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Seat

U.S. Senator from Rhode Island

Born

October 20, 1955

Age 70

Phone

(202) 224-2921

Office

530 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20510

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Rhode Island

Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse is an American politician and lawyer 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.

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Voting Record — 789

Yes31%

No65%

Present0%

Not Voting4%

Party align95%

Cross-party5%

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Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. SenatorDemocratRhode Island

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Sheldon's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 88 sponsored · 218 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

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Senator Tammy Baldwin@baldwin.senate.govOct 15(source)

Republicans don’t have a strategy to reopen the government, and it shows. On Day #15 of Donald Trump’s shutdown, I am STILL waiting for Republicans to get their act together and help us lower Americans' health care costs.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 15(source)

Here’s how/why Republicans jack up your electric rates: stall/kill clean energy projects, so expensive fossil fuel plants have to come online to pick up slack. Polluting plants, otherwise idle, now get paid; your money goes to corrupt payday for big Trump donors.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 15(source)

I don’t agree with Bondi and Blanche on much, but I definitely agree with their “mutual disdain for the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, whom they view as a lightweight more interested in social media than doing his job.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...

Part Enabler, Part Buffer: The Bind of the Justice Dept.’s No. 2

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 15(source)

Republicans more and more admit they need to extend Affordable Care credits, but disagree on WHEN to start negotiating. Seriously, they're shutting down the government over WHEN to negotiate healthcare? Why not now?

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 15(source)

If you want to see who is serious about ending the Republican shutdown, look at who's showing up and who's skedaddled. House Republicans have run away, hiding from Epstein and healthcare votes.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 15(source)

Nice to see new wind and solar outpacing energy demand growth globally. Of course corrupt Trump administration wants to hurt U.S. competition in this growing global space, for fossil fuel donors.

Bar chart titled, “Growth in solar and wind generation outpaced the rice in global electricity demand in H1-2025.

Data shows that wind and solar met 109% of the demand change in H1-2025.

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎@lcv.orgOct 14(source)

North Carolinians know firsthand the devastating impact of climate-fueled extreme weather. Thank you @whitehouse.senate.gov & @ross.house.gov for leading a roundtable with @nclcv.bsky.social & EJ partners to expose how the climate crisis makes homeowners' insurance less affordable & accessible 👇

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Across North Carolina, climate risk is making homeowners’ insurance more expensive and harder to find. @whitehouse.senate.gov and @ross.house.gov host a roundtable to hear from local policymakers, state officials, researchers, insurers, and community leaders.

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Representative Deborah Ross@ross.house.govOct 14(source)

Climate change isn't just about melting icebergs. It's also about higher costs for homeowners' insurance. Renters and homeowners from Rhode Island to North Carolina and beyond know this. Thanks to @whitehouse.senate.gov for visiting NC to talk about the cost of climate change.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 14(source)

Yet more evidence that Republicans won’t hear, because it requires them to take seriously the pollution effects caused by their fossil fuel funders. 💰💰💰

E&E News: Ex-Fed official: ‘Climate-related shocks’ ahead for US economy

Despite those risks, banks and investors have yet to properly map out how climate-related losses will be distributed, the former official said.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 14(source)

51% say “worse off” under Trump/ 17% “better off.” That’s before Republican health care cuts drive up costs more.

"A bar chart by YouGov and published by CBS News Poll asks individuals about the financial impact of Trump’s policies on their lives. Fifty-one percent of respondents say they are “worse off,” thirty-two percent say they are “the same,” and seventeen percent say they are “better off.” Fifty-one percent and seventeen percent are circled in red and blue pen.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 14(source)

In ordinary times, Americans go about their daily lives without much worry about who is running the Office of Management and Budget, a powerful, low-profile agency tasked with executing the federal budget. These are not ordinary times. @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/russell-vo...

Russell Vought is the tool of a dangerous elite

He wields his budget hammer not in service to the people or the Constitution, but for the billionaire class.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 14(source)

Let’s be clear: the Republican shutdown continues because the Republican Speaker dares not bring back the House to face an Epstein vote they would lose and a divided caucus with vulnerables who want to extend Affordable Care credits and MAGAloons who won’t.

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Senate EPW Democrats@epw.senate.govOct 10(source)

Because of Trump’s Big Crypto donors, the data center bomb is falling on families who are suddenly watching their electric bills skyrocket.

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Senate EPW Democrats@epw.senate.govOct 14(source)

Rep. Ross and Sen. Whitehouse Roundtable

YouTube video by NC League of Conservation Voters

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 14(source)

I lay it all out on the Senate Floor:

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 14(source)

Trump is purposely driving up your electric bills to cater to his big crypto, AI, and fossil fuel donors — money from your pockets to theirs. He’s also driving up your homeowners insurance, hurting property values.

Opinion | This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 14(source)

How much damage can one administration do to the credibility of our courts and the Department of Justice? Former AG @ericholder.bsky.social weighs in on a new episode of Making the Case. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. ⬇️

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govOct 12(source)

Add to this the Court’s usurpation of trial judges’ fact-finding function, often getting facts way wrong, in ways that get the Court to desired outcomes. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Sponsored Bills(88)

S. 4571 (119th)
A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a tropospheric ozone rese…
S. 4404 (119th)
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require Congress to approve of the application of certa…
S.J. Res. 188 (119th)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Unite…
S.J. Res. 187 (119th)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Unite…
S. 4346 (119th)
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to make the filing of a petition for relief un…

Cosponsored Bills(218)

S. Res. 750 (119th)
A resolution recognizing "National Public Works Week" and the contributions of public works …
Joined: 2026-05-21
S. Res. 751 (119th)
A resolution designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".
Joined: 2026-05-21
S. 4588 (119th)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax for the repurch…
Joined: 2026-05-20
S. 4572 (119th)
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory ar…
Joined: 2026-05-19
S. 4551 (119th)
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold…
Joined: 2026-05-18

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Voting History

789 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-06-04	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-37)
2025-06-04	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-06-03	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (72-26)
2025-06-03	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-28)
2025-06-03	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (59-36)
2025-06-03	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-37)
2025-06-03	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-06-02	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-05-22	H.J. Res. 89 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (49-46)
2025-05-22	H.J. Res. 89 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-22	H.J. Res. 87 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (51-45)
2025-05-22	H.J. Res. 87 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-22	H.J. Res. 88 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (51-44)
2025-05-21	H.J. Res. 88 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-21	S.J. Res. 55 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (51-46)
2025-05-21	S.J. Res. 55 (119th)	Point of Order S.J.Res. 55	NO	NO	✓	Point of Order Sustained (51-46)
2025-05-21	S.J. Res. 55 (119th)	Point of Order S.J.Res. 55	NO	NO	✓	Point of Order Sustained (51-46)
2025-05-21	S.J. Res. 55 (119th)	Motion to Adjourn S.J.Res. 55	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Adjourn Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21	—	Motion (Motion to Recess for Ten Minutes)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (45-52)
2025-05-21	—	Motion (Motion to Recess for Fifteen Minutes)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21	—	Motion (Motion to Recess for Thirty Minutes)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21	—	Motion (Motion to Recess for 60 Minutes)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (45-51)
2025-05-21	—	Motion (Motion to Recess for Ninety Minutes)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (46-51)
2025-05-21	S.J. Res. 55 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (51-46)
2025-05-21	S.J. Res. 55 (119th)	Kill the motion	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Table Failed (46-52)
2025-05-21	S.J. Res. 55 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46)
2025-05-21	S. 1582 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (69-31)
2025-05-19	S. 1582 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (66-32, 3/5 majority required)
2025-05-19	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-05-19	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-05-15	S. Res. 195 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.Res. 195	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (45-50)
2025-05-15	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-05-14	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-05-14	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-05-14	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-05-14	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (54-43)
2025-05-14	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)
2025-05-14	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-05-14	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-05-14	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (54-40)
2025-05-13	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-41)
2025-05-13	—	Confirm nominee	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Nomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-05-13	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-05-13	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-05-13	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-05-13	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-05-12	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-05-12	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-05-12	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-05-08	S. 1582 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-49, 3/5 majority required)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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