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Jeremy M. Rix

Democratic · RI · Warwick City Council Member, Ward 2

Warwick City Council member for Ward 2 and the council's majority leader, and a lawyer who runs his own Warwick law firm. He backs city charter reform for more checks and balances and long-term plans for road paving and city debts.

Where Jeremy M. Rix stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (25 records), Government Efficiency (35 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (9 records),

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (9 support · 25 oppose), Housing Affordability (17 support · 1 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 25 support
  • Voted 9–0 for a state recycling request supporting bottle deposits and company-funded collection and recycling education.

    April 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for dog-park rules requiring vaccination proof, adult supervision and waste cleanup, with penalties for violations.

    April 6, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request an investigation of reported gas odors at Fashion Drive.

    November 6, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved and voted 9–0 to rezone specified city parcels from residential classifications to Open Space.

    December 18, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to place Chepiwanoxet Point in a municipal conservation trust.

    November 20, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to prohibit tobacco-product delivery to people under 21.

    October 2, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 7–0 to restrict marijuana smoking or vaporizing in public places and licensed establishments.

    September 6, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to allow city employment of harbormasters and extend harbor sewage-discharge restrictions.

    July 17, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to make vehicle owners or lessors liable for illegal dumping, with stolen-vehicle and non-agent-use exceptions.

    May 8, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to request airport noise and visual screening near Strawberry Field Road West, after an unsuccessful hold motion.

    March 6, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 8–0 to retain contingency-fee counsel for city claims involving PFAS and firefighting-foam contamination.

    February 6, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to place 63.176 acres of existing city-owned Dawley Farm land in permanent public-trust conservation protection.

    December 19, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 8–0 for solar rules protecting undeveloped land while allowing accessory systems and regulated contaminated-site installations.

    March 21, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to broaden school-ground tobacco restrictions to all ages and tobacco-containing items.

    July 19, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to support state legislation funding coastal and river flood adaptation and public shoreline access.

    March 9, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 8–0 to support state legislation requiring early sepsis diagnosis and treatment protocols.

    March 9, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored and moved additional airport-noise study factors, including overnight flights, weather and terrain. The request passed 8–0.

    June 17, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored and moved wildlife-feeding restrictions, including a coyote-feeding ban. The ordinance passed 8–0–1 and preserved limited bird feeding.

    March 18, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 8–0 to oppose adding the North Atlantic to federal offshore oil and gas leasing.

    September 5, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 7–0 to permit a 500-kilowatt solar park at 701 East Avenue, with noise and removal requirements.

    May 21, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to support a state referendum for $48.5 million in environmental and clean-water bonds.

    April 2, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to support Oakland Beach’s stormwater-project disaster-recovery grant application.

    February 5, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a $12,500 coastal-land purchase agreement on Spadina Avenue. State and city funds each covered half.

    August 21, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored opposition to the Clear River power plant in Burrillville and voted yes. The resolution failed 4–5.

    February 22, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored, seconded and voted 8–0 for a state-legislation request to make commercial housing developments smoke-free.

    January 4, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 35 support
  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 for an amended request requiring council review of specified mayoral appointments.

    May 11, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored a charter request for annual finance and audit hearings. He opposed the 6–3 vote rejecting it.

    May 11, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to raise small-purchase limits requiring council approval to $5,000, or $10,000 for construction.

    April 6, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 5–4 for a state-law request requiring council approval of election-office hiring and pay.

    February 9, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Supported first passage of a housing and building appeals-board merger, 9–0. Final adoption occurred while he was absent.

    November 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to put $50 million in school and recreation borrowing on the February 2026 ballot. Also supported charter questions on electronic meeting notices, purchasing thresholds and minority-party representation on boards.

    November 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 7–1 to widen firefighter applicant ages to 18 through the day before 35 and remove city-residency requirements.

    May 5, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 for notice, monthly reports and a 14-day appeal period for departmental claim decisions under $2,500.

    April 7, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for limited municipal retiree rehiring after a 45-day break, including nonsworn work by retired police and firefighters.

    February 10, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Supported a mandatory public hearing on five-year city financial forecasts. He opposed the 6–3 vote rejecting it.

    September 16, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 9–0 to request state review of election fairness, security and transparency in ballot certification.

