# David Morales

David Morales is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 7
- Serving since: 2021-01-05
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/75bd1298-3fc9-42cc-87c6-23bdc20a7b56

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/75bd1298-3fc9-42cc-87c6-23bdc20a7b56 (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

The policy areas Morales talks about and legislates on agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

637 classified statements: 637 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 | Morales | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 2.5% | 278 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.9% | 10.4% | 247 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 49.1% | 39.2% | 235 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.9% | 558 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.9% | 14.4% | 432 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.0% | 147 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 23% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Immigration 15% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Labor and Employment 14% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Education 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.02), from 682 donors and 843 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 96.1% (94.0%). 19 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 not voting · 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 354 bills: 354 reached committee, 82 passed one chamber, 36 passed both, 36 became law. Cosponsored 0. 23.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 67 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8633: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT E. CRAVEN SR. FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8633/
- HR 8608: HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES EXERCISE DISCRETION IN ADJUDICATING STATUS APPLICATIONS… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8608/
- HR 8564: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JANICE LUONGO (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8564/
- HR 8533: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $320,000 FOR BETTER LIVES RHODE ISLAND (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8533/
- HR 8534: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $850,000 FOR NEW BRIDGES FOR HAITIAN SUCCESS (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8534/
- HR 8526: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 4, 2026, AS A "NATIONAL DAY OF REASON" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND AFFIRMING THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF REASON IN THE… (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8526/
- HB 8504: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (became law, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8504/
- HB 8511: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8511/
- 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/
- HR 8445: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 19-25, 2026, TO BE "NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8445/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.9K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 83% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2114411269511921708
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2113989087166071027
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2113617504421462282
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2112991086834512022
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2112679840553816146
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2111844176249659598
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2111073044001173965
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2110722270230450261
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2110391068499849364
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI/status/2109992865874993218

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/morales/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.davidmoralesri.com/
- X: https://x.com/DavidMoralesRI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.cazaresmorales
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidMoralesRI/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidmoralesri
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcazaresmorales/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/75bd1298-3fc9-42cc-87c6-23bdc20a7b56