# Mark McKenney

Mark McKenney is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/580b2e15-faff-4b83-bbea-fb6110a9f975

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/580b2e15-faff-4b83-bbea-fb6110a9f975 (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

McKenney sits at −0.87 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 79% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.87 (standard error 0.03), from 410 donors and 529 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 100% (94.6%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2678 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2678/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2292 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2292/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3366 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3366/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2734 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2734/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 3184 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3184/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2330 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2330/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/

## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 473 bills: 473 reached committee, 207 passed one chamber, 92 passed both, 92 became law. Cosponsored 0. 43.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 15 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 3372: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND RECOGNIZING THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL RHODE ISLAND CIVICS… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3372/
- SB 3360: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE WARWICK CITY CHARTER TO ALLOW FOR ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES THAT SUBJECT MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN CODIFIED CITY… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3360/
- SR 3345: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IMPACT ON HEALTH CARE… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3345/
- SB 3335: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3335/
- SB 3318: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3318/
- SR 3317: SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3317/
- SR 3311: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE DAY OF MAY 21ST, 2026, TO BE "FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3311/
- SB 3291: AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF RHODE ISLAND -- 2026 BOND REFERENDA (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3291/
- SR 3281: SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2026 AS "FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3281/
- SR 3283: SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JULIE LEDDY UPON HER RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COVENTRY HOUSING AUTHORITY (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3283/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/mckenney/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.markmckenney.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatormckenney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mck109
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McKenney4Senate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormckenney/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mckenney-5aa4835/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/580b2e15-faff-4b83-bbea-fb6110a9f975