# Michelle McGaw Michelle McGaw is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 71. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Rhode Island House, district 71 - Serving since: 2021-01-05 - Current term: RI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/8318a7d4-6d81-4825-8821-4e7aed69b4dc Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8318a7d4-6d81-4825-8821-4e7aed69b4dc (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 McGaw has 2 classified statements in the RI 2025–26 session. ## What McGaw says (RI 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 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 | McGaw | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 50.0% | 10.4% | 3 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 50% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Energy 50% (State House Democrats 3.6%); 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 −0.77 (standard error 0.03), from 435 donors and 866 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (RI 2025–26 session) 1,359 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 96.5% (94.0%). 11 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 364 bills: 364 reached committee, 105 passed one chamber, 55 passed both, 54 became law. Cosponsored 0. 28.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 56 of 74). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 8635: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JULIE A. CASIMIRO FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8635/ - HR 8638: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE DAVID MORALES FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8638/ - 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 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/ - HB 8595: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8595/ - HR 8550: HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MAY OF 2026 AS “RHODE ISLAND NATIVE PLANT MONTH” (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8550/ - HR 8515: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 3-9, 2026, TO BE "COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8515/ - HB 8502: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- VICTIM PROXIMITY PROTECTION ACT (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8502/ - HB 8500: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8500/ - HB 8490: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE NOREEN DREXEL BIRTHING CENTER FUND (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8490/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $13.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% 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. - 2025-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Mcgaw71/status/1948202120814997923 - 2025-04-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Mcgaw71/status/1909208607092015135 ## Links - Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/mcgaw/Pages/Biography.aspx - Campaign site: http://www.mcgaw4ri.com/ - X: https://x.com/Mcgaw71 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.r.mcgaw - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleMcGawDistrict71 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcgaw4ri/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-mcgaw-2405b345/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8318a7d4-6d81-4825-8821-4e7aed69b4dc