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Sheldon Whitehouse
U.S. Senator (Class 1), RI
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), RI current
Rhode Island |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Rhode Island current
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2007 | Dec 31, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Rhode Island
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), RI
Rhode Island |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), RI
Rhode Island |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Rhode Island
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Rhode Island
United States |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 3, 2013 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), RI
Rhode Island |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2007 | Jan 3, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and Infrastructure — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and Immigration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Intellectual Property unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the Constitution unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.341, social dim. -0.129. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation: James D. Maxwell II, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: James D. Maxwell II to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William J. Crain, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William J. Crain to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Robert P. Chamberlin, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert P. Chamberlain to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi | Nay | Dec 8, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Not voting | Dec 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SRES 520 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. | Nay | Dec 4, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 131 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Dec 4, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Susan Courtwright Rodriguez to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 91 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Dec 3, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Matthew E. Orso, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew E. Orso to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Lindsey Ann Freeman, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lindsey Ann Freeman to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Yea | Dec 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David A. Bragdon, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Nay | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David A. Bragdon to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina | Nay | Dec 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 130 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Nay | Nov 20, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 76 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Yea | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 89 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yea | Nov 19, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ho Nieh to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Yea | Nov 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Nay | Nov 10, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Nay | Nov 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Collins Amdt. No. 3937 | Nay | Nov 10, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,017 recorded contributions totalling $4,645,791. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 684 of 1017 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 561 | $1,684,024 | 36% |
| Party | 21 | $1,368,500 | 29% |
| Corporate PAC | 84 | $460,308 | 10% |
| Super PAC | 18 | $165,129 | 4% |
| Unclassified | 333 | $967,830 | 21% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $196,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Sep 22, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $148,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Dec 6, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $100,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $100,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Aug 3, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $96,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 6, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $89,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 22, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $80,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $73,500 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Aug 21, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $68,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $65,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $45,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 6, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $45,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Jun 23, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $45,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Jun 8, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $42,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $39,000 | WHITEHOUSE VICTORY FUND 2024 | WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE | Party | May 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)
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S 4819
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an EMS and First Responder Wellness Grant Program, and for other purposes.
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S 567
US · Jun 15, 2026
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
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SRES 759
US · Jun 8, 2026
A resolution recognizing World Oceans Day and celebrating the maritime heritage, ocean leadership, fisheries stewardship, and coastal communities of the United…
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SJRES 188
US · Jun 3, 2026
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental…
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S 4571
US · May 19, 2026
Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026
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SJRES 155
US · May 13, 2026
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer…
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