of the 11 unpledged delegates, 10 were selected in advance and 1 was selected at the state executive committee meeting on june 19, 2008. the delegates selected in advance were 6 democratic national committee members; the two democratic u.s. representatives from rhode island, patrick j. kennedy (district 1) and james langevin (district 2); and both democratic u.s. senators from rhode island, jack reed and sheldon whitehouse.