# David Place

David Place is a Republican member of the Rhode Island House for district 47.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 47
- Serving since: 2019-01-01
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/785df766-de25-496b-a823-e4ad64c462cb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/785df766-de25-496b-a823-e4ad64c462cb (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

22% of the 259 bills Place sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Rhode Island House.

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

1,294 classified statements: 1,294 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Place | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.6% | 2.9% | 174 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 18.5% | 9.3% | 119 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 32.1% | 31.9% | 370 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 354 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.9% | 12.7% | 715 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.4% | 244 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.01), from 13 donors and 1,041 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 86% (94.0%). 98 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 259 bills: 258 reached committee, 58 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 0. 22.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 70 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8637: HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT "BOB" QUATTROCCHI FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8637/
- HR 8631: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 61ST ANNUAL GASPEE DAYS CELEBRATION AND THE MOMENTOUS 254TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BURNING OF THE GASPEE (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8631/
- HR 8606: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE 241ST BRISTOL FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND RECOGNIZING THE 2026 HONOREES (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8606/
- HR 8596: HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING AND COMMEMORATING THE GROUNDSKEEPERS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF OF THE RHODE ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY IN EXETER (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8596/
- HR 8597: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8597/
- HR 8571: HOUSE RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 2026 AS "WILDFIRE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8571/
- HR 8554: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RHODE ISLAND ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND COMMENDING ITS LEADERSHIP AND… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8554/
- HR 8517: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL--ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON THE RECOGNITION OF "ZAMBARANO DAY" ON MAY 5, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8517/
- HR 8461: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 23, 2026, TO BE "WORLD TABLE TENNIS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8461/
- HR 8443: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 19-25 OF 2026 TO BE "MEDICAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8443/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,382 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 72% 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: personal attacks · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2114476820552896910
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2114480556796793330
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2113985453842198722
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2112905809168654557
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2111827118317261093
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2111919603035120089
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2111919605752967223
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2111919609825935811
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2110170757628338339
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPlace01/status/2107146079846428974

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/place/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.davidjplace.com/
- X: https://x.com/DavidPlace01
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.place.779
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidjplace/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-place

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/785df766-de25-496b-a823-e4ad64c462cb