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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

D · Democrat · U.S. Senator, Rhode Island1

In Congress
Since 2007 · 19 years
 Next election
Nov 5, 2030
 Committee leadership (+1 more)
Ranking Member, Environment and Public Works
Chairman, United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

CommitteesCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Ranking Member, Environment and Public Works; Finance; Budget +2 more2

Participation3

96 / 100

Chamber median 98
879 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

95 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 809 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

10 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 858 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.34

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Whitehouse votes with the party on each issue.

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Votes most like5

D Richard Blumenthal CT 95% of 849
D Tammy Duckworth IL 94% of 799
D Patty Murray WA 94% of 811

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 5, 2030 · Seat next on the ballot in 20301

Data as of Oct 4, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/member/sheldon-whitehouse

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. www.congress.gov/member/W000802
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-10-04. voteview.com/person/40704
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/40704
  5. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data

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