Official portrait of Sheldon Whitehouse
U.S. Senate

Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. Senator from Rhode Island

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 4, 2007
Current term ends
January 3, 2031
Next election
November 2030
2026 election

This seat is next on the ballot in November 2030.

Committee assignments6
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksRanking Member
    • Transportation and InfrastructureEx Officio
    • Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory OversightEx Officio
    • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyEx Officio
    • Fisheries, Water, and WildlifeEx Officio
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlChairman
  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • Senate Committee on Finance
    • Health Care
    • Taxation and IRS Oversight
    • International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
  • Senate Committee on the Budget
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    • Border Security and Immigration
    • the Constitution
    • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal RightsRanking Member
    • Intellectual Property
Contact
Washington office
530 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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