Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

RI Scorecard 2023

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Rhode Island Legislature in 2023 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

1. Forced Workplace Culture

Good Vote: No

S821 Forced Workplace Culture (Passed 28 to 3 on 6/8/2023). Would allow employees to sue if they face psychological damage in the workplace. The employer would be required to provide a workplace that doesn’t have any such cases.

2. Reducing Penalties for Illegal Aliens

Good Vote: No

S685 Reducing Penalties for Illegal Aliens (Passed 37 to 0 on 3/28/2023). Lowers the maximum penalty for misdemeanors from 365 days to 364 days, so that illegal immigrants do not have to be reported to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

3. Tax Credits for Theater

Good Vote: No

S464 Tax Credits for Theater (Passed 35 to 0 on 6/15/2023). Creates tax credit opportunities for musicals, stage plays, and other productions in Rhode Island until 2027.

4. IDs for Illegal Immigrants

Good Vote: No

S129 IDs for Illegal Immigrants (Passed 59 to 14 on 6/15/2023). Makes applicants without “proof of lawful presence” eligible for a Rhode Island driver’s license and requires that these IDs  “shall not be used as a basis for a criminal investigation, arrest, or detention.”

5. Mandatory Abortion Coverage

Good Vote: No

H5006 Mandatory Abortion Coverage (Passed 24 to 12 on 5/18/2023). Would require insurance companies to provide abortion coverage to residents of Rhode Island.

6. Mandatory EV Chargers

Good Vote: No

S988 Mandatory EV Chargers (Passed 28 to 5 on 6/16/2023). Would require companies to create new parking spaces outfitted with electric vehicle chargers.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Jonathon Acosta D SD-016 0% ------
Samuel Bell D SD-005 0% ------
Robert Britto D SD-018 0% .-----
John Burke D SD-009 0% ------
Sandra Cano D SD-008 0% ------
Frank Ciccone D SD-007 20% .---+-
Jessica de la Cruz R SD-023 67% +--+++
Anthony Deluca R SD-029 50% ---+++
Alana DiMario D SD-036 0% ------
Louis Dipalma D SD-012 17% ----+-
Dawn Euer D SD-013 0% -----.
Walter Felag D SD-010 33% --..+.
Hanna Gallo D SD-027 0% ------
Maryellen Goodwin D SD-001 NA .-....
Victoria Gu D SD-038 0% ------
Meghan Kallman D SD-015 0% ------
Matthew LaMountain D SD-031 0% ------
Pamela Lauria D SD-032 0% ------
Valarie Lawson D SD-014 0% ------
Frank Lombardi D SD-026 17% ----+-
Frank Lombardo D SD-025 17% ----+-
Tiara Mack D SD-006 0% ------
Mark McKenney D SD-030 0% ------
Joshua Miller D SD-028 0% ------
Elaine Morgan R SD-034 67% ..-+.+
Melissa Murray D SD-024 0% ------
Thomas Paolino R SD-017 60% .--+++
Ryan Pearson D SD-019 0% --.---
Roger Picard D SD-020 50% +--++-
Ana Quezada D SD-002 0% -----.
Leonidas Raptakis D SD-033 40% .--++-
Gordon Rogers R SD-021 50% ---+++
Dominick Ruggerio D SD-004 0% .-----
Susan Sosnowski D SD-037 0% ------
David Tikoian D SD-022 33% ---++-
Linda Ujifusa D SD-011 0% ------
Bridget Valverde D SD-035 0% -----.
Samuel Zurier D SD-003 17% +-----

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 7.6%
Republican 58.8%