# Pam Lauria

Pam Lauria is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 32.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c5991f11-e719-473e-93c4-cfc52fae3e6d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c5991f11-e719-473e-93c4-cfc52fae3e6d (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

Lauria sits at −0.98 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 88% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.03), from 188 donors and 515 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 96.7% (94.6%). 21 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 442 bills: 442 reached committee, 177 passed one chamber, 61 passed both, 60 became law. Cosponsored 0. 40.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 24 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 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/
- SR 3340: SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE 241ST BRISTOL FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND RECOGNIZING THE 2026 HONOREES (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3340/
- SR 3332: SENATE RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 28, 2026, AS "PHARMACY ADVOCACY DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3332/
- SR 3331: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING AND HONORING THE GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3331/
- SB 3294: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3294/
- SR 3274: SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH MAY 12TH OF 2026, AS "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3274/
- SR 3249: SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 6, 2026, AS A "NATIONAL DAY OF REASON" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND AFFIRMING THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF REASON IN THE… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3249/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/lauria/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://pamlauria.com/
- X: https://x.com/pam_lauria
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pjlauria
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pamlauria
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pam_lauria/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamlauriari/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-lauria-msn-fnp-bab291214/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c5991f11-e719-473e-93c4-cfc52fae3e6d