# Deb Fellela

Deb Fellela is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 43
- Serving since: 2007-01-01
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3efcf2f9-f7f8-4441-9ec7-4f6d8c17940f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3efcf2f9-f7f8-4441-9ec7-4f6d8c17940f (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

52% of the 327 bills Fellela sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Rhode Island House.

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | Fellela | 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 | 7.7% | 39.2% | 719 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.73 (standard error 0.03), from 147 donors and 1,023 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 95.7% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 96.5% (94.0%). 9 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 327 bills: 327 reached committee, 171 passed one chamber, 43 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 10 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 8634: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH J. SOLOMON JR. FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8634/
- 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/
- HR 8618: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING JUNE OF 2026 AS "PORTUGUESE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8618/
- 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/
- HB 8604: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8604/
- HR 8597: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8597/
- HB 8568: 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/HB8568/
- 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 8549: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND CELEBRATING "ARMED FORCES DAY" ON MAY 16TH, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8549/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% 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.

- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/2052741695863664843
- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1994042667345514888
- 2025-11-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1993770198654967893
- 2025-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1974867089497464966
- 2025-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1974548639227040178
- 2025-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1962485952670023820
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1941087125904191613
- 2025-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1939750150278090774
- 2025-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1936159186624102643
- 2025-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdfellela43/status/1926993796589367479

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Fellela/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/repdfellela43
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborah.fellela.7
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057976394087
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-fellela-a85001127/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3efcf2f9-f7f8-4441-9ec7-4f6d8c17940f