    March 18, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Supported a request for timely paper purchasing documents. It failed 3–5, and he opposed the subsequent 5–3 rejection.

    December 4, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to raise repeat false-alarm assessments and replace the Alarm Review Panel with police and municipal-court responsibilities.

    June 5, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request state review of education mandates and elimination of nonbeneficial unfunded programs.

    March 6, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored and moved an actuarial presentation on city finances before annual council budget hearings. The amended resolution passed 9–0.

    January 18, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 5–4 to allow any council member to second reconsideration. The mover still needed membership on the prevailing side.

    May 16, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 8–0 to require complete clean and redlined labor contracts, alongside existing advance documentation and fiscal-note requirements.

    April 4, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for city-property sale procedures requiring sealed bids, abutter notice and purchase-agreement deposits.

    February 23, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to require 24-hour municipal notice and contract copies for state-contracted uses violating city zoning.

    February 7, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to prevent planning and zoning board meetings from overlapping regular council or committee meetings.

    December 6, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored a state review of municipal overtime costs, then opposed rejecting the request. It was rejected 6–3.

    August 30, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to make city claimants’ appearances optional unless requested, with notice before potential denials.

    September 4, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 for fixed ambulance-service fees, replacing a Medicare-based formula. The resident no-payment-bill protection remained.

    March 18, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and moved creation of an animal-code review commission, then became its vice chair. The resolution passed 8–0.

    March 4, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request disclosure of the airport’s annual payment to the New England Patriots.

    January 9, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and moved quarterly public-works reports to the council. The request passed 8–0.

    October 1, 2018Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to require council notice of department-head departures and hiring within five business days.

    May 7, 2018Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–1 to require monthly city financial reports for every council member and the council liaison.

    April 2, 2018Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for consolidated nonprofit arts-and-crafts vendor applications and a $500 annual promoter license.

    March 19, 2018Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and moved a request for competitive rodent-control service proposals. It passed 9–0.

    July 17, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored local-business bid outreach using state and federal business databases, then voted 9–0 for final approval.

    June 5, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to override a veto and require separate budget lines for salaries, overtime and paid leave.

    May 1, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to override a veto and require notice of department budget transfers exceeding $5,000.

    May 1, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to override a veto and require council notice within 24 hours of small purchases exempt from bidding.

    May 1, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted to override the mayor’s veto and assign city IT staff responsibility and budget funding for public-meeting broadcasts. The override passed 7–0–1.

    May 1, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 9 support · 25 oppose
  • Voted no on Warwick’s fiscal 2026–2027 budget. The amended budget passed 7–2.

    May 21, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on temporary flexibility in city retiree-healthcare payments above the employee match while awaiting school-debt reimbursement. It passed 7–2.

    May 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0–1 for a $193,000 Pawtuxet Park design contract.

    December 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0–1 for another $1.5 million in street improvements, raising contract authority to $11.2 million after February’s $1.7 million increase.

    December 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to put $50 million in school and recreation borrowing on the February 2026 ballot. Also supported charter questions on electronic meeting notices, purchasing thresholds and minority-party representation on boards.

    November 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on a three-year firefighter contract with six scheduled raises and phased retiree-health contributions. It passed 7–2.

    November 3, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to award Lincoln Avenue water-pipeline rehabilitation to CB Utility, including pipe replacement and new valves.

    June 2, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on the Council 94 municipal-employee contract, which included six scheduled raises and phased retiree-health contributions. It passed 7–2.

    January 27, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–1 to add $200,000 to City Hall Plaza construction, raising authorized contract spending to $6,915,666.

    December 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on agreements adding Juneteenth as a paid holiday for police, fire and municipal employees. Each passed 6–3.

    June 3, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request state library aid equal to 25% of local library funding.

    April 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved and voted 6–3 to preserve $1 million in ARPA school aid alongside $752,619 in additional state education aid.

    September 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored, seconded and voted 8–1 for $350 million in replacement-high-school appropriations and borrowing, subject to state reimbursement and grant offsets.

    September 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a $775,000 Conimicut Point Lighthouse restoration contract.

    August 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to restore regular city pay for eligible military leave while retaining existing benefits and service credit.

