# Russet Perry

Russet Perry is a Democratic member of the Virginia Senate for district 31.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bf0211bf-d8ac-4343-bcd8-181e2d2e58a6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bf0211bf-d8ac-4343-bcd8-181e2d2e58a6 (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

29% of Perry’s statements claim credit, 1.8 times the State Senate Democrat average of 16%.

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

382 classified statements: 382 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 | Perry | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 7.1% | 10.3% | 178 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 61.0% | 42.9% | 58 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.8% | 3.4% | 62 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 28.5% | 16.1% | 53 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 0.8% | 70 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 15% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Commerce 10% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.9% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 1,170 donors and 582 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

6,566 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Virginia Senate 97.8%). Party unity 98.2% (95.7%). 32 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 66 passed one chamber, 50 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 127. 93.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia Senate 90.1%; rank 11 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/SB843/
- SB 838: Surveillance pricing practices; consumer transactions, civil penalties. (in committee, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/SB838/
- SR 2083: Commending Linda C. Jackson. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2083/
- SR 2062: Celebrating the life of Patricia Anne Reilly. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2062/
- SR 2063: Commending Fancy. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/SR2063/
- SJ 220: Commending Meredith Farrar-Owens. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ220/
- SJ 269: Commending the Tuscarora High School softball team. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ269/
- SJ 233: Commending the Junior Woman's Club of Loudoun. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-14) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ233/
- SJ 287: Commending the Riverside High School girls' volleyball team. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ287/
- SJ 290: Commending the Riverside High School girls' lacrosse team. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/SJ290/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $188.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 85% 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 · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2114791906039529693
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2113702875842871803
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2113399825941287286
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2113420011628839165
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2112739279336051186
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2113045884090855490
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2112590257975873939
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2112327366118707572
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2111895325568798925
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/RussetPerry/status/2111566124047384816

## Links

- Official site: https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S125
- Campaign site: https://russetperry.com/
- X: https://x.com/RussetPerry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RussetPerryVA/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Russet-Perry/pfbid0kHfaEsitEH7H4tcFe9NFSK5JLALTCXkkw12HTMw98G5o2zBbLjw1rqB2WeyDkPqHl/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russetperry/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bf0211bf-d8ac-4343-bcd8-181e2d2e58a6