# Anthony DeSimone

Anthony DeSimone is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 5
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b9359c6a-fbb2-4165-af9b-a6c63290d851

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b9359c6a-fbb2-4165-af9b-a6c63290d851 (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

DeSimone sits at −0.84 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 79% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.03), from 229 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (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 145 bills: 145 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 40 passed both, 40 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 18 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8586/
- HB 8595: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8595/
- HR 8552: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND RECOGNIZING THE MEMBERS AND COACH OF THE WHEELER SCHOOL TEAM ON THEIR 1ST PLACE VICTORY AT THE 43RD RHODE ISLAND ACADEMIC… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8552/
- HR 8550: HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MAY OF 2026 AS “RHODE ISLAND NATIVE PLANT MONTH” (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8550/
- 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/
- HB 8511: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8511/
- HB 8474: AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8474/
- HR 8454: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF "EARTH DAY" ON APRIL 22, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8454/
- HB 8405: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM -- ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY MEDICAID RATES (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8405/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $55.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/desimone/Pages/Biography.aspx
- X: https://x.com/DesimoneRep

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b9359c6a-fbb2-4165-af9b-a6c63290d851