# Pat Serpa

Pat Serpa is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 27.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 27
- Serving since: 2007-01-02
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/45fd70a7-613e-405d-959f-2900eea0f264

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/45fd70a7-613e-405d-959f-2900eea0f264 (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

2.4% of Serpa’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (average 39%).

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

209 classified statements: 209 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 | Serpa | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 2.5% | 212 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.0% | 10.4% | 651 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 2.4% | 39.2% | 742 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 2.9% | 575 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 264 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 40% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 40% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (State House Democrats 3.1%); International Affairs 20% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.03), from 151 donors and 984 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 93.9% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 96.2% (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 264 bills: 264 reached committee, 109 passed one chamber, 46 passed both, 46 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 24 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 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 8535: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY 2026 TO BE "LUNG CANCER ACTION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8535/
- HB 8531: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8531/
- HB 8532: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8532/
- HR 8487: HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CAMP LEJEUNE JUSTICE ACT OF 2022 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8487/
- HB 8489: AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF RHODE ISLAND -- 2026 BOND REFERENDA (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8489/
- HB 8486: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8486/
- HB 8471: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING--PARKING SPACES (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8471/
- HB 8468: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8468/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,655 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2114080718167154889
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2112722905905725947
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2112734621620146260
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2111833119838142590
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2111264677082648606
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2111200166611194094
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2110163616016318684
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2110163814041747821
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2110165138238271827
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPatSerpa/status/2110165698207211627

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Serpa/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/RepPatSerpa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pat.serpa.7
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-serpa-b3921614/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/45fd70a7-613e-405d-959f-2900eea0f264