# Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith

Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 46
- Serving since: 2021-01-05
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/20543a6c-f763-4297-a19b-c670fbe8a68b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/20543a6c-f763-4297-a19b-c670fbe8a68b (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

Shallcross-Smith sits at −0.94 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 87% of State House Democrats.

## What Shallcross-Smith says (RI 2025–26 session)

65 classified statements: 65 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 | Shallcross-Smith | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.1% | 10.4% | 565 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.7% | 39.2% | 251 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.1% | 2.9% | 252 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.0% | 14.4% | 236 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 32% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Commerce 9.7% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Families 9.7% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.94 (standard error 0.03), from 202 donors and 869 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 93.8% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 100% (94.0%). 0 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 377 bills: 377 reached committee, 195 passed one chamber, 47 passed both, 45 became law. Cosponsored 0. 51.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 11 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 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 8615: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING J. L. "LYNN" SINGLETON ON HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8615/
- HR 8617: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 4, 2026, TO BE "COX IMPACT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8617/
- HR 8612: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REV. DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE JR. FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8612/
- HR 8610: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF THE ELDER ADVOCATE (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8610/
- HR 8606: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE 241ST BRISTOL FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND RECOGNIZING THE 2026 HONOREES (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8606/
- HB 8603: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8603/
- HB 8604: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8604/
- HR 8600: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10TH, 2026, TO BE "LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8600/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% 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.

- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2095962532737343792
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2080014303239733526
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2069510393513312304
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2066893183108215148
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2065447556599964053
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2065475980932575430
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2062255888476291331
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2062258815060353355
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2057598310807187818
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn MASSforRep/status/2054905766587379868

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/shallcross%20smith/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://friendsofmaryannshallcrosssmith.com/
- X: https://x.com/ShallcrossAnn
- X: https://x.com/MASSforRep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryann.shallcrosssmith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaryAnnShallcrossSmithforRepresentative/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannshallcrosssmithforrep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannshallcrosssmith/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/20543a6c-f763-4297-a19b-c670fbe8a68b