U.S. Senate · RIBioguide ID W000802

Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. Senator for Rhode Island

Democrat

In Congress since2007

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On the record

Yes: 297
No: 582
Present: 0
Did not vote: 36

Missed 3.9% of roll calls. Chamber median 2.1%.

The full voting record

50%Chamber median 99%100%

Counts roll calls where most Democrats and most Republicans voted differently, leaving out procedural votes.

How we count

Introduced: 103
Passed committee: 8
Passed a chamber: 5
Became law: 0

Every bill they sponsored

Individuals: $505K
PACs: $60K
Party: $0
Other: $88K

The money tab, with PACs by name

From FEC filings, Voteview roll calls and Congress.gov.

Democrat. In Congress since 2007, 4 terms in total.

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Campaign money, 2023–24 cycle

From FEC filings for Whitehouse’s campaign committees, covering activity through December 31, 2024. Last updated in Chamber & Street Nov 3, 2026.

Raised: $4.9M
Spent: $4.9M
Cash on hand: $1.3M

Where it came from

Sources of campaign money, with amounts and shares of the total raised
Individuals	$2.7M	56%
PACs	$738K	15%
Other, including the candidate and transfers	$1.4M	29%

What “Other” is made of

The parts of Other, with amounts
Transfers from other committeesMostly joint fundraising committees, which raise money for several candidates at once and pass each one a share.	$1.4M
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income that is not a contribution.	$2K
Refunds and rebatesMoney returned on the campaign's own spending, such as refunded deposits.	$735

PACs that gave

Every political action committee that contributed to Whitehouse’s campaign committees this cycle, from FEC itemized receipts. The kind of group comes from the FEC’s record of each PAC.

156 PACs gave $738K.

By kind of group

Another politician's leadership PAC: $298K; 40%
Labor union: $141K; 19%
Trade association: $99K; 13%
Ideological or issue group: $98K; 13%
Membership group: $74K; 10%
Corporate: $19K; 3%
Another candidate's campaign: $10K; 1%

A NEW DIRECTION PAC on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)Another politician's leadership PAC. 4 contributions, latest Sep 29, 2023.$10K
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC

Bundled by lobbyists

Contributions that registered lobbyists, lobbying firms and their PACs collected from others and passed to Whitehouse’s committees, as reported on FEC Form 3L. Committees report a bundler only above a threshold ($24,000 in 2026), so most members have none.

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEApr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 · FEC filing$27,099$30,566 for the half-year

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEOct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 · FEC filing$33,350$34,420 for the half-year

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEApr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 · FEC filing$38,200$61,380 for the half-year

JStreetPACApr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 · FEC filingNone this period$24,544 for the half-year