# Terri Cortvriend

Terri Cortvriend is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 72.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 72
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0e459c44-8d77-408e-9db6-c0e0b79274fd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e459c44-8d77-408e-9db6-c0e0b79274fd (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

Cortvriend sits at −1.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

11 classified statements: 11 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 | Cortvriend | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 9.1% | 39.2% | 712 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 100% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.03), from 264 donors and 1,047 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 90.7% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 98.8% (94.0%). 9 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 334 bills: 334 reached committee, 116 passed one chamber, 56 passed both, 55 became law. Cosponsored 0. 34.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 44 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 8604: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8604/
- HR 8585: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY OF 2026 AS "MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8585/
- HB 8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8580/
- HR 8538: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHILD & FAMILY AND RECOGNIZING ITS IMPACT ACROSS RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8538/
- 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 8516: HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS “EYEGLASS RECYCLING MONTH” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8516/
- HB 8490: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE NOREEN DREXEL BIRTHING CENTER FUND (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8490/
- HB 8488: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $41,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8488/
- HR 8479: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 28, 2026, TO BE "ARTS DAY IN RHODE ISLAND" (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8479/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/2105783100303097993
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/2100322263513927728
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/2083305446165684319
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/2075022174339977278
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/2074804971258724601
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/2073750146047672378
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/2072406156731908567
- 2025-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/1951722852207460804
- 2025-05-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/1918733264900219222
- 2025-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerriCortvriend/status/1900586462317363222

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/cortvriend/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://terricortvriend.com/
- X: https://x.com/TerriCortvriend
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terri.cortvriend
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerriCortvriendforStateRep
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terri-cortvriend-7926357

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e459c44-8d77-408e-9db6-c0e0b79274fd