# Sam Douglass

Sam Douglass is a Republican member of the Vermont Senate for district Orleans.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Vermont Senate, district Orleans
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a7824782-070e-47c0-992e-2a508f3da243

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7824782-070e-47c0-992e-2a508f3da243 (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

Douglass has 27 classified statements in the VT 2025–26 session.

## What Douglass says (VT 2025–26 session)

27 classified statements: 27 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 | Douglass | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.4% | 2.3% | 34 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 11.1% | 9.5% | 115 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 37.3% | 209 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.1% | 2.3% | 6 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 18.5% | 15.4% | 126 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 22% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 22% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Education 11% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.08), from 40 donors and 20 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

25 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Vermont Senate 98.0%). Party unity 100% (94.5%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-06-16 · voted yea · Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12 · H 454 An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H454/
- 2025-06-16 · voted yea · Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 · S 51 An act relating to Vermont income tax exclusions and tax credits · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S51/
- 2025-06-16 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Gulick, Passed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 · H 454 An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H454/
- 2025-05-23 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 · H 454 An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H454/
- 2025-05-07 · voted yea · Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 2 · H 491 An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H491/
- 2025-05-01 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 · H 493 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H493/
- 2025-05-01 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 · H 493 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H493/
- 2025-05-01 · voted nay · Passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 20, Nays = 10 · H 493 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H493/
- 2025-04-29 · voted yea · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 5 · SR 13 Senate resolution strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances under which U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained Mohsen Mahdawi and… · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SR13/
- 2025-04-17 · voted yea · Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 · S 124 An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S124/

## Legislation (VT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 29 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 53.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont Senate 55.0%; rank 15 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 17: Senate resolution honoring the outstanding legislative staff service of Chrissy Gilhuly and extending to her best wishes for future success (passed one chamber, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SR17/
- S 157: An act relating to recovery residence certification (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S157/
- SR 15: Senate resolution urging that all State agencies, departments, and offices protect the civil rights, medical confidentiality, and all aspects of personal… (in committee, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SR15/
- HCR 92: House concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding achievements of the Federal TRIO Programs in Vermont (passed one chamber, 2025-04-25) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR92/
- HCR 90: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Burlington High School Seahorses Division I championship girls’ basketball team (passed one chamber, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR90/
- HCR 85: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 North Country Union High School Falcons' exemplary snowboarding teams (passed one chamber, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR85/
- HCR 83: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts (passed one chamber, 2025-04-25) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR83/
- HCR 91: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Burlington High School Seahorses Division I championship boys’ basketball team (passed one chamber, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR91/
- S 147: An act relating to purchasing drugs from a person under 21 years of age (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S147/
- HCR 66: House concurrent resolution celebrating the role of tourism in the Vermont economy and designating April 10, 2025 as Tourism Economy Day at the State House (passed one chamber, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR66/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.6K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 89% 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.

- 2025-08-11 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1955030487723814951
- 2025-08-04 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1952399427441959200
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1945653432255213948
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1938071089835610415
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1925545821413503110
- 2025-05-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1923392960017641644
- 2025-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1922633294039904446
- 2025-04-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1912548741531173182
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1907597101132898505
- 2025-04-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/samdouglassvt/status/1907113167668289804

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2026/40394
- Campaign site: https://douglassforvt.com/
- X: https://x.com/samdouglassvt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamuelADouglass
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/douglassforvt

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7824782-070e-47c0-992e-2a508f3da243