    June 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to add $23 million in sewer capital appropriations and raise revenue-backed borrowing authority to $30 million.

    April 17, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a $613,300 Clegg Field playground and site-improvement contract.

    November 21, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to authorize up to $56 million in school-capital bonds and appropriations, with state reimbursement and grant offsets.

    November 2, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on a $52,500, two-year Flock camera purchase and its governing ordinance. Both passed 7–2.

    October 17, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Cast the sole no vote on a combined $579,200 sanitation-truck funding transfer and $563,237 school appropriation. It passed 8–1.

    May 26, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 8–0 to request higher employee healthcare cost-sharing and other changes in collective bargaining.

    March 21, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request that Rhode Island direct 10% of new gambling revenue to education.

    January 19, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved and voted 9–0 to authorize an additional $800,000 in buildout financing for the city’s AAA headquarters lease.

    January 3, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to appropriate the remaining $26.96 million of the $40 million school-repair program. Earlier supported borrowing after opposing the cut from $85 million.

    November 15, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to direct up to $2.96 million in existing sewer-bond proceeds to the Oakland Beach Interceptor.

    June 21, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for up to $6.5 million in equipment lease financing for public works, fire, police and library departments.

    May 17, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 8–1 for $10.2 million in street and sidewalk improvements with infrastructure-bank financing.

    January 6, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a $3.2 million streetlight purchase and LED-conversion appropriation with infrastructure-bank financing.

    January 6, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to request restoration of summer school in the school committee’s budget.

    June 17, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on approximately $127,750 in Buckeye Brook stormwater-design consulting. The contract passed 7–2.

    April 2, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to support a state referendum for $48.5 million in environmental and clean-water bonds.

    April 2, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 for a $3 million school appropriation from city reserves after the teacher settlement, without supplemental taxation.

    January 17, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted to override the mayor’s veto and assign city IT staff responsibility and budget funding for public-meeting broadcasts. The override passed 7–0–1.

    May 1, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on $4,059,088 in school-repair borrowing. The council approved it 7–2.

    March 20, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 9 support
  • Voted 9–0 for updated hazard-mitigation planning, after voting against the earlier plan approved 7–2 in August.

    December 16, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored, moved and voted 9–0 to restrict through trucking on five Ward 2 streets, retaining delivery and emergency exceptions.

    October 21, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a five-year school-zone speed and red-light camera contract, funded through enforcement collections.

    June 17, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to request state review of Kayden’s Law protections addressing child abuse and family violence in custody cases.

    April 22, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and supported forfeiture of off-road vehicles used unlawfully on public roads, plus fuel restrictions for known unregistered vehicles. They passed 9–0 and 8–1.

    November 21, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to authorize Warwick police participation in statewide mutual aid with nonadjacent municipalities and higher-education police departments.

    July 18, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 8–0 to request state permission for firearm-sales restrictions within 500 feet of schools or daycare.

    October 4, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and moved a request for Amtrak to repair missing or damaged railroad fencing. It passed 9–0.

    July 17, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored independent certified testing of city-building fire alarms, then voted 9–0 for final approval.

    June 5, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 6 support
  • Voted 8–0 for notice, monthly reports and a 14-day appeal period for departmental claim decisions under $2,500.

    April 7, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request state adoption of civil-rights damages protections against public entities.

    June 3, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Joined a filed agreement allowing Robert Cote to present his interrupted comments at a later council meeting.

    September 7, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: riaclu.org

  • Voted 9–0 to penalize unauthorized removal of stop-work orders and add a 15-day municipal-court appeal.

    January 18, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to expand the council’s total public-comment period from 15 to 30 minutes.

    January 4, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to make city claimants’ appearances optional unless requested, with notice before potential denials.

    September 4, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 17 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted 9–0 to permit seven homes at 4332 Post Road, subject to planning and permit requirements.

    June 1, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a 15-year tax agreement supporting 170 homes at 1880 Post Road, with 34 income-restricted units.

    August 18, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to permit 14 condominium units at 1515 Centerville Road.

    October 21, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored, moved and voted 9–0 to permit 11 residential units at 1187 Post Road, with zoning waivers.

    October 21, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to permit ten residential units on Commonwealth Avenue through plan and zoning changes.

