RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Marie A. Hopkins

Rhode Island State Representative, District 21 since 2024. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Rhode Island State Representative, District 21

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 20; 253 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 10.3%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 55%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +80.4; 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.

Health and Human Services
Judiciary
Veterans' Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 253 sponsored · 20 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 8558 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7638 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7030 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7308 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7036 AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT
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 Hopkins sits in the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Hopkins is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Ramon Perez, Greg Costantino, Chris Paplauskas

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

With Hopkins’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans55%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Hopkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Hopkins	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 12, 2026	SB 2575: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 48–8
Jun 12, 2026	HB 7538: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 54–14
Jun 12, 2026	SB 2570: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 53–14
Jun 12, 2026	SR 3368: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 60–9
Jun 12, 2026	SB 3370: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 51–5

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Hopkins 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 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 House of Representatives, District 21	Won	R+80.4	D+8.0	+88.4
2024	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 21	Won	R+1.2	D+8.0	+9.2
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 21	Lost	D+0.7	D+12.1	+11.4