# Sam Rasoul

Sam Rasoul is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 38
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ab67007-e48a-4048-bb7b-20a608a88f77

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ab67007-e48a-4048-bb7b-20a608a88f77 (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

100% of the 62 bills Rasoul sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Virginia House.

## What Rasoul says (VA 2025–26 session)

893 classified statements: 893 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rasoul | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.5% | 260 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.1% | 10.4% | 226 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.3% | 39.2% | 205 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.9% | 294 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 10.9% | 14.4% | 409 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.0% | 207 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 18% (State House Democrats 15%); International Affairs 15% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.6% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.4% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 687 donors and 1,185 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 96.3% (96.5%). 79 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 62 bills: 62 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 418. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 4 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2138: Commending Kay Dunkley, Ed.D. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2138/
- HR 416: Commending Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher S. Cupito, USN. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HR416/
- HJ 273: Commending Blue Ridge Literacy. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ273/
- HJ 274: Commending New Horizons Healthcare. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ274/
- HJ 224: Commending Kaicey Manns. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ224/
- HJ 226: Commending the Roanoke Chapter of The Links, Inc. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ226/
- HJ 225: Commending Family Service of Roanoke Valley. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ225/
- HJ 199: Commending the Roanoke Chapter of Continental Societies, Inc. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ199/
- HJ 202: Commending the Roanoke Co+op. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ202/
- HJ 200: Commending Ken Nicely, Ed.D. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ200/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $256.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 31% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2114744545258651890
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2114862189626401233
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2114366294308917488
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2113642550934339998
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2113059270396698779
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2113412642144502199
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2112942166951518613
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2112333125275840574
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2112689511217971364
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/sam_rasoul, https://x.com/ChangeManSam/status/2112244824795660323

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0266
- Campaign site: https://www.sam4va.com/
- X: https://x.com/sam_rasoul
- X: https://x.com/ChangeManSam
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelSamRasoul
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sam_rasoul/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsRUDF86uN4rEV02YsfeA-g
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/changemansam/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ab67007-e48a-4048-bb7b-20a608a88f77