Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Sheldon Whitehouse
- Office
- U.S. senator from Rhode Island (class 1)
- Party
- Democrat
- Born
- 1955
- In Congress
- Senate since 2007 · 19 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2031
- FEC filing name
- WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
- Next election
- 2030
Rhode Island
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S6RI00221 · Principal campaign committee: WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Rhode Island | $652,855.86 | Not up for election in 2026; seat is next up in 2030 |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. Senate · Rhode Island | $4,859,870.01 | Won the general election (59.9%) |
Total raised$652,855.86
Total spent$801,720.30
Cash on hand$1,116,523.28
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$504,824.1977%
- PACs and other committees$60,440.009%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$73,000.0011%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$14,591.672%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$212,128.0949%
- Contributions over $200$222,365.0051%
- Itemized from inside Rhode Island$172,087.5040%
- Itemized from other states$262,405.5960%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $53,927.15 · Massachusetts $47,934.00 · New York $23,146.50 · District of Columbia $19,326.00 · Florida $9,851.11. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving915
Voted yea297
Voted nay582
Did not vote36 of 915
Bills and resolutions sponsored103
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored452
Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Nomination · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Not voting |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340 A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008 A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to | Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On Passage of the Bill · S 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed | Nay |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To limit price increases for college athletics tickets. | Amendment Rejected | Nay |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- S. 5669 End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 5656 Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S. 5625 Affordable Housing Construction Act
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 5528 Supreme Court Review Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S. 5486 A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations.
Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - S.Res. 864 A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".
Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4801-4802) - S. 5409 Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. - S. 5269 Pay PCPs Act of 2026
Introduced Aug 5, 2026 · Latest action Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 5173 Fairness in Foreign Filing Act
Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 5075 Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member
- Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Ex Officio
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Ex Officio
- Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Ex Officio
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ex Officio
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Health Care
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Border Security and Immigration
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Ranking Member
- Intellectual Property
- the Constitution
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Chairman
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
26 committees reported giving $53,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER COMPANIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAWC - PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INTA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC.Connected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATSO INC. NATSO PACPAC$1,500.00
- HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACI PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- GRAYROBINSON P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN CEMENT ASSOCIATION (CEMENT PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY MOBILIZATION PROJECT PAC (DMP)PAC$1,000.00
Show all 26 committees
- LANGEVIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE.
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