Shaina N. Smith
Democratic · RI
Shaina Smith is a small-business owner and former Connecticut board of selectmen member with experience in public policy, advocacy, and radio journalism. Her campaign emphasizes disability inclusion, health-care access, and local representation.
Where Shaina N. Smith stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Civil Rights (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Published an opinion column urging Connecticut to pass SB 445 and end pharmacy-benefit-manager contract clauses that hid cheaper prescription options from patients.
May 31, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: ctmirror.org
Submitted U.S. Pain Foundation testimony supporting Connecticut SB 129, a bill to require insurance coverage for at least one abuse-deterrent opioid pain medicine.
February 22, 2016Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: cga.ct.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Presented osteoarthritis survey findings to FDA officials and urged further research and new treatment options for patients with chronic pain.
August 7, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: uspainfoundation.org
Told Connecticut's Practice Transformation Task Force to consider the National Pain Strategy and shortcomings in CDC opioid-prescribing guidance.
October 9, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: portal.ct.gov
Signed U.S. Pain Foundation testimony supporting Hawaii HB 254 HD2's prescriber notification when a pharmacy substitutes a biosimilar medicine.
March 23, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: data.capitol.hawaii.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to ask Thompson's Board of Finance for up to $200,000 to replace the Ellen Larned Museum and Library roof.
August 16, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: thompsonct.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Submitted Rhode Island House Education testimony opposing H 8531's homeschool approval rules, citing barriers for families with medically complex children.
May 17, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Submitted Rhode Island House Rules testimony and amendment language to expand medical proxy voting for legislators with acute or chronic conditions.
January 31, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Published an opinion column urging Connecticut to pass SB 445 and end pharmacy-benefit-manager contract clauses that hid cheaper prescription options from patients.
May 31, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ctmirror.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to ask Thompson's Board of Finance for up to $200,000 to replace the Ellen Larned Museum and Library roof.
August 16, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: thompsonct.org
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received Climate Action Rhode Island's endorsement for the 2026 House District 41 general election.
September 15, 2026
Source: world.350.org
Became chair of the Scituate Democratic Town Committee.
March 8, 2024
Source: thepublicsradio.org
Submitted a letter as Thompson selectwoman criticizing missing public notice and poor communication around a solar-project bid opening.
June 3, 2014
Source: thompsonct.org
Past race Shaina N. Smith ran in:
- Representative in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State House District 41; Rhode Island