Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Biography

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Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's Biography

Full Name:	Sheldon Whitehouse
Office:	U.S. Senate (RI) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected:	11/07/2006
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2018

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Sandra; 2 Children: Molly, Alexander
Birth Date:	10/20/1955
Birth Place:	New York, NY
Home City:	Newport, RI
Religion:	Episcopalian

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JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1982
BA, Architecture, Yale University, 1978

Senator, United States Senate, 2006-present
Attorney General, State of Rhode Island, 1998-2004
Candidate, Governor of Rhode Island, 2002

Budget, Member
Environment and Public Works, Member
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Member
Judiciary, Member
Special Committee on Aging, Member
Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, Member
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, Chair
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Member
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Member
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, Member

No caucus information on file.

United States Attorney, Rhode Island, 1994-1998
Director, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, 1992-1994
Director, Office of the Governor, Rhode Island, 1992
Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor, Rhode Island, 1991
Assistant to the Attorney General of Rhode Island, 1984-1990
Director, Business Regulation, State of Rhode Island
Policy Advisor, Governor, State of Rhode Island

Founder, Quality Institute, Rhode Island, 2006