# Arthur Handy

Arthur Handy is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 18
- Serving since: 2003-01-07
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6d4c7be7-4e68-4aa1-9262-81995fcc231e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d4c7be7-4e68-4aa1-9262-81995fcc231e (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

Handy sits at −0.96 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 88% of State House Democrats.

## What Handy 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 | Handy | 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: Water Resources Development 100% (State House Democrats 1.3%); 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 −0.96 (standard error 0.03), from 106 donors and 975 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 99.5% (94.0%). 4 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 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 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 257 bills: 257 reached committee, 64 passed one chamber, 30 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 24.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 66 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8630: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY" ON JUNE 19, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8630/
- HB 8621: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8621/
- HB 8622: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR AND ALTERATION OF PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8622/
- HB 8624: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY THE ISSUANCE OF… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8624/
- HB 8623: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES IN THE… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8623/
- HB 8620: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF STORM DRAINS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE REMEDIATION… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8620/
- HB 8625: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8625/
- HR 8619: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 AS "PRIDE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8619/
- 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/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.8K (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.

- 2025-12-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/2002712391155609952
- 2025-07-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1942751674478539159
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1879578190089478475
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1879579840514601201
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1879581511181357171
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1879583157269508588
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1879583499608604987
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1879586217257468399
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1879586327441944722
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ArtBHandy/status/1879589945633083599

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Handy/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/ArtBHandy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtBHandy
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-handy-331a816/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d4c7be7-4e68-4aa1-9262-81995fcc231e