# Brandon Voas

Brandon Voas is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 57.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 57
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f0206346-2c07-4316-a556-cee7fe595e9a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0206346-2c07-4316-a556-cee7fe595e9a (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

Voas sits at −0.96 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 88% of State House Democrats.

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

9 classified statements: 9 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 | Voas | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 22.2% | 39.2% | 610 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 11.1% | 14.4% | 401 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.96 (standard error 0.04), from 68 donors and 578 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 99.6% (94.0%). 1 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 145 bills: 145 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 23 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8601: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ENTIRE AREA OF LAND USE, PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT,… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8601/
- HR 8570: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 22, 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8570/
- HB 8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8506/
- HB 8484: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8484/
- HB 8489: AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF RHODE ISLAND -- 2026 BOND REFERENDA (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8489/
- HR 8458: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND HONORING THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SUCCESS DURING THE 2025-2026… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8458/
- HR 8459: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 16, 2026, TO BE "COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8459/
- HB 8429: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8429/
- HR 8423: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 9, 2026, TO BE "RHODE ISLAND HOME VISITING DAY" (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8423/
- HR 8418: HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENRICO CARUSO SOCIETY IN MANVILLE, RHODE ISLAND ON APRIL 18, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8418/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-04-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/2043799331573002604
- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/2037556644251373628
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/2029250486604345778
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/1973849281602928736
- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/1973480879508037791
- 2025-09-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/1971218624338866674
- 2025-04-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/1914328529497468940
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/1907608435488657557
- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrandonVoas/status/1877395844883742734

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/voas/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.votevoas.com/
- X: https://x.com/BrandonVoas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Votevoas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bvoas1/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-voas-88483811a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0206346-2c07-4316-a556-cee7fe595e9a