# Lou DiPalma Lou DiPalma is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 12. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 12 - Serving since: 2009-01-06 - Current term: RI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/71da5365-46a9-4f2c-abc8-308bde2577ec Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71da5365-46a9-4f2c-abc8-308bde2577ec (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 DiPalma sits at −1.15 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State Senate Democrats. ## What DiPalma says (RI 2025–26 session) 1,167 classified statements: 1,167 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 | DiPalma | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.4% | 100 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 8.3% | 10.3% | 160 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 13.8% | 42.9% | 303 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 6.7% | 3.4% | 48 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 1.7% | 16.1% | 305 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.1% | 0.8% | 124 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 36% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 27% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Immigration 8.1% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Transportation and Public Works 4.3% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.15 (standard error 0.03), from 453 donors and 930 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.8% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (RI 2025–26 session) 912 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 100% (94.6%). 0 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 532 bills: 532 reached committee, 230 passed one chamber, 94 passed both, 94 became law. Cosponsored 0. 43.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 18 of 38). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 3367: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3367/ - SR 3368: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA AND EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3368/ - SB 3364: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3364/ - SB 3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3363/ - SB 3361: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/ - SR 3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3353/ - SR 3350: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 4, 2026, TO BE "COX IMPACT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3350/ - SR 3341: SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING REV. DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE JR. FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3341/ - SR 3342: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3342/ - SB 3334: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3334/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $118.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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. - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2114354863706644969 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2113431824412311666 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2113061782679847289 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2113307643708153901 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2113399270640427405 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2113412348568301735 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2111439383849324645 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2111440854682603790 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2110343424436003266 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma/status/2109826087983386851 ## Links - Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/dipalma/Pages/Biography.aspx - Campaign site: https://www.dipalma4ri.com/links - X: https://x.com/SenLouDiPalma - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lou.dipalma/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-dipalma-39272123/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71da5365-46a9-4f2c-abc8-308bde2577ec