Common Cause Scorecard: How Did Each House Representative Do?
GoLocalProv News Team and Jack Andrade
Common Cause Scorecard: How Did Each House Representative Do?
See Slides of House Reps and Their Scores Below
"We are disappointed that the Assembly did not take up more systematic reform to strengthen ethics and increase participation in our democracy" says John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island. "In the wake of an election with significant lines in 2012 and an FBI raid of the State House there is much work that needed to be done to draw citizens into our democracy and limit conflicts of interest."
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTCommon Cause Rhode Island is a nonpartisan organization "whose mission is to promote representative democracy by ensuring open, ethical, accountable, effective government processes at local, state and national levels by educating and mobilizing the citizens of Rhode Island."
Rep. Michael J. Marcello (Democrat, District 41) was the highest scoring Representative at 82%. The lowest scoring Representative (37%) was Rep. William San Bento Jr. (Democrat, District 58).
The average score for members of the House 63%, a rise from all-time low of 48% in 2009-2010.
Common Cause used 25 House Bills and 23 Senate Bills in calculating scores for each legislator. Common Cause focuses on core issues: "campaign finance and election reform, ethics, judicial selection, open government and legislative rules, and separation of powers."
Common Cause never endorses candidates for any public office. The scorecard reports only how members of the General Assembly voted on particular bills of concern to Common Cause. Scoring does not constitute opposition or endorsement.
RI Legislators Scorecard
Marvin L. Abney
Representative
District: 73
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 4
Final Score: 67%
Mia A. Ackerman
Representative
District: 45
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Edith H. Ajello
Representative
District: 1
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 24
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 70%
Joseph S. Almeida
Representative
District: 12
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 23
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 66%
Gregg M. Amore
Representative
District: 65
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 20
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 59%
Samuel A. Azzinaro
Representative
District: 37
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 62%
Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
Representative
District: 49
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 13
Anti-CC Votes: 5
Did Not Vote: 3
Final Score: 67%
David A. Bennet
Representative
District: 20
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 19
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 4
Final Score: 58%
Christopher Blazejewski
Representative
District: 2
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Dennis M. Canario
Representative
District: 71
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 5
Final Score: 65%
John M. Carnevale
Representative
District: 13
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 19
Anti-CC Votes: 6
Did Not Vote: 10
Final Score: 63%
Stephen M. Casey
Representative
District: 50
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Michael W. Chippendale
Representative
District: 40
Party: R
Pro-CC Votes: 17
Anti-CC Votes: 7
Did Not Vote: 11
Final Score: 58%
Maria E. Cimini
Representative
District: 7
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 11
Did Not Vote: 3
Final Score: 63%
Elaine A. Coderre
Representative
District: 60
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 19
Anti-CC Votes: 8
Did Not Vote: 8
Final Score: 61%
Arthur J. Corvese
Representative
District: 55
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 64%
Doreen M. Costa
Representative
District: 31
Party: R
Pro-CC Votes: 23
Anti-CC Votes: 11
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 67%
Gregory J. Costantino
Representative
District: 44
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 24
Anti-CC Votes: 7
Did Not Vote: 4
Final Score: 73%
Robert E. Craven, Sr.
Representative
District: 32
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 19
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 6
Final Score: 59%
John J. DeSimone
Representative
District: 5
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 18
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 7
Final Score: 57%
Grace Diaz
Representative
District: 11
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Spencer E. Dickinson
Representative
District: 5
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 25
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 71%
John G. Edwards
Representative
District: 70
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 20
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 5
Final Score: 62%
Deborah A. Fellela
Representative
District: 43
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 18
Anti-CC Votes: 11
Did Not Vote: 6
Final Score: 56%
Frank G. Ferri
Representative
District: 22
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 61%
Linda D. Finn
Representative
District: 72
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:20
Anti-CC Votes: 4
Did Not Vote: 11
Final Score: 68%
Gordon D. Fox
Representative
District: 4
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:15
Anti-CC Votes: 8
Did Not Vote: 12
Final Score: 52%
Raymond E. Gallison, Jr.
