Rhode Island's 1st Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Rhode Island Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jake Bissaillon since December 2023.
Senate District 1 contains 13 precincts within the municipality of Providence, the state's capital and largest city.
In 1994, voters passed a constitutional referendum shrinking the size of the Rhode Island General Assembly, with Senate membership decreasing from 50 members to 38. The changes took effect after the 2002 redistricting cycle.
In 2004, Maryellen Goodwin was redistricted back to District 1, and the Senate was reduced from 50 to 38 members.
In 2002, incumbent senator Maryellen Goodwin was redistricted to Senate District 4. Rhoda Perry, who represented District 3 until 2002, was elected from District 1.