Chafee was the Mayor of Warwick from 1992 to 1999. He served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1999 to 2007. Chafee was the 74th Governor of Rhode Island from January 2011 to January 2015. In April 2015 he announced that he was exploring a possible for President of the United States in 2016. Chafee has served on the U.S. Senate Committees on Environment and Public Works and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.