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U.S. Representative · Rhode Island 2nd District
Seth Magaziner
DemocratDistrict D+4119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score56#125 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Seth Magaziner’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office252 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3902
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 3 signals
- StrongBacks 12 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 12 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 842, H.R. 909, H.R. 979, H.R. 1262, H.R. 1520 and 7 more.
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (D+4)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. RI-2 has a partisan lean of D+4. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive district: RI-2 is D+4RI-2 has a partisan lean of D+4 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Keeps them with Democrats · 1 signal
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 3.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Homeland SecurityMinority · 4th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and IntelligenceRanking Member
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesMinority · 6th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Magaziner← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.303 is 0.09 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress0House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1045Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025Summary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | 69
| Middle |
| H.R. 1276To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. |