# Jason Knight

Jason Knight is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 67.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 67
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cef11d28-cbbb-4ffd-b8f2-23c71e73f1b3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cef11d28-cbbb-4ffd-b8f2-23c71e73f1b3 (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

Knight reported $330.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

247 classified statements: 247 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 | Knight | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.5% | 376 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.0% | 10.4% | 521 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.4% | 39.2% | 259 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 2.9% | 542 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.6% | 14.4% | 225 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 42% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 24% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Immigration 15% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Law 10% (State House Democrats 2.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.86 (standard error 0.02), from 815 donors and 1,028 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 98.8% (94.0%). 12 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 137 bills: 137 reached committee, 63 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 0. 46.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 16 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8635: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JULIE A. CASIMIRO FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8635/
- HR 8616: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "WORLD REFUGEE DAY" AND RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF DORCAS INTERNATIONAL OF PROVIDENCE ON JUNE 20TH OF 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8616/
- HR 8572: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DAVID SUNLEY FRERICHS (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8572/
- HR 8557: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE IN RHODE ISLAND (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8557/
- HR 8556: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2026 AS "JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8556/
- HB 8548: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8548/
- HR 8492: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY AS "RHODE ISLAND LABYRINTH DAY" AND RECOGNIZING MAY 2, 2026, AS "WORLD LABYRINTH DAY" IN THE STATE OF… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8492/
- HB 8462: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8462/
- HR 8457: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL TO BE "HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8457/
- HB 8364: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8364/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $330.1K (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.

- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2097163544189886742
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2097313420416532895
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2096262780881920096
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2096291788419993954
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2095850623920967827
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2095850625875526105
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2095850627674898847
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2095850629633659221
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2095850631445492204
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Jason/status/2095850633391722774

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/knight/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.jasonknightri.com/
- X: https://x.com/Rep_Jason
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJasonKnight
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasonknightri
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-knight-3ba25724/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cef11d28-cbbb-4ffd-b8f2-23c71e73f1b3