Ryan W. Pearson
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Senator, District 19
Ryan W. Pearson is a state senator from Cumberland and Lincoln, first elected in 2012, who previously served as Senate majority leader. He serves on the Senate commerce and labor committees.
Where Ryan W. Pearson stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Government Efficiency (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Reintroduced a bill directing Rhode Island's health insurance commissioner to review what Medicaid pays doctors for primary care and recommend rates by September 1, 2026. Medicaid is the government health plan for lower-income people.
January 14, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored 2024-S 2723, a bill requiring the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner to conduct a rate review of primary care rates.
March 19, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Introduced the 2013 bill that consolidated Cumberland's four fire districts; the Senate passed it unanimously and the House approved it 62-3.
June 25, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Co-sponsored 2025-S 888, an education bill that would limit voting membership on a mayoral academy's board of directors or trustees to mayors or town administrators.
March 27, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill requiring car-loan contracts to show the loan length and interest rate clearly, with the buyer initialing next to each. It also barred car leases from calling an upfront lump sum a "down payment" without a plain-language notice that the money is not returned if the car is totaled (2025-S 175).
February 7, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Past races Ryan W. Pearson ran in:
- Senator in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 19; Rhode Island · incumbent
- Senator in General Assembly · September 9, 2026 · State Senate District 19; Rhode Island · incumbent