Anthony J DeSimone
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 5
Democratic state representative for Providence since 2022 and House Deputy Majority Leader. He has sponsored laws raising Providence's veterans tax exemption and allowing electronic tax bills.
Where Anthony J DeSimone stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Environment and Public Health (5 records), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Opposes
Cost of Living Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to require doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.
June 11, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 support
Voted to replace the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board whose members must have environmental expertise. It passed the House 52-19.
June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted yes on the Building Decarbonization Act of 2025 (2025-H 5493A), meant to cut carbon from buildings. It passed the House 48-20.
June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: rilegislature.gov
Voted to keep Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. The centers are meant to prevent overdose deaths. It passed the House 51-16.
May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to make kratom legal to sell to adults 21 and over, with labeling rules and a ban on mixing it with harmful substances. It passed the House 40-24.
May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored a law requiring hospitals to adopt procedures to spot and treat sepsis, a deadly reaction to infection. It was signed into law in 2023.
June 26, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored a law letting cities and towns send tax bills by email or other electronic means when a taxpayer asks. It was signed into law in 2024.
June 25, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the House 52-18.
June 10, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to let Providence raise its property tax levy by up to 8 percent in one year, above the usual state cap. It passed the House 56-17.
May 27, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted to bar civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant, which protects people going to court from immigration arrest. It passed the House 56-16.
June 10, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to require police to send guns used in crimes for ballistic testing and enter the results in the national tracing database. It passed the House 49-21.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Voted to bar civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant, which protects people going to court from immigration arrest. It passed the House 56-16.
June 10, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to let people with more than one non-violent felony clear their records after 15 years without a new arrest. It passed the House 56-14.
June 9, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to stop towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses on the street. It passed the House 53-15.
June 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted to keep Rhode Island out of the new federal private-school voucher tax credit unless the legislature and governor both approve joining. It passed the House 55-14.
June 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 support
Voted to ban the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island starting July 2026. It passed the House 44-28.
June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted yes on the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025 (2025-H 5436A). It passed the House 43-28.
June 5, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on the Equality in Abortion Coverage bill (2023-H 5006). It passed the House 49-24.
April 27, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to require doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.
June 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted to stop towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses on the street. It passed the House 53-15.
June 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the House 52-18.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted yes on the state budget for the year ending June 30, 2027 (2026-H 7127A). It passed the House 65-10.
June 5, 2026
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law letting the Providence City Council raise the city's property tax exemption for veterans. It became law in 2025.
July 14, 2025
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a bill making the state transportation director the chair of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) board. The General Assembly approved it.
June 13, 2023
Source: rilegislature.gov
Past race Anthony J DeSimone ran in:
- Representative in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State House District 5; Rhode Island · incumbent