# Joshua Giraldo

Joshua Giraldo is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 56.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 56
- Serving since: 2020-03-12
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6a9a38c-0f39-4150-b041-fd6c75f9c8ad

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6a9a38c-0f39-4150-b041-fd6c75f9c8ad (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

Giraldo sits at −0.98 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.04), from 112 donors and 893 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 98.8% (94.0%). 6 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 273 bills: 273 reached committee, 78 passed one chamber, 46 passed both, 46 became law. Cosponsored 0. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 58 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8601: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ENTIRE AREA OF LAND USE, PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT,… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8601/
- HB 8603: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8603/
- HR 8574: HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RHODE ISLAND HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON MAY 19TH, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8574/
- HR 8570: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 22, 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8570/
- HR 8553: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY FOR ORGANIZING THE 2026 STATE HOUSE ADVOCACY DAY (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8553/
- HR 8526: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 4, 2026, AS A "NATIONAL DAY OF REASON" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND AFFIRMING THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF REASON IN THE… (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8526/
- HB 8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8506/
- 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/
- HB 8484: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8484/
- HB 8429: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8429/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,262 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Giraldo/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/JoshuaJGiraldo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuajgiraldo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeGiraldo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jgiraldo86/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-giraldo-206986189

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6a9a38c-0f39-4150-b041-fd6c75f9c8ad