# Joseph Solomon

Joseph Solomon is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 22
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0b700db6-fe30-4fb4-a988-05ae0d618720

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b700db6-fe30-4fb4-a988-05ae0d618720 (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

Solomon reported $421.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

111 classified statements: 111 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Solomon | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.9% | 10.4% | 652 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 26.1% | 39.2% | 573 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 527 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.4% | 14.4% | 326 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 31% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%); International Affairs 10% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 6.9% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.02), from 741 donors and 1,022 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 94.7% (94.0%). 18 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 336 bills: 336 reached committee, 173 passed one chamber, 66 passed both, 66 became law. Cosponsored 0. 51.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 12 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8618: HOUSE 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/HR8618/
- HR 8584: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY AS "NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8584/
- HB 8582: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE--FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8582/
- 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 8567: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 19TH OF 2026 AS "GREEK AND PONTIC GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8567/
- HB 8559: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8559/
- HB 8561: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MEDICAID PROGRAM FUNDING AND REALLOCATION OF ENROLLMENT SAVINGS (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8561/
- HR 8557: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE IN RHODE ISLAND (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8557/
- HB 8558: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8558/
- HR 8552: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND RECOGNIZING THE MEMBERS AND COACH OF THE WHEELER SCHOOL TEAM ON THEIR 1ST PLACE VICTORY AT THE 43RD RHODE ISLAND ACADEMIC… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8552/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $421.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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.

- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2098077553764204763
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2097635567123014102
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2097662544651362759
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2097026354164187165
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2097051550384320681
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2096698919468073022
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2096700241688850695
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2096702491563888951
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2095836293980643649
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon/status/2095919052031918508

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/solomon/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://joeforri.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepJoeSolomon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006755509502
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjoesolomon
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-solomon-jr-4320256/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b700db6-fe30-4fb4-a988-05ae0d618720