Sheldon Whitehouse
Details
- Party Affiliation
- Democratic
- In Office Since
- Jan 1, 2007
- Organization
- United States Federal Government
Federal Roster & Campaign Finance
- Bioguide ID
- W000802
- Chamber
- US Senate
- State
- RI
- Total Receipts (2026)
- $500,288
- Total Disbursements
- $705,797
- Cash on Hand
- $1,059,879
- Coverage End Date
- Jun 30, 2026
Meetings
No relevant meetings found.
Election History
No election history found.
Recent Bills Sponsored
No bills sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse are on file.
Recent Votes
| Bill | Chamber | Roll call | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop Insider Trading Act | house | — | Nay |
| Ratepayer Protection Act | house | — | Nay |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Nay |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Yea |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Yea |
Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.
Biography
Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1998, and as the 71st attorney general of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003. He was elected to the Senate in 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Lincoln Chafee. He was reelected in 2012, 2018, and 2024. A political progressive and climate hawk, Whitehouse became chair of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget in 2023. He has given hundreds of Senate floor speeches about climate change and asserted that politically conservative "dark money" groups are conducting a campaign to take control of the U.S. government, specifically the Supreme Court of the United States, to prevent climate action, among other reasons.
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