# Paul Santucci

Paul Santucci is a Republican member of the Rhode Island House for district 53.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 53
- Serving since: 2025-01-07
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d28514b2-da9f-4c03-9590-781d3c1529ad

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d28514b2-da9f-4c03-9590-781d3c1529ad (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

Santucci reported $3,497 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.03), from 17 donors and 292 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 96.3% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 86% (94.0%). 80 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 229 bills: 229 reached committee, 75 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 32.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 48 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 8617: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 4, 2026, TO BE "COX IMPACT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8617/
- 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 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/
- HR 8585: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY OF 2026 AS "MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8585/
- HR 8569: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 17-23, 2026, AS "QUAHOG WEEK 2026" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8569/
- 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/
- HR 8551: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RIPIN ON 35 YEARS OF IMPROVING RHODE ISLANDERS' LIVES (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8551/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,497 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Santucci/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Paul-Santucci-for-State-Representative-61561690806703/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulsantucci/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-santucci-3b21161a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d28514b2-da9f-4c03-9590-781d3c1529ad