Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in southern and western Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

. The district is currently represented by James Langevin

James Langevin

James R. Langevin is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life and education:Langevin was born in Providence, Rhode Island...

, who has represented the district since January 2001.

Cities and towns currently in the district

The district includes:

the following communities in Providence County
Providence County, Rhode Island
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 621,602 people, 239,936 households, and 152,839 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,504 people per square mile . There were 253,214 housing units at an average density of 613 per square mile...

:
- Cranston
  Cranston, Rhode Island
  Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...
  
  , Foster
  Foster, Rhode Island
  Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.- History :Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community...
  
  , Glocester
  Glocester, Rhode Island
  Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,746 as of the 2010 census. The villages of Chepachet and Harmony are in Glocester. Putnam Pike Glocester is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 9,746 as of the 2010...
  
  , Johnston
  Johnston, Rhode Island
  Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 28,769 at the 2010 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House a stone-ender museum and the only landfill in Rhode Island...
  
  , Providence
  Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
  
  (Precincts 2809-2812, 2840–2842, 2845–2846, 2851–2897, 8100-8102) and Scituate
  Scituate, Rhode Island
  Scituate is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,329 at the 2010 census.-History:Scituate was first settled in 1710 by emigrants from Scituate, Massachusetts...
  
  ,
all of Kent County
Kent County, Rhode Island
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 167,090 people, 67,320 households, and 44,969 families residing in the county. The population density was 982 people per square mile . There were 70,365 housing units at an average density of 414 per square mile...
all of Washington County
Washington County, Rhode Island
Washington County, commonly known colloquially as South County, is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Washington County borders Kent County to the north, New London County in Connecticut to the west, Suffolk County in New York to the southwest, the Atlantic...

