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Rhode Island State Senate District 19

Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

12

Compensation

Elections and appointments

Education

Personal

Contact

Ryan Pearson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Rhode Island State Senate, representing District 19. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Pearson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 19. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Pearson served as state Senate majority leader from January 3, 2023 to June 30, 2024.[1]

Biography

Ryan Pearson attended American University and earned his B.S. in Finance from Providence College. His professional experience includes serving as Assistant Vice President at RBS Citizens.[2]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Pearson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Pearson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017
Education
Finance
Government Oversight

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pearson served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015
Finance, Secretary
Education
Government Oversight
Housing and Municipal Government

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Pearson served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2013
Finance
Government Oversight
Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2024

General election

Democratic primary election

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pearson in this election.

2022

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022

General election

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

2020

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020

General election

Democratic primary election

2018

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2018

General election

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

2016

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.

Incumbent Ryan Pearson defeated Billy Charette in the Rhode Island State Senate District 19 general election.[3][4]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Pearson Incumbent 55.65% 7,135
     Republican Billy Charette 44.35% 5,686
Total Votes 12,821
Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections


Incumbent Ryan Pearson ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Pearson Incumbent (unopposed)


Billy Charette ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 19 Republican primary.[5][6]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Billy Charette  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Ryan Pearson was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]

2012

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

Pearson won election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island State Senate District 19. He defeated James B. Spooner in the Democratic primary on September 11. Incumbent Bethany Moura ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Pearson defeated Moura and independent Steven Orsini in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 19, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Pearson 53.8% 6,744
     Republican Bethany Moura Incumbent 34.6% 4,338
     Independent Steven T. Orsini 11.5% 1,439
     Other Write-in 0.2% 19
Total Votes 12,540
Rhode Island State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Pearson 68% 1,858
James Spooner 32% 876
Total Votes 2,734

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Ryan Pearson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 2 to June 14.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 16.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 through June 30.

Legislators are tracked on their votes related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 through June 20.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 5 through June 18.

Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[13]
Legislators are scored based on their 38 Studios votes.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.

Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[13]
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show].   

In 2014, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 7 to June 23.

Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[13]

2013

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show].   

In 2013, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 to July 5.

Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to civil liberties.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity on their votes "affecting free-market, small-government, or constitutional principles."[13]

See also

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  • Footnotes

    1. WPRI, "RI Senate Democrats tap Pearson as new majority leader," November 10, 2022
    2. Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Ryan Pearson," accessed June 6, 2014
    3. Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
    4. Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
    5. 5.0 5.1 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
    6. 6.0 6.1 Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
    7. Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
    8. Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
    9. Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
    10. Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 5, 2012
    11. State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
    12. State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
    13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016

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