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Opposition party * * | last_election1 = November 4, 2014 (75 seats) | next_election1 = November 1, 2016 (75 seats) | meeting_place = House of Representatives Chamber Rhode Island State Capitol Providence, Rhode Island | website = (Rhode Island House of Representatives ) }} The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have term limits. The House meets at the Rhode Island State Capitol in Providence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= RI House of Representatives )〕 ==Leadership of the House== The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber. The current Speaker of the House is Democrat is Nicholas A. Mattiello. He was elected as Speaker of the House by his House colleagues on March 25, 2014. First elected in November 2006 to Represent District 15 in Cranston,RI & he served as the House Majority Leader from February 2010 until becoming Speaker. Former Speaker Gordon D. Fox of District 4 (Providence) is under investigation by RI State Police & the FBI and reasons why have not yet been disclosed to the public. The Speaker pro Tempore is Rep. Donald J. Lally Jr. (D-Dist. 33, Narragansett, South Kingstown). John J. DeSimone (D) was elected by his fellow Democrats as the House Majority Leader on March 25, 2014. It is the second ranking position in the House Leadership after the Speaker. He has served the residents of District 5 in Providence since being elected in November 1992. The Republican Minority Leader is Brian Newberry of District 48 (North Smithfield), Smithfield and Burrillville. He was elected House Minority Leader, the highest ranking Republican in the House, in May 2011. First elected in District 48 in November 2008, Leader Newberry previously served as Minority Whip. Leader Newberry is a member of the House Labor Committee and House Rules Committee. He also serves on the House Municipal Government Committee. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rhode Island House of Representatives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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