Sheldon Whitehouse
What the money shows
Sheldon Whitehouse has an estimated net worth of $20.8M. The 2026 campaign raised $500,288. Outside groups had $76,953 spent against Sheldon Whitehouse. Sheldon Whitehouse sits on Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights. Sheldon Whitehouse's largest stock trade on file was $250,000 tied to NVIDIA Corporation in May 2026.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
† Includes one or more open-ended top brackets (over $50M). The high end is a floor, so the true figure may be higher.
Term history
- SenatorRID2025 – 2031 · 6 yrs
- SenatorRID2019 – 2025 · 6 yrs
- SenatorRID2013 – 2019 · 6 yrs
- SenatorRID2007 – 2013 · 6 yrs
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, RI
Born October 20, 1955.
Charles Sheldon Whitehouse was an American career diplomat. He was United States Ambassador to Laos and the United States Ambassador to Thailand.
Recorded votes
31 recorded votes · 8 Yea · 20 Nay. Most recent first; each links to the bill.
Stock trades
Disclosed transactions · 2026
| Asset | Type | Amount | Px @ trade* | Current | Δ%* | Traded | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $337.01 | $302.28 | ▼ 10.3% | 8/13/26 | 9/2/26 20d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $416.18 | $393.16 | ▼ 5.5% | 8/12/26 | 9/2/26 21d | |
| ▼ Sell | $15K – $50K | $225.30 | $227.38 | ▲ 0.9% | 8/13/26 | 9/2/26 20d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $225.30 | $227.38 | ▲ 0.9% | 8/13/26 | 9/2/26 20d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $85.14 | $84.91 | ▼ 0.3% | 8/6/26 | 9/2/26 27d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $204.71 | $191.04 | ▼ 6.7% | 7/20/26 | 8/3/26 14d | |
| ▲ Buy | $15K – $50K | $407.25 | $321.52 | ▼ 21.1% | 6/25/26 | 7/8/26 13d | |
| ▼ Sell | $15K – $50K | $293.08 | $338.98 | ▲ 15.7% | 6/24/26 | 7/8/26 14d | |
| ▼ Sell | $15K – $50K | $200.09 | $227.38 | ▲ 13.6% | 6/30/26 | 7/8/26 8d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $79.53 | $73.06 | ▼ 8.1% | 6/25/26 | 7/8/26 13d | |
| ▲ Buy | $1K – $15K | $1213.56 | $1016.59 | ▼ 16.2% | 6/25/26 | 7/8/26 13d | |
| ▼ Sell | $15K – $50K | $194.59 | $148.57 | ▼ 23.6% | 5/7/26 | 6/2/26 26d | |
| ▼ Sell | $100K – $250K | $215.20 | $227.38 | ▲ 5.7% | 5/8/26 | 6/2/26 25d | |
| ▼ Sell | $15K – $50K | $313.68 | $352.04 | ▲ 12.2% | 4/13/26 | 5/4/26 21d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $156.82 | $129.59 | ▼ 17.4% | 3/30/26 | 4/8/26 9d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $49.68 | $47.68 | ▼ 4.0% | 2/23/26 | 3/6/26 11d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $168.32 | $129.59 | ▼ 23.0% | 2/23/26 | 3/6/26 11d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $376.99 | $297.20 | ▼ 21.2% | 2/23/26 | 3/6/26 11d | |
| ▼ Sell | $1K – $15K | $496.03 | $567.65 | ▲ 14.4% | 2/23/26 | 3/6/26 11d |
* Px @ trade= closing price on the transaction date, not the member's cost basis. Δ%= the stock's price move from that close to today — not the member's realized gain or loss.
Who else Rhode Island sends to Congress
2 senators and 2 of 2 House seats filled. Counting this seat.
Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
Sheldon Whitehouse · sources
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| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org | Quoted descriptors for family rows | 2026-07-30 |
| Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) api.open.fec.gov | How much the campaign raised, and who gave it | 2026-09-23 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |