David Morales
Rhode Island State Representative, District 7 since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 36
- 354 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 14.6%
- Chamber median 6.6%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +64.0
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Innovation, Internet and Technology
- Labor
- Municipal Government and Housing
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Morales sits in the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Morales is closer to the center than 52% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Michelle McGaw, Lauren Carson, Nathan Biah
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Morales’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Morales’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Morales | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | SB 2575: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 48–8 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | HB 7538: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 54–14 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | SB 2570: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 53–14 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | SR 3368: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 60–9 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | SB 3370: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 51–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Morales was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | D+64.0 |
| 2020 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Morales has held
- Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 7 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Morales has run against
- Christopher L. Ireland (I) · 2022 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Morales
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/75bd1298-3fc9-42cc-87c6-23bdc20a7b56
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET