Jake Bissaillon
State Senate, District 1 · Democratic · Rhode Island
Where they are running
Where they stand
Wages: Bissaillon supports higher wages for city residents.
Working conditions: Bissaillon supports better working conditions for city residents.
Child care: Bissaillon supports accessible child care.
Where Jake stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Housing and Community Development · Supports: Rhode Island should give the state a stronger role in streamlining land-use and zoning rules to allow more housing construction.
Housing and Community Development · Likely supports: Rhode Island should increase state funding for affordable housing development.
Housing and Community Development · Likely supports: Rhode Island should dedicate more state funds to preserve existing affordable housing.
Public Safety and Justice · Likely supports: Rhode Island should require a state permit to purchase a firearm.
Public Safety and Justice · Supports: Rhode Island should strengthen protections and benefits for veterans.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Rhode Island should cut unnecessary regulations to make it easier for businesses to operate.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Rhode Island should expand state support for small businesses and entrepreneurship.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Rhode Island should provide state or local tax relief for seniors and retirees.
Economy and Taxes · Likely supports: Rhode Island should reduce or phase out the automobile excise tax.
Economy and Taxes · Likely supports: Rhode Island should increase cash or basic-needs assistance for very low-income families.
Education and Families · Supports: Rhode Island should increase state aid to public schools.
Education and Families · Likely supports: Rhode Island should increase state funding to make child care more affordable.
Education and Families · Likely supports: Rhode Island should improve state support for school construction and major school-facility projects.
Education and Families · Likely supports: Rhode Island should reduce the financial burden of raising children through state tax relief or direct support.
Education and Families · Likely supports: Rhode Island should strengthen state support systems for families and children.
Education and Families · Likely supports: Rhode Island should provide free school meals to all public school students.
Environment and Energy · Likely supports: Rhode Island should expand state support for clean energy development.
Environment and Energy · Supports: Rhode Island should keep its binding target of net-zero emissions by 2050.
Labor and Workforce · Supports: Rhode Island should expand paid family leave and temporary-disability wage replacement benefits.
Health and Healthcare · Supports: Rhode Island should expand access to mental health services.
Health and Healthcare · Supports: Rhode Island should expand state programs and supports that help older adults age healthily and independently.
Health and Healthcare · Supports: Rhode Island should strengthen prevention, treatment, harm-reduction, and recovery efforts to reduce opioid addiction and overdose deaths.
Government and Elections · Likely supports: Rhode Island should strengthen transparency, accountability, and oversight in state government.
Government and Elections · Supports: Rhode Island should make it easier to register and to vote by mail or early.
In the news
He used to analyze laws. Now Sen. Jake Bissaillon will make them (rhodeislandcurrent.com, Dec 11, 2023)