# John Burke

John Burke is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2021-01-05
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a5f646b2-0370-494c-aebc-25869f019a1b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5f646b2-0370-494c-aebc-25869f019a1b (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

Burke sits at −0.84 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 77% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.03), from 297 donors and 790 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 97.6% (94.6%). 4 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 577 bills: 577 reached committee, 256 passed one chamber, 130 passed both, 130 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 14 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 3361: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- SR 3349: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING JUNE OF 2026 AS "PORTUGUESE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3349/
- 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 3338: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IMPERSONATION AND IDENTITY FRAUD (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3338/
- SR 3332: SENATE 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/SR3332/
- SR 3331: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING AND HONORING THE GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3331/
- SR 3329: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10TH, 2026, TO BE "LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3329/
- SB 3327: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3327/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/burke/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.votejohnburke.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050949164984
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063173622861
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-burke-38839664/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5f646b2-0370-494c-aebc-25869f019a1b