# Bob Phillips

Bob Phillips is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 51.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 51
- Serving since: 2011-01-04
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/53f07987-a534-4194-ba51-2fcd62f0f63e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/53f07987-a534-4194-ba51-2fcd62f0f63e (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

43% of Phillips’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Rhode Island, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.01), from 58 donors and 978 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 82% (94.0%). 53 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 172 bills: 172 reached committee, 62 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 0. 36.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 43 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8609: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8609/
- HB 8581: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8581/
- HR 8563: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2026, TO BE "ALS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8563/
- HB 8559: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8559/
- HR 8541: HOUSE RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND TAIWAN WHILE SUPPORTING ENHANCED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8541/
- 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/
- HR 8516: HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS “EYEGLASS RECYCLING MONTH” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8516/
- HR 8497: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND CONGRATULATING R.J. HEIM UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM WJAR-TV NBC 10 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8497/
- HR 8493: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING APRIL 30, 2026, AS "NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8493/
- HR 8495: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RHODE ISLAND AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-TIME GREAT, HALL OF FAMER NAPOLEON "NAP" LAJOIE (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8495/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,250 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 43% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Phillips/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRobertPhilips
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-phillips-56734119/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/53f07987-a534-4194-ba51-2fcd62f0f63e