# Tina Spears

Tina Spears is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 36.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 36
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2c3d82e7-8bdc-4da9-bbab-e42bb5e223fb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c3d82e7-8bdc-4da9-bbab-e42bb5e223fb (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

Spears sits at −0.98 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State House Democrats.

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

57 classified statements: 57 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 | Spears | 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 | 70.2% | 39.2% | 45 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 14.4% | 213 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 25% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.03), from 266 donors and 566 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 99.6% (94.0%). 1 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 354 bills: 354 reached committee, 128 passed one chamber, 78 passed both, 78 became law. Cosponsored 0. 36.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 42 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 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/
- 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/
- HR 8599: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING AND HONORING THE GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8599/
- HB 8579: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ACT (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8579/
- HR 8565: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE BURTON STALLWOOD (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8565/
- HB 8562: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8562/
- HR 8551: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RIPIN ON 35 YEARS OF IMPROVING RHODE ISLANDERS' LIVES (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8551/
- HR 8539: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THAWN SHERENTÉ HARRIS ON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE 2026 BOSTON MARATHON AND HONORING THE LEGACY OF HIS GREAT-UNCLE, ELLISON… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8539/
- HR 8540: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH MAY 12TH OF 2026, AS "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8540/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $39.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2113279458400411709
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2112901364015919521
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2111110977563361726
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2110385892233793737
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2110038436816003382
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2108930300373860702
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2108569422596092345
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2097689984727978364
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2097357353687437764
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI/status/2097448141385572497

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/spears/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.tinaspearsri.com/
- X: https://x.com/TinaSpearsRI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TinaSpearsRI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TinaSpears4RI
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-spears-68670b71/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c3d82e7-8bdc-4da9-bbab-e42bb5e223fb