# Marie Hopkins

Marie Hopkins is a Republican member of the Rhode Island House for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 21
- Serving since: 2025-01-07
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bc0b7591-fb22-44c1-9766-49ea0d70d894

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bc0b7591-fb22-44c1-9766-49ea0d70d894 (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

Hopkins voted against the majority of Rhode Island House Republicans 118 times; party unity 55%, the lowest of 74 in the Rhode Island House (average 94.0%).

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

2,450 classified statements: 2,450 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hopkins | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.9% | 276 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 15.1% | 9.3% | 173 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.9% | 31.9% | 345 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 1.8% | 190 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.2% | 12.7% | 660 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.4% | 293 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 34% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 8.8% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 289 donors and 279 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 91.4% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 55% (94.0%). 118 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 253 bills: 253 reached committee, 79 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 31.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 52 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8637: HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT "BOB" QUATTROCCHI FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8637/
- HR 8630: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY" ON JUNE 19, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8630/
- HR 8631: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 61ST ANNUAL GASPEE DAYS CELEBRATION AND THE MOMENTOUS 254TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BURNING OF THE GASPEE (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8631/
- HR 8607: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 AS "MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8607/
- 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 8600: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10TH, 2026, TO BE "LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8600/
- HR 8596: HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING AND COMMEMORATING THE GROUNDSKEEPERS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF OF THE RHODE ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY IN EXETER (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8596/
- HR 8584: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY AS "NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8584/
- HR 8575: HOUSE RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 2026 AS "BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8575/
- HR 8564: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JANICE LUONGO (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8564/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2114591625380774032
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2114596470988939304
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2114609944402231514
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2114615470007452085
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2114626377005531378
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2114869014589485319
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2113853223769366542
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2113859389354348827
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2113881628686635086
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/MarieForRI/status/2113421599995261005

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Hopkins/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.marie4ri.com/
- X: https://x.com/MarieForRI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marie4RI
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/representative_marie_hopkins

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bc0b7591-fb22-44c1-9766-49ea0d70d894