# Sara Gelser Blouin

Sara Gelser Blouin is a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Oregon Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 2015-01-12
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/10b42647-1509-4e86-9155-4622c2d17315

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/10b42647-1509-4e86-9155-4622c2d17315 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Blouin sits at −0.97 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 87% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Blouin says (OR 2025–26 session)

99 classified statements: 99 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Blouin | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.4% | 132 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 21.2% | 10.3% | 46 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 40.4% | 42.9% | 185 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 3.4% | 185 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 7.1% | 16.1% | 238 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 35% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Health 23% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 15% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State Senate Democrats 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.97 (standard error 0.04), from 81 donors and 1,345 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

974 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Oregon Senate 94.2%). Party unity 98.8% (93.3%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. · HB 4127 Relating to Medicaid payments to reproductive health care providers; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4127/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. · HB 4121 Relating to emergency management. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4121/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. · HB 4040 Relating to health care; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4040/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. · HB 4062 Relating to evaluating Business Oregon programs; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4062/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. · HB 4007 Relating to transportation; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4007/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. · SB 1601 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1601/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed. · HB 4130 Relating to farm use. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4130/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. · HB 4132 Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4132/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. · HB 4153 Relating to farm stores. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4153/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Starr. Passed. · HB 4178 Relating to rounding procedures in transactions; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4178/

## Legislation (OR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 95 bills: 95 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 30 became law. Cosponsored 97. 54.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon Senate 50.2%; rank 15 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1598: Relating to access to health services; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1598/
- HB 4147: Relating to medical assistance; prescribing an effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4147/
- SB 1580: Relating to compensation for journalism. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1580/
- SB 1550: Relating to scrutinizing death. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1550/
- HB 4088: Relating to health; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4088/
- HB 4111: Relating to immigration-related practices; and prescribing an effective date. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4111/
- SB 1575: Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1575/
- SCR 206: In memoriam: State Senator Aaron Lionel Woods. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SCR206/
- SB 1570: Relating to protections in health care facilities; and prescribing an effective date. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1570/
- HB 4117: Relating to universal representation; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4117/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $52.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2074744766634524938
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2071639017628774591
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2071714714611306865
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2061840244933083288
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2059755408735051978
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2057268939974115381
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2056821320051273847
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2054819010286645690
- 2026-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2039525723539697837
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSaraGelser/status/2034773121589559603

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/gelser/Pages/biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://saragelser.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenSaraGelser
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SGelser
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraacres
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGIyDEioH3Z2pBZrO6P04mg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-gelser-397a983b

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/10b42647-1509-4e86-9155-4622c2d17315