Richard R. Fascia
Republican · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 42
Richard Fascia represents Rhode Island House District 42 and serves on the education, labor, and municipal government committees. He is a retired Providence police sergeant and former Johnston zoning-board and canvassers-board member.
Where Richard R. Fascia stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Introduced a bill requiring centers for independent living to keep a heart defibrillator on site. A House committee held it on April 14, 2026.
April 14, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Introduced a bill to suspend for five years, starting July 1, 2026, the renewable energy and energy efficiency charges on electric bills. A House committee held it on March 19, 2026.
March 19, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
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
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Introduced a bill making it a felony for a registered sex offender to live within 300 feet of a school. A House committee held it on April 3, 2025.
April 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill to let officers with at least one year of full-time police work elsewhere get certified through a shorter municipal police academy program. A House committee held it on March 25, 2025.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Introduced a bill to have Rhode Island honor concealed handgun permits from other states and add an appeal process for denied permits. A House committee held it on March 26, 2025.
March 26, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Introduced a bill to register people to vote automatically when they apply for hunting and fishing licenses, as is done at the DMV. A House committee held it on March 25, 2025.
March 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 16 records
Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2026, that created a special license plate for Real Access Motivates Progress, a nonprofit charity.
June 19, 2026
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
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
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
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
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
Voted against letting 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
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
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
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
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
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
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
Introduced a bill to remove the sales tax on gun safes, trigger locks and other firearm safety and storage equipment. A House committee held it on April 10, 2025.
April 10, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill to bar utility-scale solar projects from forests and other rural land, allowing them only on developed properties. A House committee held it on April 1, 2025.
April 1, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Won the House District 42 seat on November 5, 2024 by about 676 votes, the first Republican to hold it in more than 80 years.
November 5, 2024
Source: johnstonsunrise.net
As a Johnston Zoning Board member, voted on March 31, 2022 against permits for five solar farms in western Johnston. The permits failed 3-2 because four yes votes were needed.
March 31, 2022
Source: johnstonsunrise.net
Past race Richard R. Fascia ran in:
- Representative in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State House District 42; Rhode Island · incumbent