    April 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved and voted 9–0 for commercial-building housing conversions, revised parking rules and duplex special permits. The zoning package also restricted mini-storage locations.

    December 18, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved an amendment and voted 9–0 to authorize selling former Nelson Aldrich Junior High School to WinnDevelopment.

    June 26, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 8–0 for short-term-rental permits and yearly inspections, without an owner-occupancy requirement. An earlier vote was an abstention.

    February 27, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to rezone Intermodal parcels for two 100-unit apartment buildings, subject to planning requirements.

    August 15, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for plan and zoning changes permitting a 200-unit residential development at Metro Center Boulevard and Kilvert Street.

    June 20, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 7–0 to oppose state legislation prohibiting single-family zoning in municipalities with more than 20,000 residents.

    March 7, 2022Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to permit eight homes at 2907 Post Road, with dimensional and parking waivers.

    October 18, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to permit 20 duplex-style homes on Sandy Lane, with setback and parking waivers.

    September 20, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved and voted 9–0 for plan and zoning changes permitting 75 homes on Kilvert and Graystone streets.

    April 5, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored and moved authority to sell former Christopher Rhodes Elementary School for residential reuse. It passed 8–0.

    February 25, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 7–0–1 for local foreclosure mediation after state-law expiration, reducing the violation fine to $500.

    July 16, 2018Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0–1 to request permanent state foreclosure mediation for owner-occupied homes before the program’s sunset.

    March 5, 2018Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to permit 48 additional Cowesett Hills apartments with two parking spaces per new unit.

    January 17, 2018Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 9 support
  • Seconded and voted 5–4 to request a state property-tax exemption for the Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

    April 22, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request state library aid equal to 25% of local library funding.

    April 1, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved and voted 6–3 to preserve $1 million in ARPA school aid alongside $752,619 in additional state education aid.

    September 18, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to authorize House of Hope’s family-shelter lease extension, with proposed ten-year terms at $1 annual rent.

    June 5, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request that Rhode Island direct 10% of new gambling revenue to education.

    January 19, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to oppose increasing Rhode Island Veterans Home residents’ income contributions from 80% to 100%.

    February 24, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to request restoration of summer school in the school committee’s budget.

    June 17, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 8–0 to request fairer state funding for mandated school curricula.

    May 6, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 for a $3 million school appropriation from city reserves after the teacher settlement, without supplemental taxation.

    January 17, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 support
  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request state adoption of civil-rights damages protections against public entities.

    June 3, 2024Supports Civil Rights

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 8–0 to broaden unpaid Land Trust appointments from registered city voters to city residents.

    May 6, 2019Supports Civil Rights

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 7–0–1 to request state legislation establishing in-person early voting.

    May 7, 2018Supports Civil Rights

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 24 support
  • Voted 8–0–1 for a $193,000 Pawtuxet Park design contract.

    December 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0–1 for another $1.5 million in street improvements, raising contract authority to $11.2 million after February’s $1.7 million increase.

    December 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to put $50 million in school and recreation borrowing on the February 2026 ballot. Also supported charter questions on electronic meeting notices, purchasing thresholds and minority-party representation on boards.

    November 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to award Lincoln Avenue water-pipeline rehabilitation to CB Utility, including pipe replacement and new valves.

    June 2, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–1 to add $200,000 to City Hall Plaza construction, raising authorized contract spending to $6,915,666.

    December 16, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved a $250,000 transfer from fire overtime to public-works field maintenance. It passed 6–3 after he changed the destination from schools.

    May 23, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 7–1 for Warwick Neck Lighthouse acquisition arrangements. The vote authorized an application and agreement, without proving transfer.

    December 4, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored, seconded and voted 8–1 for $350 million in replacement-high-school appropriations and borrowing, subject to state reimbursement and grant offsets.

    September 18, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a $775,000 Conimicut Point Lighthouse restoration contract.

    August 21, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to add $23 million in sewer capital appropriations and raise revenue-backed borrowing authority to $30 million.

    April 17, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a $613,300 Clegg Field playground and site-improvement contract.

    November 21, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to direct parking and public-access signs at coastal rights of way, following the council’s parking-authorization ordinance.

    November 2, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to authorize up to $56 million in school-capital bonds and appropriations, with state reimbursement and grant offsets.

