# Bob Britto

Bob Britto is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/01ddc920-772c-4098-b9f8-8704783940e5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01ddc920-772c-4098-b9f8-8704783940e5 (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

Britto sits at −0.89 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 81% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.03), from 135 donors and 520 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 100% (94.6%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2678 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2678/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2292 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2292/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3366 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3366/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2734 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2734/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 3184 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3184/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2330 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2330/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/

## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 436 bills: 436 reached committee, 197 passed one chamber, 95 passed both, 92 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 11 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 3361: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- SR 3349: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING JUNE OF 2026 AS "PORTUGUESE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3349/
- SR 3342: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3342/
- SR 3332: SENATE RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 28, 2026, AS "PHARMACY ADVOCACY DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3332/
- SR 3331: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING AND HONORING THE GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3331/
- SB 3319: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3319/
- SB 3327: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3327/
- SR 3287: SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY FOR ORGANIZING THE 2026 STATE HOUSE ADVOCACY DAY (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3287/
- SR 3286: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 10-16, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3286/
- SR 3285: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RIPIN ON 35 YEARS OF IMPROVING RHODE ISLANDERS' LIVES (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3285/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $56.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/britto/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertbritto18/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.britto.39

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01ddc920-772c-4098-b9f8-8704783940e5