# Brian Newberry

Brian Newberry is a Republican member of the Rhode Island House for district 48.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 48
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/397f8729-c37c-4882-af7e-d7235e9f06f2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/397f8729-c37c-4882-af7e-d7235e9f06f2 (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

15% of Newberry’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.2 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%.

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

1,773 classified statements: 1,773 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Newberry | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 15.0% | 2.9% | 21 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.4% | 9.3% | 438 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 12.2% | 31.9% | 680 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 1.8% | 446 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.1% | 12.7% | 734 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.3% | 1.4% | 77 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Science, Technology, Communications 17% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); International Affairs 9.7% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.10 (standard error 0.01), from 44 donors and 1,009 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 90.5% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 81% (94.0%). 66 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 146 bills: 146 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 55 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8637: HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT "BOB" QUATTROCCHI FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8637/
- HR 8569: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 17-23, 2026, AS "QUAHOG WEEK 2026" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8569/
- HB 8545: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM TO ADDRESS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8545/
- HR 8517: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL--ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON THE RECOGNITION OF "ZAMBARANO DAY" ON MAY 5, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8517/
- HR 8456: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 22ND, 2026, AND REAFFIRMING THE BONDS OF… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8456/
- HB 8450: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT -- THE RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CLIMATE REFORM ACT (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8450/
- HR 8442: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF BERNARD W. GEORGE (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8442/
- HR 8447: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2026, TO BE "PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8447/
- HR 8419: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. ABBATE (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8419/
- HR 8377: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE COURAGE, HEROISM, AND COMPASSION OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO RENDERED AID DURING THE LYNCH ARENA SHOOTING IN PAWTUCKET (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8377/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,650 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2114789851627467188
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2114315038244606231
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2114315825985327587
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2113957957452873935
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2113611101766099055
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2113230434687483934
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2113232758109589658
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2113394239501418518
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2112926351774920800
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianCNewberry/status/2112955890852933739

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Newberry/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/BrianCNewberry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brian.c.newberry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058237892998
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-c-newberry-110b3465/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/397f8729-c37c-4882-af7e-d7235e9f06f2