2025 Rhode Island 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 Pro-Freedom Vote: No
H5227 Passed 69 to 4 on Jun 16, 2025 See Declaration of Independence

2. Immigration and Landlords

Prohibits landlords from asking prospective or current tenants about their immigration status.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No
H5674 Passed 70 to 1 on Jun 16, 2025 See Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and Ninth Amendment

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 Pro-Freedom Vote: No
S0125 Passed 61 to 11 on Jun 18, 2025 See Declaration of Independence

4. Assault-weapons Ban

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

5. 340B Protection

Bars insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, drug manufacturers, or other payors from discriminating against 340B providers.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No
S0114 Passed 58 to 8 on Jun 20, 2025 See Article I Section 8 and Article I Section 10

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 Pro-Freedom Vote: No
H5493 Passed 48 to 20 on Jun 20, 2025 See Declaration of Independence

How did they vote?

Legend: Pro-Freedom Anti-Freedom 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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