# Evan Shanley Evan Shanley is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 24. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Rhode Island House, district 24 - Serving since: 2017-01-03 - Current term: RI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c5f9a1f5-502b-41b6-8848-bfa359b1bad9 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c5f9a1f5-502b-41b6-8848-bfa359b1bad9 (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 81% of Shanley’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Rhode Island, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats. ## What Shanley says (RI 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 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 | Shanley | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.02), from 276 donors and 972 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (RI 2025–26 session) 1,359 roll calls. Attendance 90.8% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 97.1% (94.0%). 11 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 243 bills: 243 reached committee, 90 passed one chamber, 46 passed both, 46 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 39 of 74). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 8583: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS "ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8583/ - 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 8565: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE BURTON STALLWOOD (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8565/ - HB 8562: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8562/ - 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 8558: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8558/ - HR 8540: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH MAY 12TH OF 2026, AS "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8540/ - HB 8531: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8531/ - HB 8467: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8467/ - HB 8475: AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8475/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $22.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 81% 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. - 2026-01-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/EvanShanley1/status/2007602120732881392 - 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/EvanShanley1/status/1924911157678375202 ## Links - Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/shanley/Pages/Biography.aspx - Campaign site: https://www.shanleyforri.com/ - X: https://x.com/EvanShanley1 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evan.shanley.3 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shanleyforwarwick - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanleyevan/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-shanley-2218ab53/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c5f9a1f5-502b-41b6-8848-bfa359b1bad9