# Jenni Furtado

Jenni Furtado is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 64.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 64
- Serving since: 2025-01-07
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c937560c-277e-4c48-9656-bb385a7910f3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c937560c-277e-4c48-9656-bb385a7910f3 (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

Furtado sits at −1.02 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 91% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.02 (standard error 0.04), from 72 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.6% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (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 207 bills: 207 reached committee, 66 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 35 became law. Cosponsored 0. 31.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 50 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- HB 8614: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8614/
- HB 8604: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8604/
- 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/
- HB 8587: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8587/
- 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/
- HR 8443: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 19-25 OF 2026 TO BE "MEDICAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8443/
- HB 8385: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8385/
- HB 8386: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8386/
- HB 8387: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8387/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Furtado/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.jennifurtado.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniforstaterep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniazanero
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniforstaterep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenni.furtado/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c937560c-277e-4c48-9656-bb385a7910f3