Every 10 years, following the taking of a census, the General Assembly is required by law to redraw the boundaries of the Senate and House Districts.
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Newport previously had:
- 50.5% in District 75,
- 46.9% in District 73, and
- 2.6% in District 72.
- In the Revised Plan,
- The population of Newport is 24,672
- District 75 contains:
- 13,692 which is 55.5% of the population
- 12,010 100.0% which is 58.3% of the voting age population
- District 72 has been eliminated from Newport
Click here to see the website provided by the General Assembly for the Redistricting Study: http://www.riredistricting.com
Section 22-2-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 22-2 entitled "Composition
4 of House of Representatives" is hereby amended to read as follows:
Seventy-Fifth district: The seventy-fifth representative district shall consist of all of that
part of the city of Newport bounded by a line
beginning at the Newport - Jamestown boundary line and the Newport Bridge;
thence easterly on the Newport Bridge to State Highway 138 to the Conrail Railroad;
thence southerly on the Conrail Railroad to Van Zandt Ave;
thence easterly on Van Zandt Ave to Tilley Ave;
thence southerly on Tilley Ave to Gould St;
thence southerly on Gould St to Warner St;
thence westerly on Warner St to Pond Ave;
thence southerly on Pond Ave to Equality Park Pl;
thence southerly on Equality Park Pl to Broadway;
thence northerly on Broadway to Calvert St;
thence easterly and northerly on Calvert St to Cranston Ave;
thence easterly on Cranston Ave to Kay St;
thence northerly on Kay St to Prairie Ave;
thence southerly on Prairie Ave to Ellery Rd;
thence easterly on Ellery Rd to Eustis Ave;
thence southerly on Eustis Ave to Champlin St;
thence easterly on Champlin St to Easton Pond;
thence southerly and easterly around the shoreline to the Middletown - Newport boundary line;
thence southerly on the Middletown - Newport boundary line to the Atlantic Ocean;
thence westerly and southerly Newport boundary line to the Jamestown - Newport boundary line;
thence northerly on the Jamestown - Newport boundary line to the point of origin.
Click here to see the map of the new House Districts. or specifically
House District 75.