# Mike Chippendale

Mike Chippendale is a Republican member of the Rhode Island House for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 40
- Serving since: 2011-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/02f4f018-3639-4fb1-aced-f8684161121d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02f4f018-3639-4fb1-aced-f8684161121d (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

15% of Chippendale’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.2 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%.

## What Chippendale says (RI 2025–26 session)

781 classified statements: 781 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chippendale | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 15.1% | 2.9% | 19 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 12.9% | 9.3% | 203 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.4% | 31.9% | 424 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 1.8% | 475 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.7% | 12.7% | 683 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.2% | 1.4% | 82 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 13% (State House Republicans 10%); Energy 12% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.01), from 98 donors and 1,014 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 91.8% (94.0%). 49 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · HB 7377 AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITIES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7377/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 717 bills: 716 reached committee, 492 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 5 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8636: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JASON KNIGHT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8636/
- HR 8632: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE PATRICIA A. SERPA FOR HER SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8632/
- HR 8634: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH J. SOLOMON JR. FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8634/
- HR 8629: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JULY 2026 AS "DISABILITY AWARENESS AND DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8629/
- HR 8637: HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT "BOB" QUATTROCCHI FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8637/
- HR 8628: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING SPEAKER K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI FOR HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8628/
- HR 8635: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JULIE A. CASIMIRO FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8635/
- HR 8630: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY" ON JUNE 19, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8630/
- HR 8631: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 61ST ANNUAL GASPEE DAYS CELEBRATION AND THE MOMENTOUS 254TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BURNING OF THE GASPEE (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8631/
- HR 8638: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE DAVID MORALES FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8638/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2114070662490865931
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2113618548694163472
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2113654525391196444
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2113272373868916751
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2112885275751748024
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2112903075300077715
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2112903956896653503
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2112153623954354408
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2111444477613346835
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeWChip/status/2111444704894362016

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Chippendale/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://repchip.com/
- X: https://x.com/MikeWChip
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikechip
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chippendale-7a430584

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02f4f018-3639-4fb1-aced-f8684161121d