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Sheldon Whitehouse

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Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island, a seat he has held 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. He was elected to the Senate In 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Lincoln Chafee. He was reelected in 2012, 2018, and 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Sheldon Whitehouse is the 18,531st most popular politician (down from 18,307th in 2024), the 15,149th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,864th in 2019) and the 1,191st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sheldon Whitehouse ranks 18,531 out of 19,576. Before him are Kristiina Ojuland, Jayna Hefford, George W. Norris, Savitri Jindal, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, and Jack Guy Lafontant. After him are Daniel Günther, Barney Frank, Phil Bredesen, Annapurna Devi, Gale Norton, and John Tower.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Sheldon Whitehouse ranks 681. Before him are Richard Burr, René Valenzuela, Eric Allman, Polly Draper, Dietmar Schauerhammer, and Douglas Crockford. After him are José Pilar Reyes, Kenth Eldebrink, Mark Howe, Hiroshi Hayano, Adam Curtis, and Lorraine Moller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheldon Whitehouse ranks 15,155 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Olin (1954), Virginia Pearson (1886), Phoebe Snow (1950), Jeff Bergman (1960), Lisa Boyle (1964), and Ira Sachs (1965). After him are Alvan Adams (1954), Terry Rozier (1994), Justin Roiland (1980), Barney Frank (1940), Jake Kasdan (1974), and Alex D. Linz (1989).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sheldon Whitehouse ranks 1,191. Before him are Brock Adams (1927), Clement Comer Clay (1789), Bill Clements (1917), Carl Hayden (1877), Jerry Moran (1954), and George W. Norris (1861). After him are Barney Frank (1940), Phil Bredesen (1943), Gale Norton (1954), John Tower (1925), John W. Weeks (1860), and Paul Sarbanes (1933).

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