2025 RI Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Rhode Island Legislature in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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House Votes

1. Collective-bargaining Expansion

Expands collective-bargaining rights for certain employees of the Department of Education.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H5227 Passed 69 to 4 on Jun 16, 2025

2. Immigration and Landlords

Prohibits landlords from asking prospective or current tenants about their immigration status.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H5674 Passed 70 to 1 on Jun 16, 2025

3. Minimum-wage Increase

Increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour on January 1, 2026, and then to $17 per hour on January 1, 2027.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S0125 Passed 61 to 11 on Jun 18, 2025

4. Assault-weapons Ban

Bans the sale of so-called assault weapons.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S0359 Passed 44 to 28 on Jun 20, 2025

5. 340B Protection

Bars insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, drug manufacturers, or other payors from discriminating against 340B providers.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S0114 Passed 58 to 8 on Jun 20, 2025

6. Building Decarbonization Act

Would create a program requiring large buildings in Rhode Island to measure and report their energy and water use and meet state energy-performance standards.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H5493 Passed 48 to 20 on Jun 20, 2025

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Marvin L. Abney D 0%
Mia A. Ackerman D 0%
Edith H. Ajello D 0%
Karen Alzate D 17%
Samuel A. Azzinaro D 20%
Jacquelyn M. Baginski D 60%
Jose F. Batista D 17%
David A. Bennett D 17%
Nathan W. Biah D 17%
Christopher R. Blazejewski D 0%
Jennifer Smith Boylan D 0%
Jon D. Brien I N/A
Justine A. Caldwell D 0%
Lauren H. Carson D 0%
Stephen M. Casey D 33%
Julie A. Casimiro D 0%
Michael W. Chippendale R 67%
Terri Cortvriend D 0%
Arthur J. Corvese D 33%
Gregory J. Costantino D 40%
Megan L. Cotter D 17%
Robert E. Craven D 0%
Cherie L. Cruz D 0%
Matthew S. Dawson D 0%
Anthony J. DeSimone D 0%
Grace Diaz D 0%
Susan R. Donovan D 0%
John G. Edwards D 25%
Richard R. Fascia R 50%
Leonela Felix D 17%
Deborah A. Fellela D 17%
Alex S. Finkelman D 0%
Kathleen A. Fogarty D 0%
Jenni Azanero Furtado D 0%
Joshua J. Giraldo D 0%
Arthur Handy D 0%
Marie A. Hopkins R 50%
Raymond A. Hull D 20%
Katherine S. Kazarian D 0%
Brian Patrick Kennedy D 20%
Rebecca M. Kislak D 0%
Jason Knight D 0%
Charlene M. Lima D 50%
John Joseph Lombardi D 0%
Alex D. Marszalkowski D 20%
Carol Hagan McEntee D 0%
Michelle E. McGaw D 0%
Joseph M. McNamara D 0%
Mary Duffy Messier D 0%
David Morales D 0%
George A. Nardone R 50%
Brian C. Newberry R 50%
Thomas E. Noret D 33%
William W. O'Brien D 17%
Christopher G. Paplauskas R 60%
Ramon A. Perez D N/A
Robert D. Phillips D 33%
David J. Place R 67%
Brandon C. Potter D 0%
Robert J. Quattrocchi R 100%
Earl A. Read D 33%
Sherry Roberts R 83%
Enrique George Sanchez D 0%
Paul M. Santucci R 50%
Patricia A. Serpa D 40%
Maryann Shallcross-Smith D 0%
Evan P. Shanley D 0%
K. Joseph Shekarchi D 0%
Scott A. Slater D 17%
Joseph J. Solomon D 17%
June Speakman D 0%
Tina L. Spears D 0%
Jennifer A. Stewart D 0%
Teresa Ann Tanzi D 0%
Brandon T. Voas D 0%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat10%
Republican62.7%
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