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Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator from Rhode Island

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of Birth: October 20, 1955
  • Party: Democratic
  • Birth State: New York
  • School: Yale University (B.A.); University of Virginia (J.D.)
  • Term:2007–present
  • Next election: 2030

Committee Membership:

  • Committee on the Budget
  • Committee on Environment and Public Works (Ranking member)
  • Committee on Finance
  • Committee on the Judiciary
  • Chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Chair)

Career Track:

  • Rhode Island assistant attorney general
  • Counsel to the governor of Rhode Island
  • U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island (1993–1998)
  • Rhode Island Attorney General (1999–2003)
  • U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (2007–Present)