# Earl Read

Earl Read is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 26
- Serving since: 2025-01-07
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6e9979b1-f131-4d71-8146-71f10bd06e57

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6e9979b1-f131-4d71-8146-71f10bd06e57 (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

Read has served since 2025.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.04), from 363 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 96.6% (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 332 bills: 332 reached committee, 135 passed one chamber, 67 passed both, 67 became law. Cosponsored 0. 40.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 28 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 8613: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8613/
- HR 8617: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 4, 2026, TO BE "COX IMPACT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8617/
- HR 8618: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING JUNE OF 2026 AS "PORTUGUESE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8618/
- 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 8607: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 AS "MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8607/
- HB 8603: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8603/
- HR 8598: HOUSE RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 28, 2026, AS "PHARMACY ADVOCACY DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8598/
- HR 8536: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 10 THROUGH MAY 16, 2026, AS "NATIONAL POLICE WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL POLICE AND LAW… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8536/
- HB 8532: AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8532/
- HB 8524: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8524/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://rilegislature.gov/representatives/Read/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/ReadEarl
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093141934981
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earl.read.7

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6e9979b1-f131-4d71-8146-71f10bd06e57