# Jon Brien

Jon Brien is an independent member of the Rhode Island House for district 49.

- Party: Independent
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 49
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/89e9f600-0af5-471c-89bb-b27142def4c9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/89e9f600-0af5-471c-89bb-b27142def4c9 (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

Brien voted against the majority of Rhode Island House Democrats 50 times; party unity 78%, in the bottom tenth of the Rhode Island House (average 94.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 170 donors and 515 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House independents score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 78% (94.0%). 50 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 268 bills: 267 reached committee, 67 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 0. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 65 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 8581: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8581/
- HR 8573: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE EDWARD L. MAGGIACOMO (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8573/
- HR 8537: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8537/
- HR 8514: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MAY 3 THROUGH MAY 9, 2026, AS "NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8514/
- HB 8499: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PROPER MANAGEMENT OF UNUSED PAINT (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8499/
- 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 8498: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING, REUSE AND DISPOSAL OF MATTRESSES (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8498/
- HB 8510: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8510/
- HB 8512: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8512/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.1K (State House independents median $23.5K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/brien/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/onDBrien1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013656667873
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057842717748
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-brien-b1622a30/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/89e9f600-0af5-471c-89bb-b27142def4c9