# Val Lawson Val Lawson is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 14. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 14 - Serving since: 2019-01-01 - Current term: RI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/bfb76f36-00b6-47da-89da-e1db5421ff55 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bfb76f36-00b6-47da-89da-e1db5421ff55 (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 64% of the 334 bills Lawson sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 38 in the Rhode Island Senate. ## What Lawson says (RI 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Lawson | 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 | 100.0% | 42.9% | 1 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: Crime and Law Enforcement 100% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 100% (State Senate Democrats 15%); 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 −1.14 (standard error 0.03), from 772 donors and 685 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.3% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (RI 2025–26 session) 29 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 100% (94.6%). 0 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2025-04-10 · voted yea · CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 · SB 241 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB241/ - 2025-04-10 · voted yea · PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION · SB 844 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB844/ - 2025-04-10 · voted yea · Passage · SB 126 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT -- EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB126/ - 2025-04-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 296 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB296/ - 2025-04-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 280 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB280/ - 2025-04-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 354 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT SECRETARIES, COURT REPORTERS, AND ELECTRONIC COURT REPORTERS · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB354/ - 2025-03-25 · voted yea · Passage · SB 591 AN ACT RELATING TO RENAMING THE NEW SAKONNET RIVER BRIDGE, AQUIDNECK ISLAND · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB591/ - 2025-03-25 · voted yea · Passage · SB 155 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB155/ - 2025-03-20 · voted yea · PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION · SB 28 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB28/ - 2025-03-20 · voted yea · Passage · SB 44 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2025/SB44/ ## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session) Sponsored 334 bills: 334 reached committee, 214 passed one chamber, 66 passed both, 64 became law. Cosponsored 0. 64.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 1 of 38). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 3349: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING JUNE OF 2026 AS "PORTUGUESE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3349/ - SR 3346: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RELATED TO EDUCATING AND… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3346/ - SR 3345: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IMPACT ON HEALTH CARE… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3345/ - SB 3319: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3319/ - SR 3312: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,800,000 TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3312/ - SR 3287: SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY FOR ORGANIZING THE 2026 STATE HOUSE ADVOCACY DAY (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3287/ - SR 3286: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 10-16, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3286/ - SR 3285: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RIPIN ON 35 YEARS OF IMPROVING RHODE ISLANDERS' LIVES (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3285/ - SR 3279: SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING "PERIOD POVERTY AWARENESS WEEK" ON MAY 11-17, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3279/ - SR 3281: SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2026 AS "FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3281/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $504.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 78% 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. - 2025-12-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Val_Lawson/status/1999967654912868434 ## Links - Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/lawson/Pages/Biography.aspx - Campaign site: https://valarielawson.com/ - X: https://x.com/Val_Lawson - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valarie.lawson.96 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValLawsonEP/?ref=br_rs Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bfb76f36-00b6-47da-89da-e1db5421ff55