James Langevin's file:
Langevin

Democrat from Rhode Island

James Langevin has represented Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District since 2001. He was elected to the state's Constitutional Convention in 1986. Two years later, he won a seat as a State Representative and went on to become, at age 30, Rhode Island's youngest Secretary of State in 1995.

Recent statements involving James Langevin

"Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago."

"Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft."

"In Rhode Island, there were thousands of jobs that were created" by the federal stimulus program

"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."

Langevin votes “the party line about 98 percent of the time."

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