DemocratIn office since Nov 2012

Mia A. Ackerman

Rhode Island State Representative, District 45 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Rhode Island State Representative, District 45Born 1965

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 20; 163 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 7.7%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +87.0; 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.

Conduct
Health and Human Services
Veterans' Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 163 sponsored · 20 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 8348 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7371 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7003 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7173 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED…
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7551 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FRAUD AND FALSE DEALING
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 Ackerman sits in the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Ackerman is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Grace Diaz, Matthew Dawson, June Speakman

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

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

Date	Bill	Ackerman	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 12, 2026	SB 2575: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES	Not voting	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	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 51–5

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

Career

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

201220142016201820202022202420262028Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45

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 District 45	Won	D+87.0	D+5.8	+81.2
2024	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45	Won	—	—	—
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45	Won	D+11.0	—	—
2020	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45	Won	—	—	—
2018	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45	Won	—	—	—
2016	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45	Won	D+13.7	—	—
2014	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45	Won	—	—	—
2014	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45	Won	—	—	—