Representative
District: 69
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:19
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 6
Final Score: 59%
Antonio Giarrusso
Representative
District: 30
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:24
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 71%
Scott J. Guthrie
Representative
District: 28
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Arthur Handy
Representative
District: 18
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Joy Hearn
Representative
District: 66
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:24
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 71%
Raymond A. Hull
Representative
District: 6
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Robert B. Jacquard
Representative
District: 17
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:20
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 5
Final Score: 62%
Raymond H. Johnston, Jr.
Representative
District: 61
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Katherine S. Kazarian
Representative
District: 63
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Cale P. Keable
Representative
District: 47
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Brian P. Kennedy
Representative
District: 38
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Donald J. Lally, Jr.
Representative
District: 33
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes:17
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 9
Final Score: 56%
Charlene Lima
Representative
District: 14
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 20
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 3
Final Score: 60%
John J. Lombardi
Representative
District: 8
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 24
Anti-CC Votes: 5
Did Not Vote: 6
Final Score: 75%
Karen L. MacBeth
Representative
District: 52
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 20
Anti-CC Votes: 11
Did Not Vote: 4
Final Score: 61%
Jan P. Malik
Representative
District: 67
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 20
Anti-CC Votes: 7
Did Not Vote: 8
Final Score: 66%
Michael J. Marcello
Representative
District: 41
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 28
Anti-CC Votes: 5
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 82%
Kenneth A. Marshall
Representative
District: 68
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 18
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 7
Final Score: 57%
Peter F. Martin
Representative
District: 75
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 23
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 66%
Nicholas A. Mattiello
Representative
District: 15
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 61%
James McLaughlin
Representative
District: 57
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 64%
Joseph M. McNamara
Representative
District: 19
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Helio Melo
Representative
District: 64
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 18
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 8
Final Score: 64%
Mary Messier
Representative
District: 62
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 10
Did Not Vote: 3
Final Score: 66%
Patricia L. Morgan
Representative
District: 26
Party: R
Pro-CC Votes: 23
Anti-CC Votes: 8
Did Not Vote: 4
Final Score: 70%
Michael A. Morin*
Representative
District: 49
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 9
Anti-CC Votes: 5
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 64%
Eileen S. Naughton
Representative
District: 21
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 18
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 5
Final Score: 55%
Brian C. Newberry
Representative
District: 48
Party: R
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Jared R. Nunes
Representative
District: 25
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 6
Did Not Vote: 7
Final Score: 70%
William W. O'Brien
Representative
District: 54
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 11
Did Not Vote: 3
Final Score: 63%
Jeremiah T. O'Grady
Representative
District: 46
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 11
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 65%
J.Patrick O'Neill
Representative
District: 59
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 23
Anti-CC Votes: 6
Did Not Vote: 6
Final Score: 72%
Thomas A. Palangio
Representative
District: 3
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 61%
Peter G. Palumbo
Representative
District: 16
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 13
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 13
Final Score: 46%
Robert D. Phillips
Representative
District: 51
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 23
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 3
Final Score: 69%
Deborah Ruggiero
Representative
District: 74
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 20
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 6
Final Score: 63%
William San Bento, Jr
Representative
District: 58
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 9
Anti-CC Votes: 5
Did Not Vote: 21
Final Score: 37%
Patricia A. Serpa
Representative
District: 527
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
K. Joseph Shekarchi
Representative
District: 23
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 20
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 59%
Agostinho F. Silva
Representative
District: 56
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 12
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 62%
Scott A. Slater
Representative
District: 10
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 63%
Teresa Ann Tanzi
Representative
District: 34
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 27
Anti-CC Votes: 8
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 77%
Lisa P. Tomasso
Representative
District: 29
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 20
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 2
Final Score: 59%
Joseph A. Trillo
Representative
District: 24
Party: R
Pro-CC Votes: 24
Anti-CC Votes: 11
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 69%
Stephen R. Ucci
Representative
District: 42
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 8
Did Not Vote: 5
Final Score: 68%
Larry Valencia
Representative
District: 39
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 26
Anti-CC Votes: 9
Did Not Vote: 0
Final Score: 74%
Donna M. Walsh
Representative
District: 36
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 23
Anti-CC Votes: 3
Did Not Vote: 9
Final Score: 75%
Anastasia P. Williams
Representative
District: 9
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 21
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 61%
Thomas Winfield
Representative
District: 53
Party: D
Pro-CC Votes: 22
Anti-CC Votes: 13
Did Not Vote: 1
Final Score: 62%
