DemocratIn office since Jan 2007

Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. Senator from Rhode Island since 2007. Ran in 4 elections between 2006 and 2024, winning 4. Next on the ballot in 2030.

U.S. Senator from Rhode IslandBorn 1955

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 19 yrs; Since 2007
Bills became law: 0; 103 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 3.9%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +20.0; Won 2024
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Ranking MemberChemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight · Ex OfficioClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety · Ex OfficioFisheries, Water, and Wildlife · Ex OfficioTransportation and Infrastructure · Ex Officio
Senate Committee on FinanceHealth CareInternational Trade, Customs, and Global CompetitivenessTaxation and IRS Oversight
Senate Committee on the Budget
Senate Committee on the JudiciaryFederal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights · Ranking MemberBorder Security and ImmigrationIntellectual Propertythe Constitution
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control · Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 103 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Whitehouse sits in the U.S. Senate

Whitehouse is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Raphael G. Warnock, John Hickenlooper, Martin Heinrich

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Whitehouse’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills26%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Whitehouse’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Whitehouse	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 49–45

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Whitehouse was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026202820302032U.S. Senate, Rhode Island

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2024	U.S. Senate, Rhode Island	Won	D+20.0	D+14.2	+5.8
2018	U.S. Senate, Rhode Island	Won	D+23.1	D+16.6	+6.5
2012	U.S. Senate, Rhode Island	Won	D+29.8	D+28.0	+1.8
2006	U.S. Senate, Rhode Island	Won	D+7.0	D+21.2	−14.2