• Sheldon Whitehouse is the junior Democratic senator who represents Rhode Island. He was also the state Attorney General from 1999-2003, during which time he initiated a lawsuit against the lead paint industry and former lead paint manufacturer Sherwin Williams.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: October 20, 1955, New York City, New York
  2. Assumed office: January 3, 2007
  3. Party: Democrat
  4. Spouse: Sandra Whitehouse
  5. Alma mater: Yale University
  6. Previous occupation: Court clerk

• Political Career

  1. 1994: Appointed as U.S. Federal Attorney by Bill Clinton
  2. 1999: Rhode Island Attorney General
  3. 2002: Candidate for Governor of Rhode Island
  4. 2007: Played a key role in the Senate Judiciary Committee's firing of several U.S. Attorneys

• Committees

  Whitehouse is in five Senate committees:

  1. Budget
  2. Environment and Public Works
  3. Judiciary
  4. Select Committee on Intelligence
  5. Special Committee on Aging

• Positions

  Whitehouse supports the federal death penalty and opposes the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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