Democratic United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is junior Senator from Rhode Island, and has served in the post since 2007.
From his early years working under former Rhode Island Governor Bruce Sundlun to contemporarily serving on prominent positions including on the Budget, Finance and Judiciary committees of the United States Senate, Senator Whitehouse discussed his tenure in public life, using the politics of practicality to make change and specific actions he has taken in the Senate to help move Rhode Island forward.