# Meghan Kallman

Meghan Kallman is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2021-01-05
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2cd8c21d-f576-4060-a311-0459e01ffef6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2cd8c21d-f576-4060-a311-0459e01ffef6 (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

Kallman sits at −1.24 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.24 (standard error 0.03), from 337 donors and 768 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.1% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 98.4% (94.6%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2678 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2678/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · In Concurrence · SB 2292 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2292/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3366 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3366/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2734 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2734/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 3184 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3184/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2330 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2330/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/

## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 397 bills: 397 reached committee, 116 passed one chamber, 47 passed both, 46 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 35 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 3351: SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 AS "PRIDE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3351/
- SR 3346: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RELATED TO EDUCATING AND… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3346/
- SR 3332: SENATE RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 28, 2026, AS "PHARMACY ADVOCACY DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3332/
- SB 3326: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPAVING OF STREETS IN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT… (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3326/
- SB 3324: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND EQUIPPING OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER… (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3324/
- SB 3321: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE RENOVATION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES IN THE CITY… (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3321/
- SB 3325: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF ROAD SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN THE… (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3325/
- SB 3320: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE PLANNING, EVALUATION, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS AND… (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3320/
- SB 3322: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC… (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3322/
- SB 3323: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND EQUIPPING OF BRIDGES AND ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL OR RELATED… (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3323/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/kallman/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://electmeghan.com/
- X: https://x.com/MeghanEKallman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectMeghanKallman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghan.kallman/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-kallman-6030a3229/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2cd8c21d-f576-4060-a311-0459e01ffef6