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RHODE ISLAND

(Population 2000, 1,048,319)

SENATORS

JACK REED, Democrat, of Cranston, RI; born in Providence, RI, November 12, 1949; graduated, La Salle Academy, Providence, RI, 1967; B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1971; M.P.P., Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1973; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1982; served in the U.S. Army, 1967-79; associate professor, Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1978-79; 2nd BN (Abn) 504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC; platoon leader, company commander, battalion staff officer, 1973-77; military awards: Army commendation medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, ranger, senior parachutist, jumpmaster, expert infantryman's badge; lawyer; admitted to the Washington, DC bar, 1983; elected to the Rhode Island State Senate, 1985-90; committees: Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Joint Economic Committee; elected to the 102nd Congress on November 6, 1990; served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives; elected to the U.S. Senate, November 5, 1996; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

Office Listings

http://reed.senate.gov 320 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.. (202) 224-4642 Administrative Assistant.--J.B. Poersch. Office Manager.--Mary Perko. Legislative Director.--Neil Campbell. Press Secretary.--Greg McCarthy. 201 Hillside Road, Suite 200, Cranston, RI 02920....... (401) 943-3100 Chief of Staff.--Raymond Simone. U.S. District Courthouse, One Exchange Terrace, Suite (401) 528-5200 408, Providence, RI 02903.............................

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LINCOLN D. CHAFEE, Republican, of Warwick, RI; born in Warwick, RI; March 26, 1953; education: Brown University, B.A. degree in Classics, 1975; after graduation he attended horseshoeing school in Bozeman, MT; professional: blacksmith; Cranston Print Works; Rhode Island Forging Steel; and General Dynamics' Electric Boat; public service: elected to the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, 1985; Warwick, RI, City Council, 1986; and Warwick, RI, Mayor, 1992; in 1998 he was elected by his peers as President of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns; married to the former Stephanie Danforth; three children: Louisa, Caleb, and Thea; appointed to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 1999; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2000.

Office Listings

http://chafee.senate.gov 141A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 224-2921 20510................................................. Chief of Staff.--David A. Griswold. FAX: 228-2853 Appointments Secretary.--Kathy Wilmoth. Press Secretary.--Jeff Neal. 320 Thames Street, Newport, RI 02840................... (401) 845-0700 170 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903........... (401) 453-5294

REPRESENTATIVES

FIRST DISTRICT

PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Democrat, of Providence, RI; born on July 14, 1967, in Brighton, MA; graduated, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; B.A., Providence College, Providence, RI, 1991; Rhode Island State Legislature, 1988-94; member: Rhode Island Special Olympics (board of directors), Rhode Island March of Dimes, Rhode Island Lung Association, Rhode Island Mental Health Association, Rhode Island Chapter of National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse; elected to the 104th Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress. [[Page 232]]

Office Listings

http://www.house.gov/patrickkennedy 407 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. (202) 225-4911 Chief of Staff.--Sean Richardson. FAX: 225-3290 Legislative Director.--Kimber Colton. Executive Assistant.--Terri Alford. Press Secretary.--Ernesto Anguilla. 249 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 200, Pawtucket, RI 02860... (401) 729-5600 District Director.--George Zainyeh. Counties: Bristol, Newport, Providence (part). Cities and townships:

Barrington, Bristol, Burrillville, Central Falls, Cumberland,

East Providence, Jamestown, Lincoln, Little Compton, Middleton,

Newport, North Providence, North Smithfield, Providence,

Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Tiverton, Warren, and

Woonsocket. Population (2000), 524,157. ZIP Codes: 02801, 02802, 02806, 02809, 02824, 02826, 02828, 02830,

02835, 02837, 02838, 02839, 02840, 02841, 02842, 02858, 02859,

02860, 02861, 02862, 02863, 02864, 02865, 02871, 02872, 02876,

02878, 02885, 02895, 02896, 02903, 02904, 02906, 02908, 02909,

02911, 02912, 02914, 02915, 02916, 02917, 02918, 02940

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SECOND DISTRICT

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Democrat, of Warwick, RI; born on April 22, 1964, in Providence, RI; education: Rhode Island College, B.A., Political Science / Public Administration, 1990; Harvard University, Masters of Public Administration, 1994; community service: American Red Cross; March of Dimes; Lions Club of Warwick; PARI Independent Living Center; Knights of Columbus; public service: Secretary, 1986 Rhode Island Constitutional Convention; Rhode Island State Representative, 1989-95; Rhode Island Secretary of State, 1995-2000; elected to the 107th Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

Office Listings

http://www.house.gov/langevin 109 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. (202) 225-2735 Chief of Staff.--Kristin Nicholson. FAX: 225-5976 Office Manager.--Stu Rose. The Summit South, 300 Centerville Road, Suite 200, (401) 732-9400 Warwick, RI 02886..................................... District Director.--Ken Wild. Counties: Kent, Providence (part), Washington. Cities and townships:

Charleston, Coventry, Cranston, Exeter, Foster, Glocester,

Greenwich (East and West), Hopkinton, Johnston, Kingstown (North

and South), Narragansett, New Shoreham, Providence (part),

Richmond, Warwick, West Warwick, Westerly, and Sctuate.

Population (2000), 538,032. ZIP Codes: 02804, 02807-08, 02812-18, 02822-23, 02825, 02827-29, 02831-

33, 02836, 02852, 02857, 02873-75, 02877, 02879-83, 02886-89,

02891-94, 02898, 02901-05, 02907-11, 02917, 02919-21