# Marvin Abney

Marvin Abney is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 73.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 73
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ed735cca-8f53-4304-a1ec-9e212744ec17

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed735cca-8f53-4304-a1ec-9e212744ec17 (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

Abney sits at −1.27 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.27 (standard error 0.03), from 327 donors and 1,048 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 93.7% (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 42 bills: 41 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 3 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8605/
- HR 8584: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY AS "NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8584/
- HR 8541: HOUSE RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND TAIWAN WHILE SUPPORTING ENHANCED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8541/
- HR 8538: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHILD & FAMILY AND RECOGNIZING ITS IMPACT ACROSS RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8538/
- HR 8487: HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CAMP LEJEUNE JUSTICE ACT OF 2022 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8487/
- HB 8485: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8485/
- HR 8341: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "MEDAL OF HONOR DAY" ON MARCH 25, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8341/
- HB 8313: AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- 2026 BOND REFERENDA (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8313/
- HB 7408: AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026 RELATING TO ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL (became law, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7408/
- HR 7108: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF AMBASSADOR J. WILLIAM MIDDENDORF II (passed one chamber, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR7108/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Abney/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.marvinabneyri.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marvin.abney.16

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed735cca-8f53-4304-a1ec-9e212744ec17