    November 2, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved and voted 9–0 to authorize an additional $800,000 in buildout financing for the city’s AAA headquarters lease.

    January 3, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to appropriate the remaining $26.96 million of the $40 million school-repair program. Earlier supported borrowing after opposing the cut from $85 million.

    November 15, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to direct up to $2.96 million in existing sewer-bond proceeds to the Oakland Beach Interceptor.

    June 21, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a utility easement to energize three grant-funded electric-car charging stations at Buttonwoods Community Center.

    May 3, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 8–1 for $10.2 million in street and sidewalk improvements with infrastructure-bank financing.

    January 6, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for a $3.2 million streetlight purchase and LED-conversion appropriation with infrastructure-bank financing.

    January 6, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to recommend a professional study of power outages’ costs to residents and businesses.

    December 2, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 8–0 to request longer sewer-assessment loans, increasing repayment limits from 20 to 30 years.

    October 1, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to support Oakland Beach’s stormwater-project disaster-recovery grant application.

    February 5, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 8–0 for a 25-year DEM lease supporting free public access to Rocky Point’s fishing pier.

    January 17, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and moved a request for Amtrak to repair missing or damaged railroad fencing. It passed 9–0.

    July 17, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: warwickri.gov

Track record — General

General · 57 records
  • Seconded and voted 9–0 to authorize contingency-fee counsel for the city’s supermarket antitrust litigation.

    August 17, 2026

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Joined other defendants in seeking restrictions on public disclosure of discovery materials, including discussion at council meetings.

    July 1, 2026

    Source: riaclu.org

  • Voted no on replacing the Personnel Hearing Board with mayor-selected reviewers. The ordinance passed 7–2.

    June 1, 2026

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Cast the sole no vote on wider marijuana-retail special-use access outside the designated Route 2 commercial corridor. It passed 8–1.

    June 1, 2026

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved and voted 9–0 to delete historic-commission four-vote decision rules, retaining its four-member quorum.

    June 1, 2026

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to remove city-code pay provisions for the abolished Personnel Hearing Board and Kent County Water Authority.

    June 1, 2026

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored a request to expand the school committee from five to nine members and add district seats. The request remained pending.

    May 11, 2026

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted against replacing council-approved tax-title sales with assignments by the Treasurer. The ordinance passed 6–3.

    April 27, 2026

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Cast the sole no vote on changes to fence rules, drive-through clearance and duplex lot standards. The ordinance passed 8–1.

    March 9, 2026

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Obtained legislative immunity from personal free-speech claims over a council speaker’s removal. Claims against him in his official capacity continued.

    July 22, 2025

    Source: riaclu.org

  • Voted 8–1 for different property-tax rates by class, limiting Class 2 rates to twice those of Class 1.

    June 16, 2025

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on an amended resolution opposing Rhode Island’s proposed assault-weapons ban. The request passed 6–3.

    June 2, 2025

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to exclude longevity payments from municipal employees’ retiree-health contribution base.

    April 7, 2025

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to extend marijuana-retail zoning permission to 319 Bald Hill Road.

    March 10, 2025

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–1 to reduce firefighters’ 2025 retiree-health contributions from 2% to 0.66%, contingent on comparable police and municipal-employee agreements.

    January 27, 2025

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Was named council majority leader and chair of Public Properties, Land Use and Community Affairs.

    January 7, 2025

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Founded the Law Offices of Jeremy Rix in Warwick in 2018. Earlier completed a one-year judicial clerkship and about two years in private-firm practice.

    October 31, 2024

    Source: warwickpost.com

  • Moved and voted 9–0 to authorize an airport easement on Lydick Avenue for $2,000 in compensation.

    August 19, 2024

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on easing abandonment requirements for city-initiated street proposals. The ordinance passed 7–2.

    July 15, 2024

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved a restriction on 1009 Centerville Road’s drive-through to food pickup, then supported final zoning 9–0.

    June 3, 2024

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored, seconded and voted 9–0 to request state compensation for Warwick’s municipal services to the airport.

    April 22, 2024

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to request restoring a Warwick mayoral appointment to the state airport board.

    March 4, 2024

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on changes to fire and police pension contributions and a new retiree-healthcare funding formula. It passed 6–2.

