# Lammis Vargas

Lammis Vargas is a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 28
- Serving since: 2025-01-07
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5ab817c5-d86c-4bf0-9a8f-78ca20cdc56b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ab817c5-d86c-4bf0-9a8f-78ca20cdc56b (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

Vargas sits at −0.89 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State Senate Republicans.

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

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Vargas | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 40.0% | 37.3% | 161 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 20.0% | 2.3% | 2 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 20.0% | 15.4% | 114 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.04), from 122 donors and 238 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.1% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 94.9% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 100% (94.6%). 9 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 322 bills: 321 reached committee, 163 passed one chamber, 53 passed both, 52 became law. Cosponsored 0. 50.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 9 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 3211: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. ABBATE (introduced, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3211/
- SB 3358: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY THE ISSUANCE OF… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3358/
- SB 3359: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES IN THE… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3359/
- SB 3356: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR AND ALTERATION OF PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3356/
- SB 3357: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3357/
- SB 3355: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3355/
- SB 3362: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3362/
- SB 3354: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF STORM DRAINS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE REMEDIATION… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3354/
- SR 3352: SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH FALVO (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3352/
- SR 3346: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RELATED TO EDUCATING AND… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3346/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% 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.

- 2025-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/LammisJVargas/status/1922602320568750211
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LammisJVargas/status/1881377501160894931
- 2025-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/LammisJVargas/status/1881057634545230306
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/LammisJVargas/status/1876493707039629647
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/LammisJVargas/status/1874323965923201317

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/Vargas/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://lammisvargas.com/
- X: https://x.com/LammisJVargas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LammisJVargas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lammis.vargas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lammisvargasforsenate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lammisvargas

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ab817c5-d86c-4bf0-9a8f-78ca20cdc56b