DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Jennifer Smith Boylan

Rhode Island State Representative, District 66 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Rhode Island State Representative, District 66

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 73; 420 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.3%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +92.3; 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 Natural Resources
Health and Human Services
Oversight

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 420 sponsored · 73 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 8294 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ABANDONED PROPERTY
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7879 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOBS ACT
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7763 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7619 AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7625 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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 Boylan sits in the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Boylan is closer to the center than 2% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Rebecca Kislak, Marvin Abney, Susan Donovan

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

With Boylan’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

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: Boylan’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Boylan	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 Boylan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 66

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 House of Representatives, District 66	Won	D+92.3	D+34.4	+57.9
2024	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 66	Won	D+29.3	D+34.4	−5.1
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 66	Won	D+15.1	D+35.3	−20.2