# Victoria Gu Victoria Gu is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 38. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 38 - Serving since: 2023-01-03 - Current term: RI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/afeed427-2ef1-4197-840d-7ab06883e186 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afeed427-2ef1-4197-840d-7ab06883e186 (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 83% of Gu’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Rhode Island, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats. ## What Gu says (RI 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 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 | Gu | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 | | Policy discussion | 50.0% | 42.9% | 137 of 330 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 100% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.03), from 427 donors and 521 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (RI 2025–26 session) 912 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 96.9% (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 361 bills: 360 reached committee, 148 passed one chamber, 66 passed both, 65 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 23 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/ - 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 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/ - SB 3327: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3327/ - SB 3318: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3318/ - SR 3304: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MAY OF 2026, AS "ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3304/ - SR 3305: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2026, TO BE "ALS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3305/ - SB 3290: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3290/ - SB 3296: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REVOCATION AND REDUCTION ACT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3296/ - SR 3284: SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY OF 2026, AS "NATIONAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3284/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $43.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 83% 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. - 2025-04-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Victoria4RI/status/1914327757271556389 - 2025-04-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Victoria4RI/status/1914327758869512401 ## Links - Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/gu/Pages/Biography.aspx - Campaign site: https://victoria4ri.com/ - X: https://x.com/Victoria4RI - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Victoria4RI/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoria4ri Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afeed427-2ef1-4197-840d-7ab06883e186