Robert D. Phillips
Rhode Island State Representative, District 51 since 2010. Ran in 9 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 9. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 25
- 172 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.1%
- Chamber median 6.6%
- With party
- 79%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +92.1
- 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 Natural Resources · first vice chair
- Corporations
- Education
- Rules
- Small Business
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Phillips sits in the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Phillips is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Jon Brien, Stephen Casey, Jackie Baginski
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Phillips’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats79%
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: Phillips’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Phillips | 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… | No | Yes | No | Passed 54–14 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | SB 2570: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE… | No | 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 Phillips was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 51 | Won | D+92.1 | D+0.2 | +91.9 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | — | D+0.2 | — |
| 2022 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | — | D+4.3 | — |
| 2020 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | D+44.4 | — | — |
| 2016 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | D+28.4 | — | — |
| 2010 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Rhode Island Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $22.7K
- Spent
- $17.2K
- Cash
- $18.7K
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 7:18 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| ROBERT D PHILLIPS State | Active |
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 7:18 PM ET
Seats Phillips has held
- Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 51 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Phillips has run against
- Write-in (I) · 2026 election, won
- Rufus R. Bailey Jr. (I) · 2018 election, won
- Christopher M. Roberts (R) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Rhode Island Board of Elections (unofficial)
How we know Phillips
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/53f07987-a534-4194-ba51-2fcd62f0f63e
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET