# Todd Patalano

Todd Patalano is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2025-01-07
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9f4a0209-d8b0-42e5-9217-d4fd2f0d67e6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9f4a0209-d8b0-42e5-9217-d4fd2f0d67e6 (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

Patalano voted against the majority of Rhode Island Senate Democrats 27 times; party unity 80%, in the bottom 5% of the Rhode Island Senate (average 94.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 427 donors and 235 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 93.8% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 80% (94.6%). 27 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2678 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2678/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2292 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2292/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3366 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3366/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2734 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2734/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 3184 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3184/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2330 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2330/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/

## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 332 bills: 332 reached committee, 149 passed one chamber, 64 passed both, 64 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 12 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 ISSUANCE OF… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3358/
- SB 3359: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES IN THE… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3359/
- SB 3356: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR AND ALTERATION OF PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3356/
- SB 3357: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3357/
- SB 3355: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3355/
- SB 3354: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF STORM DRAINS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE REMEDIATION… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3354/
- SR 3351: SENATE 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/SR3351/
- SR 3352: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH FALVO (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3352/
- SR 3350: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 4, 2026, TO BE "COX IMPACT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3350/
- SB 3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3315/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $126.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/Patalano/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562126440010

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9f4a0209-d8b0-42e5-9217-d4fd2f0d67e6