Rhode Island House of Representatives

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Rhode Island
House of Representatives
Coat of arms or logo
Seal of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 3, 2023
Leadership
Joe Shekarchi (D)
since January 5, 2021
Speaker pro tempore
Brian Kennedy (D)
since January 12, 2017
Majority Leader
Chris Blazejweski (D)
since January 5, 2021
Minority Leader
Michael Chippendale (R)
since June 23, 2022
Structure
Seats75
Political groups
Majority (65)
  •   Democratic (65)

Minority (10)

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle VI, Constitution of Rhode Island
SalaryRepresentative: $19,036/year
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 5, 2024
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Rhode Island State Capitol
Providence, Rhode Island
Website
Rhode Island House of Representatives

The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the upper house being the Rhode Island Senate. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two-year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have term limits. The House meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.[1]

  1. ^ "RI House of Representatives". Retrieved February 2, 2015.