# Justine Caldwell

Justine Caldwell is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 30
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/38c539f2-0698-4fa2-a761-477608365838

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38c539f2-0698-4fa2-a761-477608365838 (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

Caldwell sits at −1.15 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.15 (standard error 0.03), from 199 donors and 1,057 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 95.3% (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 218 bills: 218 reached committee, 81 passed one chamber, 43 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 38 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 8633: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT E. CRAVEN SR. FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8633/
- HB 8627: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8627/
- 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 8582: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE--FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8582/
- HB 8578: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- FAMILY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT ACT OF 2013 (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8578/
- 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 8566: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY OF 2026 TO BE "MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8566/
- HB 8547: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8547/
- HR 8514: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MAY 3 THROUGH MAY 9, 2026, AS "NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8514/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/caldwell/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/Justine4RI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justine.lutzel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justine4ri/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38c539f2-0698-4fa2-a761-477608365838