Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

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Rhode Island's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district covering the eastern portion of the state, including much of Providence and surrounding communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
congressional district
abbreviation RI-1
borderedByWaterBody Narragansett Bay
containsMajorCity Providence
country United States
created 1843
currentRepresentative Gabe Amo
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
districtNumber 1
elects member of the U.S. House of Representatives
federalDistrictCode 44-01
hasCoastalAreas true
hasSuburbanAreas true
hasTwoDistrictsInState true
hasUrbanAreas true
includes Barrington
Bristol
Central Falls
East Providence
Jamestown
Little Compton
Middletown
New Shoreham
Newport
North Providence
Pawtucket
Portsmouth
Tiverton
city of Providence
linked to: Providence

much of Providence
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn eastern Rhode Island
numberOfRepresentatives 1
partOf New England region
linked to: New England
previousRepresentative David Cicilline
Patrick J. Kennedy
previousRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
represents part of Bristol County
part of Newport County
part of Providence County
residenceOfCurrentRepresentative Pawtucket
state Rhode Island
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Patrick J. Kennedy representedDistrict Rhode Island's 1st congressional district
Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district borderedBy Rhode Island's 1st congressional district