# Grace Diaz

Grace Diaz is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 11.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 11
- Serving since: 2005-01-04
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/44424388-03a6-452b-992b-3c082949f62f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/44424388-03a6-452b-992b-3c082949f62f (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

Diaz sits at −0.89 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 84% of State House Democrats.

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

30 classified statements: 30 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 | Diaz | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.7% | 2.5% | 95 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 3.3% | 39.2% | 740 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: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.03), from 357 donors and 918 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 100% (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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 298 bills: 298 reached committee, 133 passed one chamber, 48 passed both, 48 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 19 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8629: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JULY 2026 AS "DISABILITY AWARENESS AND DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8629/
- HR 8616: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "WORLD REFUGEE DAY" AND RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF DORCAS INTERNATIONAL OF PROVIDENCE ON JUNE 20TH OF 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8616/
- HR 8600: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10TH, 2026, TO BE "LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8600/
- HR 8583: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS "ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8583/
- HR 8585: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY OF 2026 AS "MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8585/
- 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/
- HR 8574: HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RHODE ISLAND HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON MAY 19TH, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8574/
- HR 8570: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 22, 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8570/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111485264858103834
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111485659563356235
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111485753788440901
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111140196217713023
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111140297002332165
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111188260890489058
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111188499391021263
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111188654249160864
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111188826769207531
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repgracediaz/status/2111189020797460636

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Diaz/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.repgracediaz.com/
- X: https://x.com/repgracediaz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grace.diaz.965
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepGraceDiaz/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rep+grace+diaz
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-diaz-a0a814103

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/44424388-03a6-452b-992b-3c082949f62f