# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sheldon-whitehouse
# Generated: 2026-09-03T11:26:22.087Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/sheldon-whitehouse"
name: "Sheldon Whitehouse"
slug: "sheldon-whitehouse"
description: "Sheldon Whitehouse is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1998, and as the 71st attorney general of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003. He was elected to the Senate in 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Lincoln Chafee. He was reelected in 2012, 2018, and 2024."
tagline: "American lawyer and politician (born 1955)"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1955-10-20"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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totalFollowers: 277000
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump