RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Gordon E. Rogers

Rhode Island State Senator, District 21 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Rhode Island State Senator, District 21Born 1964

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 20; 314 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.1%; Chamber median 1.8%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +87.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Environment and Agriculture
Housing and Municipal Government

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 314 sponsored · 20 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 3315 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES
Became law Jun 2026

SB 3316 AN ACT REGARDING MOTIONS AT THE TOWN OF SCITUATE ANNUAL FINANCIAL TOWN MEETING
Became law Jun 2026

SB 2733 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST
Became law Jun 2026

SB 2209 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
Became law Jun 2026

SB 2946 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS
Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Rogers sits in the Rhode Island State Senate

Rogers is closer to the center than 50% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Thomas Paolino, Jessica de la Cruz, Lou Raptakis

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET

With Rogers’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Rhode Island State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Rogers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Rogers	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 12, 2026	HB 7654: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 33–4
Jun 11, 2026	HB 8005: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 35–2
Jun 11, 2026	HB 7030: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 35–3
Jun 11, 2026	HB 7020: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE	No	No	Yes	Passed 29–9
Jun 11, 2026	HB 8400: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUONSET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	No	No	Yes	Passed 29–9

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Rogers was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Rhode Island State Senate, District 21

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Rhode Island State Senate, District 21	Won	R+87.1	R+17.2	+69.9
2024	Rhode Island State Senate, District 21	Won	—	R+17.2	—
2022	Rhode Island State Senate, District 21	Won	R+29.0	R+12.5	+16.5
2020	Rhode Island State Senate, District 21	Won	—	—	—
2018	Rhode Island State Senate, District 21	Won	R+12.2	—	—