# Joe Shekarchi Joe Shekarchi is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 23. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Rhode Island House, district 23 - Serving since: 2013-01-01 - Current term: RI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/00644fec-e128-4e7f-9af0-8e79d0903da3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00644fec-e128-4e7f-9af0-8e79d0903da3 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Shekarchi missed 99% of 496 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 74 in the Rhode Island House (average 90.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 3,768 donors and 177 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (RI 2025–26 session) 496 roll calls. Attendance 1.4% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 100% (94.0%). 0 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · IN CONCURRENCE · HB 7377 AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITIES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7377/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT · HR 8351 JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA AND EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8351/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3358 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY THE… · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3358/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3259 AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3259/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · IN CONCURRENCE · SR 3353 JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3353/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3290 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3290/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT · SB 3066 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CHILDREN'S MOBILE RESPONSE AND STABILIZATION SERVICES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3066/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3334 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3334/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3333 AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3333/ - 2026-06-11 · voted not voting · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 2733 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2733/ ## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session) Sponsored 409 bills: 408 reached committee, 392 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 0. 95.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 2 of 74). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 8615: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING J. L. "LYNN" SINGLETON ON HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8615/ - HR 8600: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10TH, 2026, TO BE "LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8600/ - HR 8566: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY OF 2026 TO BE "MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8566/ - HR 8536: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 10 THROUGH MAY 16, 2026, AS "NATIONAL POLICE WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL POLICE AND LAW… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8536/ - HR 8540: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH MAY 12TH OF 2026, AS "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8540/ - HB 8519: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8519/ - HR 8513: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND CELEBRATING MAY 7, 2026, AS "CHILDCARE AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8513/ - HR 8518: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2026, TO BE "OLDER AMERICANS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8518/ - HR 8515: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 3-9, 2026, TO BE "COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8515/ - HR 8517: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL--ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON THE RECOGNITION OF "ZAMBARANO DAY" ON MAY 5, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8517/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $1.7M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Shekarchi/Pages/Biography.aspx - Campaign site: https://joeshekarchi.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joseph.shekarchi - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakerJoeShekarchi - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-shekarchi-874b2aa/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00644fec-e128-4e7f-9af0-8e79d0903da3