This article is about the U.S. senator. For his grandfather, the U.S. diplomat, see Edwin Sheldon Whitehouse.
Sheldon Whitehouse
Official portrait, 2019
United States Senator from Rhode Island
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2007
Serving with Jack Reed
Preceded by
Lincoln Chafee
Chair of the Senate Budget Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Bernie Sanders
Chair of the Senate Narcotics Caucus
Incumbent
Assumed office February 3, 2021
Preceded by
John Cornyn
71st Attorney General of Rhode Island
In office January 2, 1999 – January 7, 2003
Governor
Lincoln Almond
Preceded by
Jeffrey B. Pine
Succeeded by
Patrick Lynch
United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
In office January 20, 1993 – June 8, 1998
President
Bill Clinton
Preceded by
Lincoln Almond
Succeeded by
Margaret Curran
Personal details
Born
(1955-10-20) October 20, 1955 (age 68) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Sandra Thornton
(m. 1986)
Children
2
Relatives
Charles S. Whitehouse (father) Edwin Sheldon Whitehouse (grandfather) Henry John Whitehouse (great-great-grandfather) Charles Crocker (great-great-grandfather)
Education
Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD)
Signature
Website
Senate website
Sheldon Whitehouse's voice
Sheldon Whitehouse questions witnesses on Guantanamo Bay detainees and torture during the War on Terror Recorded December 7, 2021
Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1998 and as the 71st attorney general of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003.
A political progressive and climate hawk, Whitehouse became chair of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget in 2023. He has given hundreds of Senate floor speeches about climate change and has made his assertion that politically conservative "dark money" groups are conducting a campaign to seize control of the American government, specifically the Supreme Court of the United States, a hallmark of his Senate tenure.[1][2][3][4]
^Emma, Caitlin (March 26, 2023). "Senate's new budget boss is also a climate hawk". Politico. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^Lenkowsky, Leslie (December 5, 2022). "'The Scheme' Review: Yet Another Conspiracy Theory". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^Seddiq, Oma (November 20, 2021). "This member of Congress wants everyone to know about the 'dark money scheme' that's 'captured' the Supreme Court". Business Insider. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^Newell, Jim (September 14, 2021). "Will the Senate's Most Frustrated Climate Hawk Finally Get the Change He's Been Waiting For?". Slate. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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