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District organized from Rhode Island's At-large congressional district Rhode Island's At-large congressional district The Rhode Island At-large congressional district is currently obsolete, with representation divided into 2 districts.However, from 1790 to 1843, Rhode Island elected members to the United States House of Representatives at-large:... in 1843
Elisha R. Potter Elisha R. Potter Elisha Reynolds Potter was a statesman and jurist from Kingston, Rhode Island. He was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and served one term in the United States House of Representatives. His father, Elisha Reynolds Potter, also served in the US Congress. He was a member of the...	Law and Order Law and Order Party of Rhode Island The Law and Order Party of Rhode Island was a short-lived political party in the U.S. state of Rhode Island in the 1840s, brought into existence as a consequence of the Dorr Rebellion.-Elected office-holders:* Governor James Fenner...	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Kingston Kingston, Rhode Island Kingston is a village and a census-designated place in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the site of the main campus of the University of Rhode Island. Much of the village center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Kingston Village Historic...	lost election
Lemuel H. Arnold Lemuel H. Arnold Lemuel Hastings Arnold was the 12th Governor of the State of Rhode Island, as well as a U.S. Congressman.He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to Dr. Jonathan & Cynthia Arnold....	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Providence Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...	retired
Benjamin Babock Thurston Benjamin Babock Thurston Benjamin Babock Thurston was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, Thurston attended the common schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits...	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849		lost election
Nathan F. Dixon Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881) Nathan Fellows Dixon was a United States Representative from Rhode Island. He was the son of Nathan F. Dixon, and the father of Nathan F. Dixon, III....	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Benjamin Babock Thurston Benjamin Babock Thurston Benjamin Babock Thurston was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, Thurston attended the common schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits...	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
	Know-Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857		Retired
William Daniel Brayton William Daniel Brayton William Daniel Brayton was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Brayton attended Kent Academy in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Brayton spent two years in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island and then engaged in mercantile pursuits...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Warwick Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with a population of 82,672 at the 2010 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000...	Lost Re-election
George H. Browne George H. Browne George Huntington Browne was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Browne attended the public schools and was graduated from Brown University in 1840.He studied law....	Democratic/ Constitutional Union Constitutional Union Party (United States) The Constitutional Union Party was a political party in the United States created in 1860. It was made up of conservative former Whigs who wanted to avoid disunion over the slavery issue...	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863		Lost Re-election
Nathan F. Dixon Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881) Nathan Fellows Dixon was a United States Representative from Rhode Island. He was the son of Nathan F. Dixon, and the father of Nathan F. Dixon, III....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871		Lost Re-election
James M. Pendleton James M. Pendleton James Monroe Pendleton was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in North Stonington, Connecticut, Pendleton attended school in North Stonington and Suffield, Connecticut....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Westerly	Lost Re-election
Latimer Whipple Ballou Latimer Whipple Ballou Latimer Whipple Ballou was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Ballou attended the public schools and the local academies in his native town....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Woonsocket Woonsocket, Rhode Island Woonsocket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 41,186 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts border....	Retired
Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885	Central Falls Central Falls, Rhode Island Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 19,376 at the 2010 census. With an area of only , it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the thirty-second most densely populated incorporated place in the United...	Resigned to take US Senate seat from Rhode Island
Vacant		January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885
Nathan F. Dixon, III Nathan F. Dixon, III Nathan Fellows Dixon, III was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Westerly, he attended the common schools of Westerly and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885	Westerly
William Almy Pirce	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1885 – January 25, 1887		Seat declared vacant due to election irregularities
Vacant		January 25, 1887 – February 21, 1887
Charles H. Page Charles H. Page Charles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Page attended public schools. During the Civil War Page enlisted in the Union Army as a private at the age of nineteen in Company A, Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and was...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	February 21, 1887– March 3, 1887
Warren O. Arnold Warren O. Arnold Warren Otis Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Coventry, Rhode Island, Arnold attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Coventry from 1857 to 1864....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Charles H. Page Charles H. Page Charles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Page attended public schools. During the Civil War Page enlisted in the Union Army as a private at the age of nineteen in Company A, Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and was...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Vacant		March 4, 1893 – April 5, 1893		seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority vote
Charles H. Page Charles H. Page Charles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Page attended public schools. During the Civil War Page enlisted in the Union Army as a private at the age of nineteen in Company A, Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and was...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895		won special election
Warren O. Arnold Warren O. Arnold Warren Otis Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Coventry, Rhode Island, Arnold attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Coventry from 1857 to 1864....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Retired
Adin B. Capron Adin B. Capron Adin Ballou Capron was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.-Early life and military career:Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, Capron attended the Woonsocket High School and Westbrook Seminary, near Portland, Maine. He settled in Stillwater, Rhode Island, and engaged in milling and dealing in grain...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911	Stillwater Smithfield, Rhode Island Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the historic villages of Esmond, Georgiaville, Mountaindale, Hanton City, Stillwater and Greenville...	Retired
George H. Utter George H. Utter George Herbert Utter was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and the 49th Governor of Rhode Island.Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Utter moved with his parents to Westerly, Rhode Island in 1861. He attended the public schools of Westerly and Alfred Academy. He graduated from Amherst...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 3, 1911 -November 3, 1912	Westerly	Died
Vacant		November 3, 1912 – March 4, 1913
Peter G. Gerry Peter G. Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Newport Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...	Lost Re-election
Walter Russell Stiness Walter Russell Stiness Walter Russell Stiness was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Stiness attended the public schools and was a student at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1873 and 1874....	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923		Retired
Richard S. Aldrich Richard S. Aldrich Richard Steere Aldrich was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, son of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich.Aldrich was born in Washington, D.C. where his father was serving in Congress. Aldrich was a descendant of John Steere, one of the earliest settlers in Providence...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1923, - March 3, 1933	Providence Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...	Retired
John Matthew O'Connell John Matthew O'Connell John Matthew O'Connell was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, O'Connell attended the public schools.He taught in the local schools 1892-1902....	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Westerly	Retired
Harry Sandager Harry Sandager Harry Sandager was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Sandager attended the public schools at Cranston, Rhode Island, and graduated from Georgetown University....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	Cranston Cranston, Rhode Island Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...	Lost Re-election
John E. Fogarty John E. Fogarty John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years.Congressman John E. Fogarty was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940 and served until his death on January 10, 1967 as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth consecutive term...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1941 – January 10, 1967		Died
Vacant		January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967
Robert Tiernan Robert Tiernan Robert Owens Tiernan was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Tiernan attended La Salle Academy.He earned his A.B. from Providence College in 1953 and hisJ.D...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975		Lost Re-election
Edward Beard Edward Beard Edward Peter Beard was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Beard attended Assumption Elementary School and Hope High School, Providence, where he completed high school as well as a college-level course in agriculture. He worked as a painter. He served in the...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	Providence Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...	Lost Re-election
Claudine Schneider Claudine Schneider Claudine Schneider is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. She was the first and to date only woman elected to Congress from Rhode Island....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991		Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island
Jack Reed	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997		Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island
Robert Weygand Robert Weygand Robert A. "Bob" Weygand was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997–2001. He was a Democrat from Rhode Island....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001		Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island
James Langevin James Langevin James R. Langevin is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life and education:Langevin was born in Providence, Rhode Island...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 2001 – Present		Incumbent

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