# Sam Zurier

Sam Zurier is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2021-11-16
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3a4fd015-1c56-4d7b-9e57-1a2a6b9b4c9b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a4fd015-1c56-4d7b-9e57-1a2a6b9b4c9b (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

Zurier voted against the majority of Rhode Island Senate Democrats 24 times; party unity 92.3%, in the bottom quarter of the Rhode Island Senate (average 94.6%).

## What Zurier says (RI 2025–26 session)

75 classified statements: 75 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 | Zurier | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 12.0% | 10.3% | 111 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 72.0% | 42.9% | 15 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 2.7% | 16.1% | 294 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 20% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Environmental Protection 15% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Energy 9.3% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.03), from 145 donors and 661 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 92.3% (94.6%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2678 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2678/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2292 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2292/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3366 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3366/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2734 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2734/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 3184 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3184/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2330 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2330/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/

## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 333 bills: 332 reached committee, 137 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 35 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 22 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 3372: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND RECOGNIZING THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL RHODE ISLAND CIVICS… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3372/
- SR 3343: SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3343/
- SR 3317: SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3317/
- SR 3311: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE DAY OF MAY 21ST, 2026, TO BE "FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3311/
- SR 3286: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 10-16, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3286/
- SR 3270: SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING AND RECOGNIZING MAY 7, 2026, AS "NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3270/
- SR 3269: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ARTHUR PAIVA (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3269/
- SR 3264: JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3264/
- SB 3253: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3253/
- SR 3234: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2026 AS “JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3234/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2111798520055570767
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2106825580209426521
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2104187798748364841
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2101644688629346697
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2101773717462192219
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2098506502512193783
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2096572711011053979
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2095880610883485720
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2092703110149947441
- 2026-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamZurier/status/2091507394941489426

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/zurier/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://samzurier.com/
- X: https://x.com/SamZurier
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamZurierRI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sam.zurier
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-zurier-0330a39
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-zurier-councilman-08066b7a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a4fd015-1c56-4d7b-9e57-1a2a6b9b4c9b