# Tom Noret

Tom Noret is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 25
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1f8f3c9b-ba19-45de-af45-b0501d0607f0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f8f3c9b-ba19-45de-af45-b0501d0607f0 (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

Noret voted against the majority of Rhode Island House Democrats 35 times; party unity 88%, in the bottom quarter of the Rhode Island House (average 94.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 718 donors and 948 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 90.2% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 88% (94.0%). 35 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 331 bills: 331 reached committee, 136 passed one chamber, 63 passed both, 63 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 26 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 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 8609: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8609/
- HR 8607: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 AS "MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8607/
- HR 8597: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8597/
- 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/
- 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/
- 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 8535: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY 2026 TO BE "LUNG CANCER ACTION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8535/
- HB 8531: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8531/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $58.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Noret/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.noret/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoretRIStateRep25/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-noret-68533761

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f8f3c9b-ba19-45de-af45-b0501d0607f0