DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Tina L. Spears

Rhode Island State Representative, District 36 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 36Born 1976

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 78; 354 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.7%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +93.1; 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.

Corporations
Environment and Natural Resources
Innovation, Internet and Technology
Municipal Government and Housing

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 354 sponsored · 78 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 8527 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CHARIHO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, FURNISHING AND…
Became law Jun 2026

HB 8104 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY
Became law Jun 2026

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

HB 7606 AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- LIBRARY EBOOK CONTRACTS
Became law Jun 2026

HB 7373 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
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 Spears sits in the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Spears is closer to the center than 38% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Alex Finkelman, Brandon Voas, Carol McEntee

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

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

Date	Bill	Spears	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 Spears 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 36

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 36	Won	D+93.1	D+23.6	+69.5
2024	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 36	Won	—	D+23.6	—
2022	Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 36	Won	D+23.2	D+22.3	+0.9