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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.

Reposted bySenator Sheldon Whitehouse

NCPSSM@ncpssm.bsky.socialSep 9(source)

Senator Whitehouse tells it like it is. Fraud at the Social Security Administration is statistically rare. And undocumented workers DO NOT collect #SocialSecurity benefits. These are excuses to gut and privatize the agency that administers YOUR earned benefits! @propublica.org @whitehouse.senate.gov

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 10(source)

Just a vile thing to say.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

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Trump claims crime is down to "virtually nothing" in DC & adds the crimes that are happening are "much lesser things. Things that take place in the home they call crime. You know, they'll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight w/the wife they say 'this is a crime. See?'"

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 10(source)

Gee, I wonder why Trump’s so “soft”? (ahem, Trump/Russia, Trump/Russia, Trump/Russia)

POLITICO Pro: Trump 'relatively soft on Russia,' his former Cabinet secretary says

Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross suggests the president could be doing more to cut off Russia's energy revenue.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

I for damned sure want people to know how we got to this dangerous climate precipice, and who is to blame. I’m headed to the Senate floor to deliver my 301st Time to Wake Up speech.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

Industry covering up known risks of products and spreading misinformation. Climate denial fraudsters add political corruption to the game plan.

Opinion | The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

Much of what masquerades as adjudication is really judges auditioning for promotion. Auditioning has a long, sad history (see Kavanaugh) and is a plague on the law.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

I filed an ethics complaint about Emil Bove. The New York Bar referred that complaint to the MAGA DOJ, who, of course, did nothing with it. Well, Bove’s officially out of the DOJ now. And I still want answers.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

“Paying off” is definitely the operative phrase here. Corruption, plain and simple.

Oil Tycoons Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off.

The Trump administration has opened land to drilling and is moving to roll back environmental restrictions and hobble renewable energy. But crude prices have dropped.

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U.S. Senator Jack Reed@reed.senate.govSep 8(source)

Today is #988Day. I helped create the 988 Lifeline to ensure Americans in crisis can more easily access the lifesaving support they need. Grateful to the dedicated 988 staff who work tirelessly to help our neighbors in need.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

Big Surprise: DOGE-boys did not pursue reform or efficiency at Social Security, but instead cooked up fake fraud stories that support Republican efforts to undermine the program. We’ll see if they left ways for Big Tech to get data, if we pass my bill.

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Oversight Dems

@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social

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NEW PAGE FROM EPSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY BOOK: Epstein and a longtime Mar-a-Lago member joking about selling a "fully depreciated" woman to Donald Trump for $22,500.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

GHISLAINE MAXWELL: “I do not remember.”

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

@whitehouse.senate.gov

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"This is not me. This is a fake thing. It's a fake Wall Street Journal story."

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 9(source)

"This is not me. This is a fake thing. It's a fake Wall Street Journal story."

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 8(source)

Respectfully submitted.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 8(source)

Rupert Murdoch’s one-page answer to the Trump defamation complaint.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 8(source)

One man just de facto overruled a ninety-year precedent for Trump, and we’re supposed to think things are normal?

Chief justice allows Trump to fire a Democratic FTC commissioner for now

The ruling comes after an appeals court last week found that Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter could be reinstated to her job because the president had fired her “without cause.”

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Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.govSep 7(source)

Our tax code is rigged. It’s not fair that a billionaire can pay a lower tax rate than a public school teacher.

Graphic that reads:
The Tax Code is Rigged

Working families pay an effective tax rate that is 4x higher than the average billionaire’s.
The biggest source of income for the ultra-rich—the increase in value of investments they don’t sell—is never taxed at all.
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” made things even worse, giving trillions in tax breaks to corporations, billionaires, and millionaires.

It’s not fair that a billionaire can pay a lower tax rate than a public school teacher.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 8(source)

Note that RI/CT federal court complaint alleges UNDER OATH hundreds of millions in electricity SAVINGS from one wind farm. Tweets and press propaganda don’t meet that standard; let’s see what they say IN COURT. In the meantime, doubt the lies.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govSep 8(source)

If you don’t know how that works, check out my video explaining the trick. They don’t want you to see it because they want you to blame your utility. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN9O...

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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
2025-10-27	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (58-40)
2025-10-27	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-10-23	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-10-23	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (48-45)
2025-10-23	S. 3012 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-22	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-10-22	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-10-22	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-39)
2025-10-22	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-21	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (53-46)
2025-10-21	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-10-21	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-10-21	—	Confirm nominee	YES	NO	✕↔	Nomination Confirmed (66-32)
2025-10-20	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-43, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-16	H.R. 4016 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-16	—	End debate	YES	NO	✕↔	Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-34)
2025-10-16	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-15	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-14	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (49-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Bill Passed (77-20, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (10-88, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (46-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (51-46, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2296 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (14-83, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-10-09	H.J. Res. 106 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (50-46)
2025-10-09	H.J. Res. 106 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47)
2025-10-09	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09	S. 2882 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-08	H.J. Res. 105 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (50-45)
2025-10-08	S.J. Res. 83 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 83	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (48-51)
2025-10-08	S.J. Res. 71 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Joint Resolution Defeated (47-51)
2025-10-08	H.J. Res. 105 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47)
2025-10-08	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-47)
2025-10-08	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-08	S. 2882 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-08	H.J. Res. 104 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (52-47)
2025-10-07	H.J. Res. 104 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47)
2025-10-07	S. Res. 412 (119th)	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-10-06	S. Res. 412 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-10-06	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-42, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-06	S. 2882 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (45-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-03	H.R. 5371 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-03	S. 2882 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-03	S. Res. 412 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Resolution Agreed to (51-46)
2025-10-01	S. Res. 412 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)

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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