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George A. Nardone

Republican · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 28

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Republican state representative for Coventry since 2018 and the House Senior Deputy Minority Leader, serving on the House Finance Committee. He owns and runs Castle Gate Inc., an upholstery business in North Kingstown.

Where George A. Nardone stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Anti-Corruption (2 records), Government Efficiency (2 records),

Opposes

Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records), Labor Rights (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (2 support · 4 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 3 oppose)

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Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Introduced a bill, later passed by the House in amended form, requiring state health rules that let nursing home and other care facility residents name essential caregivers for in-person visits during disaster emergencies.

    June 24, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 4 oppose
  • Voted against a law requiring buildings of 25,000 square feet or more to report their energy use, with the state publishing the results. It passed the House 52-16.

    June 11, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Introduced a bill barring applications for state-backed affordable housing permits (comprehensive permits) in Coventry's watershed protection districts. A House committee held it for further study.

    April 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against a bill requiring large buildings to report their energy use, with the state publishing the results. It passed the House 48-20.

    June 20, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against requiring that all of Rhode Island's electricity come from renewable sources by 2033. It passed the House 56-13.

    June 14, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against the 2021 Act on Climate, which made the state's greenhouse gas reduction targets mandatory. It passed the House 53-22.

    March 23, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Introduced a bill barring landfills and municipal waste sites within one mile of any neighborhood of homes. A House committee held it for further study.

    February 27, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 oppose
  • Introduced a bill raising the amount of an estate exempt from Rhode Island's estate tax to $15 million. A House committee held it for further study.

    January 23, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against raising Rhode Island's minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

    May 6, 2021Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 oppose
  • Voted against raising Rhode Island's minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

    May 6, 2021Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 2 support
  • Publicly welcomed the new House Speaker's plan for a state inspector general on May 15, 2026, saying he had filed inspector general bills throughout his eight years in the House.

    May 15, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: rihousegop.org · researched September 21, 2026

  • Introduced a bill creating an independent state inspector general to investigate fraud, waste and mismanagement of public money, merging two existing audit offices into it. A House committee held it for further study.

    February 6, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 2 support
  • Introduced a bill requiring the General Assembly's express approval before the state spends money from legal settlements won by the attorney general. A House committee held it for further study.

    January 23, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Sponsored a law, signed on July 15, 2019, requiring the Secretary of State to post the governor's executive orders online, sorted by topic.

    July 15, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Cost of Living Reduction

Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted against letting 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, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 4 support
  • Introduced a bill limiting the state economic development agency (Rhode Island Commerce Corporation) to $5 million in financing for any one person, business or project. A House committee held it for further study.

    January 23, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Introduced a bill capping state spending growth at the five-year growth in personal income or the yearly inflation rate. A House committee held it for further study.

    January 21, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Introduced a bill requiring the state to refund any surplus tax revenue to taxpayers in proportion to the income tax they paid. A House committee held it for further study.

    February 7, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Introduced a proposed state constitutional amendment giving the governor a line-item veto over spending in the budget and other bills, which a two-thirds House vote could override. A House committee held it for further study.

    February 6, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
  • Introduced a bill barring applications for state-backed affordable housing permits (comprehensive permits) in Coventry's watershed protection districts. A House committee held it for further study.

    April 17, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 5 oppose
  • Voted against requiring gun owners to store firearms safely, with penalties for violations. It passed the House 46-24.

    May 28, 2024Opposes Gun Control

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against raising the minimum age to buy guns or ammunition from 18 to 21. It passed the House 53-15.

    June 10, 2022Opposes Gun Control

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against making it a felony to own gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. It passed the House 43-27.

    June 10, 2022Opposes Gun Control

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against banning buying a gun for someone who is not allowed to have one and raising penalties for lying on gun purchase forms. It passed the House 46-27.

    June 30, 2021Opposes Gun Control

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against banning guns on school grounds, except for police and school security. It passed the House 44-28.

    June 30, 2021Opposes Gun Control

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 oppose
  • Voted against shielding Rhode Island health care providers from lawsuits and prosecution by other states over reproductive and gender-affirming care. It passed the House 50-15.

    June 11, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against covering abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans. It passed the House 49-24.

    April 27, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Introduced a bill requiring the state to refund any surplus tax revenue to taxpayers in proportion to the income tax they paid. A House committee held it for further study.

    February 7, 2024Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support · 3 oppose
  • 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 Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against requiring yearly outside studies and statewide reports on racial differences in police traffic stops and searches. It passed the House 50-17.

    June 20, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against the Let RI Vote Act, which allowed mail voting without an excuse and dropped the witness or notary rule for mail ballots. It passed the House 53-13.

    May 17, 2022Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against allowing electronic ballots for voters with disabilities and military voters. It passed the House 48-17.

    June 16, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — General

General · 18 records
  • Voted against requiring doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.

    June 11, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against stopping towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses. It passed the House 53-15.

    June 11, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against barring civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant. It passed the House 56-16.

    June 10, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against requiring legislative and gubernatorial approval before Rhode Island joins the federal private-school voucher tax credit. It passed the House 55-14.

    June 10, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Introduced a bill creating a panel to screen medical malpractice lawsuits before they can go to Superior Court. A House committee held it for further study.

    February 11, 2026

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against replacing the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board of environmental experts. It passed the House 52-19.

    June 20, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against banning the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island. It passed the House 44-28.

    June 20, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against burying part of a high-voltage power line and charging the extra cost to electric customers in Providence and East Providence. It passed the House 52-18.

    June 10, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against requiring 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against keeping Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. It passed the House 51-16.

    May 29, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against making kratom legal to sell to adults 21 and over under labeling rules. Opponents wanted the product kept off the shelf. It passed the House 40-24.

    May 29, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Won re-election to the Rhode Island House for District 28 in Coventry on November 5, 2024, with 4,589 votes (57.2 percent) to 3,418 for Democrat Scott Guthrie.

    November 5, 2024

    Source: ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against letting people with one felony and one misdemeanor clear the felony from their record after a waiting period, excluding violent crimes. It passed the House 54-19.

    June 13, 2024

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted for the House overhaul of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, which set a new hearing panel for police discipline. It passed the House 58-14.

    May 9, 2024

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against legalizing online casino gambling (iGaming) in Rhode Island. It passed the House 59-11.

    June 15, 2023

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and set up a state commission to regulate sales. It passed the House 55-16.

    May 24, 2022

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted for a two-year pilot of harm reduction centers, where people can use drugs they already have under medical supervision. It passed the House 63-9.

    June 29, 2021

    Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

  • Introduced a bill limiting a governor's disaster emergency to 30 days plus two 30-day renewals, after which the General Assembly must approve any extension. A House committee held it for further study.

    February 25, 2021

    Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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