David Morales
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 7
David Morales has represented Providence's Mount Pleasant, Valley, and Elmhurst neighborhoods in the Rhode Island House since 2021. He backs capping rent increases at 4%, requiring affordable units in new housing, and raising revenue from industrial polluters and corporate landlords.
Where David Morales stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (3 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted yes on Rhode Island's state budget for the 2027 fiscal year. The House passed it 65-10.
June 5, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Led the 'Cover All Kids' proposal, which the 2022 state budget adopted. It lets lower-income children qualify for state health coverage (RIte Track) no matter their immigration status.
July 12, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes on a bill banning the sale and manufacture of certain assault-style firearms in Rhode Island (2025-S 359). The House passed it 44-28.
June 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 3 support
Sent written testimony backing a Providence ordinance change to further limit city police cooperation with federal immigration agents (ICE).
October 6, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Wrote and passed the Freedom to Read Act, which bars the censorship of library materials in Rhode Island and protects librarians, authors and readers from book-banning campaigns, and stood with the governor at its ceremonial signing.
August 12, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: governor.ri.gov
Was the lead sponsor of a 2021 law that bars employers from reporting, or threatening to report, a worker's immigration status to ICE or police as payback for reporting wrongdoing (2021-H 5855). It became law on July 13, 2021.
July 13, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Sponsored Rhode Island laws banning tip theft, capping specialty drug costs at $150 for a 30-day supply, and ending copays for COVID-19 care. Also sponsored laws extending the winter utility shut-off ban and letting tenants in lead-hazard homes hold rent in escrow.
August 6, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill for the fourth year in a row to create a statewide single-payer, 'Medicare for All' style health plan in Rhode Island (2024-H 8242).
May 22, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: rilegislature.gov
Led the 'Cover All Kids' proposal, which the 2022 state budget adopted. It lets lower-income children qualify for state health coverage (RIte Track) no matter their immigration status.
July 12, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on a bill renewing online ballot return for voters with disabilities and for military and overseas voters (2026-H 7007). The House passed it 61-8.
February 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Asked the state bus agency (RIPTA) board to call for a special legislative session to find money, instead of approving bus service cuts.
August 28, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Received the endorsement of former Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza for mayor.
August 3, 2026
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Joined a protest outside the ICE field office in Warwick that demanded the release of Providence resident Chansareth Hong.
July 22, 2026
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Marched with striking concession workers at T.F. Green airport and gave a short speech in their support.
June 23, 2026
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Received the endorsement of the Providence Teachers Union for mayor.
June 1, 2026
Source: golocalprov.com
Received the endorsement of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2026 Providence mayoral race.
May 15, 2026
Source: wpri.com
Joined unionized behavioral health case managers at a press conference about high caseloads and low pay.
July 1, 2025
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Voted yes on a bill raising Rhode Island's minimum wage to $16 an hour in 2026 and $17 in 2027 (2025-H 5029). The House passed it 56-10.
June 12, 2025
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a bill letting the state attorney general investigate and sue over repeated illegal conduct by businesses or government bodies (2024-H 7830). The House passed it 51-20 on June 13, 2024.
June 13, 2024
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov