# Robert Craven

Robert Craven is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 32.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 32
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a6d519b0-89bd-45d5-9067-3ae0b421eee7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6d519b0-89bd-45d5-9067-3ae0b421eee7 (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

Craven sits at −1.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Democrats.

## What Craven says (RI 2025–26 session)

19 classified statements: 19 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 | Craven | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 10.5% | 10.4% | 299 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.4% | 39.2% | 259 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.5% | 2.9% | 31 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 42.1% | 14.4% | 17 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 44% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 22% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.05 (standard error 0.03), from 572 donors and 1,001 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.5% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 91.8% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 100% (94.0%). 0 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 191 bills: 191 reached committee, 75 passed one chamber, 38 passed both, 38 became law. Cosponsored 0. 39.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 31 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 8627: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8627/
- HR 8566: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY OF 2026 TO BE "MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8566/
- HB 8547: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8547/
- 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/
- HR 8439: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SYLVIA A. DELUCA (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8439/
- HR 8441: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BASEBALL ICON DAVEY LOPES AND EXPRESSING SYMPATHY ON HIS PASSING (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8441/
- HB 8431: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8431/
- HB 8434: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT FOR FIREARM RELATED OFFENSES -- NYNY'S LAW (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8434/
- HB 8400: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8400/
- HB 8384: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES -- CASEY'S LAW (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8384/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $140.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/2038937257516646617
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/2037197361529724985
- 2025-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/1972101224976863731
- 2025-09-27 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/1971895250391281922
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/1933531225282490784
- 2025-05-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/1919903130969428036
- 2025-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/1917584962855002209
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/1916169345018876071
- 2025-04-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/1914293082440216655
- 2025-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCraven/status/1906710001827070004

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Craven/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: http://www.votebobcraven.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepCraven
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepCraven/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj2S2u_onyUW6y-NL3gwJlg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-craven-90281496/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6d519b0-89bd-45d5-9067-3ae0b421eee7