DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Rebecca Kislak

Rhode Island State Representative, District 4 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 Representative, District 4Born 1972

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 51; 408 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.1%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +96.3; 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.

Education · second vice chair
Environment and Natural Resources
Health and Human Services
Innovation, Internet and Technology

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 408 sponsored · 51 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 8474 AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES,…
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7625 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7547 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7202 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION -- THE RHODE ISLAND…
Became law Jun 2026

HB 8595 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES
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 Kislak sits in the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Kislak is closer to the center than 3% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jennifer Boylan, Marvin Abney, Susan Donovan

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

With Kislak’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%

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

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4

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 4	Won	D+96.3	D+53.2	+43.1
2024	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4	Won	—	D+53.2	—
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4	Won	D+77.4	D+77.6	−0.2
2020	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4	Won	D+74.4	—	—
2018	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4	Won	D+74.7	—	—