# Jake Bissaillon

Jake Bissaillon is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 1.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2023-12-08
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e9b6ecf5-de39-4026-83fa-3766ed43cc49

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e9b6ecf5-de39-4026-83fa-3766ed43cc49 (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

Bissaillon sits at −1.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State Senate Democrats.

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

111 classified statements: 111 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bissaillon | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.4% | 108 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 7.2% | 10.3% | 177 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 41.4% | 42.9% | 178 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 3.4% | 88 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 23.4% | 16.1% | 81 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 46% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Health 24% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Taxation 15% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 4.3% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.03), from 428 donors and 388 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.1% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 100% (94.6%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2678 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2678/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2292 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2292/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3366 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3366/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2734 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2734/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 3184 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3184/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2330 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2330/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/

## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 538 bills: 537 reached committee, 227 passed one chamber, 126 passed both, 126 became law. Cosponsored 0. 42.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 19 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 3370: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3370/
- SR 3211: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. ABBATE (introduced, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3211/
- SB 3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3337/
- SB 3313: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (became law, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3313/
- SB 3302: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3302/
- SB 3297: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3297/
- SB 3300: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3300/
- SB 3303: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3303/
- SB 3301: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3301/
- SB 3298: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3298/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $116.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2113462707953258935
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2107861422759928093
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2100282554297323711
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2099248149420208522
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2097909777527431576
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2097692201337655664
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2097731704370643308
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2097767957804020042
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2097438913698713677
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/jakeforri/status/2097004170549019112

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/bissaillon/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://jacobbissaillon.com/
- X: https://x.com/jakeforri
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacobebissaillon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JakeforRI
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeforri/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobbissaillon/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e9b6ecf5-de39-4026-83fa-3766ed43cc49