    July 17, 2023

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored, moved and voted 8–0 to continue Warwick’s Tax Relief Commission through June 2024.

    July 17, 2023

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Proposed transferring $1,544,964 from fire overtime to a fire pension account. The amendment failed 2–7.

    May 25, 2023

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to authorize contingency-fee counsel to investigate city financial losses involving Boeing securities-fraud claims.

    May 8, 2023

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–1 to request lowering the minimum residential-to-commercial property-tax rate ratio from 75% to 57%.

    April 3, 2023

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted no on granting an airport easement over city-owned Cedar Swamp Road land for $4,500. It passed 6–3.

    March 6, 2023

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 9–0 to allow marijuana retail in designated commercial areas and industrial districts under zoning restrictions.

    January 4, 2023

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored, moved and voted 9–0 to increase permitted residential yard sales from two to four annually.

    January 4, 2023

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 for fire-engine and ambulance purchases totaling $937,309.

    October 3, 2022

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Cast the sole no vote on a charter-change request concerning mayoral and council term lengths and limits. It passed 8–1.

    April 18, 2022

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to establish a municipal retiree-healthcare trust. The plan preserved existing benefit rights without a fixed contribution requirement.

    January 19, 2022

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–1 to reject proposed competitive insurance bidding and employee and retiree health-benefit changes.

    January 3, 2022

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to authorize a joint-defense agreement over contamination at the former Truk-Away landfill.

    December 6, 2021

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to preserve personal tax-exemption credits against reductions caused by the state’s vehicle-excise phaseout.

    July 19, 2021

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to retain counsel for the retirement system’s Facebook fiduciary-duty lawsuit.

    June 7, 2021

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to give the council authority over adding, removing or substantially changing streetlights.

    June 7, 2021

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted 9–0 to authorize the city retirement board’s investor lawsuit against FibroGen and company officers.

    May 17, 2021

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–1 to require shopping-cart prevention and retrieval plans, identification and pickup within 24 hours of city notice.

    May 17, 2021

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Cast the sole no vote on relinquishing possible city rights to two historic driftways at Hallene Way. It passed 8–1.

    May 3, 2021

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 8–0 to require consideration of qualified Warwick businesses bidding within 7% of the lowest price.

    September 21, 2020

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to oppose expanded airport zoning and land-acquisition powers, citing effects on private property and Warwick’s tax base.

    August 17, 2020

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to limit heavy-trash pickups at non-exempt homes to two yearly loads, with charges for excess collection.

    January 6, 2020

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Moved Kelly McElroy’s municipal-judge confirmation, approved 6–2–1. Seconded Kevin Murphy’s appointment, approved 5–4.

    September 4, 2019

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 9–0 to request state reimbursement for Warwick’s Buckeye Brook costs.

    September 4, 2019

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded and voted yes on the council’s no-confidence resolution against school budget officer Anthony Ferrucci. It passed 5–2–1.

    June 17, 2019

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 for fines and processing fees for unpermitted construction, with permit restrictions for repeat violations.

    April 22, 2019

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Sponsored and moved commercial rezoning for Dollar Tree on Warwick Avenue, with parking and wetland-setback waivers. It passed 8–0–1.

    March 18, 2019

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 at first reading to expand home-business space, including garages, to 25% of floor area, capped at 500 square feet.

    October 15, 2018

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to ban commercial dog and cat sales. The ordinance preserved shelter and rescue adoptions.

    July 17, 2017

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Voted 8–0 to request state authority for Warwick Municipal Court to handle abandoned-building receiverships.

    April 3, 2017

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Co-sponsored and voted 9–0 to ask the mayor to preserve Buttonwoods Community Center services.

    February 22, 2017

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Took the oath as Warwick Ward 2 councillor and received an Economic Development Committee assignment.

    January 3, 2017

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Seconded rules requiring 14 days’ advance notice of charter-change agendas and a public-comment signup process.

    April 13, 2016

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Raised concerns about taxes on home solar installations during council testimony as a Norwood Association leadership member.

    March 21, 2016

    Source: warwickri.gov

  • Was admitted to practice law in Rhode Island.

    January 5, 2016

    Source: rijrs.courts.ri.gov

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