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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Democrat, of Newport, RI; born in New York, NY, October 20, 1955; education: B.A., Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1978; J.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1982; professional history: director, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, 1992-94; United States Attorney, 1994-98; attorney general, Rhode Island, 1999-2003; election history: elected to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2006; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

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