Sheldon Whitehouse

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Categories: 110th Congress | Rhode Island Democrats

Sheldon Whitehouse
U.S. Junior Senator, Rhode Island

Party	Democratic
Assumed office (class 1) January 3, 2007 Serving with Jack Reed
Preceded by	Lincoln Chafee
Committees	Budget Intelligence Aging Environment and Public Works Judiciary
Born	October 20, 1955
Spouse	Sandra Whitehouse
Religion	Episcopalian

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Sheldon Whitehouse(D) is the Junior Senator from Rhode Island. He won his first election to the Senate by defeating Republican incumbent Lincoln Chaffee in 2006.

1 Background
2 Committees
3 Contact Information
4 GovTrack link
5 External Links
6 Related areas

Background

Whitehouse had previously served as Rhode Island's Attorney General, and was a U.S. Attorney. President Bill Clinton appointed Whitehouse to serve as United States attorney for Rhode Island in 1994. Whitehouse held the position for four years, and was the first prosecutor to convict a member of organized crime under Clinton's "three strikes law" for organized crime. [1]

Whitehouse has received notice from journalist Michael McGoouh of the Los Angeles Times for his careful questioning and thoughtful statements, understanding that the less said, the more effective his efforts may be. [2]

He and his wife Sandra, a marine biologist, have two children.

Committees

Senate Committee on the Budget
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Senate Committee on Aging
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight and Children's Health Protection
- Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security and Water Quality
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
- Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law

Contact Information

GovTrack link

GovTrack: Sheldon Whitehouse

External Links

Whitehouse for Senate - campaign website.

Related areas

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Rhode Island

President: 2004, 2008

Congress: RI-Sen, RI-01, RI-02

State: RI-Gov, Rhode Island Senate, Rhode Island House, Rhode Island elections, 2008, Rhode Island election results

Counties Without Government Structure: Bristol County, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington

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