey | Dem | Warwick | | 30 | Mark McKenney | Dem | Warwick | | 31 | Erin Lynch Prata | Dem | Warwick | | 32 | Cynthia Armour Coyne | Dem | Barrington | | 33 | Leonidas Raptakis | Dem | East Greenwich | | 34 | Elaine J. Morgan | Rep | Exeter, Hopkinton, Richmond, & West Greenwich | | 35 | Bridget Valverde | Dem | North Kingstown, Narragansett | | 36 | James Sheehan | Dem | Narragansett | | 37 | V. Susan Sosnowski | Dem | Block Island, South Kingstown | | 38 | Dennis Algiere | Rep | Westerly, Charlestown |
Key Senate Staff- Stephen S. Iannazzi - Chief of Staff to the President
- Kristen M. Silvia – Deputy Chief of Staff / Director of Legislation
- Kate Bramson – Director of Policy
- Richard Shahagian – Chief Legal Counsel
- Jacob Bissaillon – Special Assistant to the Majority Leader
- Patricia McNeilly – Chief of Staff to the Minority Leader
- Stephen Whitney – Senate Fiscal Advisor
- Greg Pare – Director of Communications
- John S. Baxter, Jr. – Director of Constituent Services
[1] Past composition of the Senate {{main|Political party strength in Rhode Island}} See also - Rhode Island State Capitol
- Rhode Island General Assembly
- Rhode Island House of Representatives
References1. ^RI Government Owners Manual
External links - Rhode Island District Maps
{{Rhode Island State Senators}}{{United States legislatures}}{{Rhode Island}}{{Authority control}} 2 : Rhode Island General Assembly|State upper houses in the United States |