Across 7 Congresses, most in the
116th at 66.
In the 118th,
4 —
20 fewer than the median representative, who filed 24.
Of the 236, 5 became law.
Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every
member, never get a vote.
Bills introduced, against the typical representative112th to 118th
11112th Congresstypical member 15
20113th Congresstypical member 13
35114th Congresstypical member 15
55115th Congresstypical member 18
66116th Congresstypical member 21
45117th Congresstypical member 23
4118th Congresstypical member 24
median for the chamber, that Congress
Cosponsored
3,844
Signed on to someone else's bill
Recorded votes
6,849
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Their work
Drawn from the 236 bills this member
introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who
most often sign on.
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Biography
A Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Providence County, R. I. , July 15, 1961. Graduated from Narragansett High School, Narragansett, R. I. , 1979. B. A. , Brown University, Providence, R. I. , 1983. J. D. , Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. , 1986. Public defender, Washington, D. C. , 1986-1987. Lawyer, private practice. Lawyer, public advocate. Faculty, Roger Williams Law School, Bristol, R. I. Unsuccessful nominee to the Rhode Island state senate in 1992. Member of the Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1995-2003. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Mayor of Providence R. I. , 2003-2011. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on May 31, 2023 (January 3, 2011-May 31, 2023). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2021 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States. Nonprofit executive.
Votes
How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest
first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture.
Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.
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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term.
Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress
onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member
who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none.
Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they
are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than
reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers
also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here.
Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left,
because the ones on file were theirs while serving.
Records come from
Congress.gov and the
Biographical Directory of Congress.
