A [[Democrat]], he previously served as United States Attorney (1994–1998) and state Attorney General for Rhode Island. Whitehouse defeated [[liberal Republican]] incumbent [[Lincoln Chafee]] in the November 7, 2006 election. Whitehouse exposed his own personal [[hypocrisy]], [[sexism]], and [[bigotry]] during the [[Amy Coney Barrett]] hearings.<ref name="Sen. Whitehouse, against Judge Barrett, shows huge hypocrisy about dark money">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/sen-whitehouse-against-judge-barrett-shows-huge-hypocrisy-about-dark-money Sen. Whitehouse, against Judge Barrett, shows huge hypocrisy about ‘dark money’]</ref><ref name="Dagen McDowell blasts 'sexist' Whitehouse for 'hypocritical' speech on 'dark money' at Barrett hearing">[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dagen-mcdowell-blasts-sheldon-whitehouse-sexist-hypocritical Dagen McDowell blasts 'sexist' Whitehouse for 'hypocritical' speech on 'dark money' at Barrett hearing]</ref> | A [[Democrat]], he previously served as United States Attorney (1994–1998) and state Attorney General for Rhode Island. Whitehouse defeated [[liberal Republican]] incumbent [[Lincoln Chafee]] in the November 7, 2006 election. Whitehouse exposed his own personal [[hypocrisy]], [[sexism]], and [[bigotry]] during the [[Amy Coney Barrett]] hearings.<ref name="Sen. Whitehouse, against Judge Barrett, shows huge hypocrisy about dark money">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/sen-whitehouse-against-judge-barrett-shows-huge-hypocrisy-about-dark-money Sen. Whitehouse, against Judge Barrett, shows huge hypocrisy about ‘dark money’]</ref><ref name="Dagen McDowell blasts 'sexist' Whitehouse for 'hypocritical' speech on 'dark money' at Barrett hearing">[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dagen-mcdowell-blasts-sheldon-whitehouse-sexist-hypocritical Dagen McDowell blasts 'sexist' Whitehouse for 'hypocritical' speech on 'dark money' at Barrett hearing]</ref> |