# June Speakman

June Speakman is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 68.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 68
- Serving since: 2019-03-13
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9386224e-9603-4695-8f46-a1033d8534a5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9386224e-9603-4695-8f46-a1033d8534a5 (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

Speakman sits at −0.92 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 86% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.92 (standard error 0.03), from 234 donors and 1,041 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 98.8% (94.0%). 5 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 416 bills: 416 reached committee, 138 passed one chamber, 79 passed both, 78 became law. Cosponsored 0. 33.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 47 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8636: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JASON KNIGHT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8636/
- 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 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 8572: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DAVID SUNLEY FRERICHS (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8572/
- HR 8557: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE IN RHODE ISLAND (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8557/
- HB 8548: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8548/
- HR 8539: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THAWN SHERENTÉ HARRIS ON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE 2026 BOSTON MARATHON AND HONORING THE LEGACY OF HIS GREAT-UNCLE, ELLISON… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8539/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/speakman/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.junespeakman.com/
- X: https://x.com/junespeakman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/june.speakman.7
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjunespeakman/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/june-speakman-a387319/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9386224e-9603-4695-8f46-a1033d8534a5