Victoria Gu
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Senator, District 38
Victoria Gu is the Democratic state senator for Rhode Island District 38 and chairs the Senate Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Committee. Elected in 2022, she works as a software engineer and data analyst.
Where Victoria Gu stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (4 records), Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (11 records),
Opposes
Cost of Living Reduction (2 records), Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 4 support
Co-sponsored a law requiring consent for AI-assisted therapy and barring AI from choosing a patient's treatment on its own.
June 22, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Co-sponsored a law requiring AI companion chatbots to respond to signs of self-harm and tell users they are not human.
June 22, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a bill barring employers from relying mainly on electronic monitoring for hiring, pay and discipline decisions. It passed the Senate.
June 4, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill allowing people harmed by artificial intelligence to sue those responsible. It was held in committee.
February 21, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Voted to protect access to individual health insurance regardless of preexisting conditions. The bill passed the Senate 25-11.
June 14, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill to raise Medicaid's income limit for older adults and people with disabilities to 138 percent of the poverty level. It was held in committee.
February 16, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 11 support
Co-sponsored a law requiring consent for AI-assisted therapy and barring AI from choosing a patient's treatment on its own.
June 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Co-sponsored a law requiring AI companion chatbots to respond to signs of self-harm and tell users they are not human.
June 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law requiring middle and high schools that issue student ID cards to print suicide and substance-use crisis numbers on them.
June 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted to ban plants that burn or chemically break down waste and plastics into fuel at the Quonset industrial park until June 2027. It passed the Senate 29-9.
June 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Introduced a bill limiting housing-density mandates in drinking-water watersheds to protect water supplies. It was held in committee.
February 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted to replace the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board whose members must have environmental expertise. It passed the Senate 25-10.
June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to require that cosmetic procedures at medical spas be done by a doctor or by staff a doctor supervises on site. It passed the Senate 28-9.
June 17, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to keep Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. The centers are meant to prevent overdose deaths. It passed the Senate 27-7.
May 13, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored the Act on Coasts, which assigned a state resilience officer to assess flooding and sea-level risks and plan for them.
June 26, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law updating Rhode Island's building energy code to include electric-readiness rules.
June 22, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill to measure energy use in larger buildings and set standards to improve their efficiency. It was held in committee.
February 16, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Sponsored a bill barring employers from relying mainly on electronic monitoring for hiring, pay and discipline decisions. It passed the Senate.
June 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Voted to treat a police officer's heart disease, stroke or high blood pressure as a job-related disability, as firefighters are already treated. It passed the Senate 29-8.
May 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Sponsored a law expanding the state's online database of lower-cost rental homes to include moderate-income housing.
June 18, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law giving local officials 20 days to answer written zoning questions and letting applicants appeal those answers.
June 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law requiring towns to keep an updated list of public rights-of-way to tidal waters.
June 23, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted to let Providence raise its property tax levy by up to 8 percent in one year, above the usual state cap. It passed the Senate 28-7.
June 20, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the Senate 28-9.
June 18, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted to keep federal immigration agents at least 200 feet from any polling place while voting is going on. It passed the Senate 29-8.
June 9, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Sponsored an act authorizing up to $116 million in Chariho school district borrowing for an elementary school and campus work.
June 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored an act authorizing up to $15 million in Chariho school district borrowing for improvements at its Switch Road campus.
June 20, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored an act authorizing the Chariho school district to borrow up to $150 million for three elementary schools and campus work.
March 29, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for changes to police disciplinary procedures and oversight. The bill passed the Senate 33-4.
June 6, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 8 support
Sponsored a law defining co-living housing, where people rent private rooms and share facilities, so towns can allow it in zoning rules.
June 30, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law giving towns that qualify as housing champions priority for certain state resources and infrastructure funds.
June 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted to make towns answer a written zoning question within 20 days instead of 15, and to let the applicant appeal that answer. It passed the Senate 28-7.
June 21, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to require town zoning rules to allow attached single-family homes, such as townhouses, in designated districts. It passed the Senate 23-12.
June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to define co-living housing, where residents rent a private room and share a kitchen or bath, and let towns allow it. It passed the Senate 25-10.
June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to require town zoning rules to allow homes in commercial districts, including apartments above shops. It passed the Senate 25-10.
June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to require town zoning rules to allow housing other than detached single-family homes in sewered areas inside the urban services boundary. It passed the Senate 23-12.
June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored a law easing statewide zoning rules for accessory dwelling units, such as apartments added to existing homes.
June 25, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Sponsored a law creating a Food-as-Medicine pilot program to help people with diet-related disease or food insecurity.
June 18, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill to raise Medicaid's income limit for older adults and people with disabilities to 138 percent of the poverty level. It was held in committee.
February 16, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Sponsored an act authorizing up to $116 million in Chariho school district borrowing for an elementary school and campus work.
June 26, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a bill to extend Rhode Island Promise scholarships to community-college certificate students. It passed the Senate but not the House.
June 4, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored an act authorizing up to $15 million in Chariho school district borrowing for improvements at its Switch Road campus.
June 20, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored an act authorizing the Chariho school district to borrow up to $150 million for three elementary schools and campus work.
March 29, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 support
Voted to ban the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island starting July 2026. It passed the Senate 25-11.
June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to require safe storage of firearms when they are not in use. The bill passed the Senate 30-7.
June 6, 2024Supports Gun Control
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Voted for a law shielding Rhode Island providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care from certain out-of-state actions. It passed the Senate 30-7.
May 2, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Voted to include abortion care in Medicaid and state employee health plans. The bill passed the Senate 24-13.
May 18, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to keep federal immigration agents at least 200 feet from any polling place while voting is going on. It passed the Senate 29-8.
June 9, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Sponsored a bill updating data-breach and identity-theft protections. It passed the Senate but not the House.
June 3, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for a law shielding Rhode Island providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care from certain out-of-state actions. It passed the Senate 30-7.
May 2, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 4 support
Sponsored a law requiring insurers to give homeowners advance written notice before refusing to renew coverage.
June 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill to cap electric and gas utilities' annual profit margin at 4 percent. It was held in committee.
March 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law licensing cryptocurrency cash-machine operators and limiting transactions to help prevent fraud.
June 23, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law that requires gift-card sellers to warn customers about scams and train workers to spot fraud.
June 20, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the Senate 28-9.
June 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 15 records
Received Clean Water Action's endorsement for the 2026 Rhode Island Senate election.
August 10, 2026
Source: cleanwater.org
Sponsored a law requiring landlords of shoreline rentals to tell tenants about public access rights before their lease begins.
June 18, 2026
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted against making it a crime for a prisoner to use force or a weapon to resist a lawful order from a corrections officer. It passed the Senate 25-13.
June 11, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Co-hosted a State House celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage and community groups.
May 19, 2026
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law setting a process for changing parking near public routes to the shoreline.
June 27, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law letting Charlestown's town council create a homestead property-tax exemption.
June 26, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted against letting Rhode Island's electric utility buy nuclear power and sign long-term contracts for it. It passed the Senate 23-14.
June 18, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored a law waiving registration and transfer fees for Bronze Star Medal license plates.
June 13, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Chaired the Rhode Island Senate committee on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
June 5, 2025
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law requiring home sellers to tell buyers about the public's shoreline access rights.
June 17, 2024
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law requiring state flags to be lowered each October 28 to honor first responders who died.
June 17, 2024
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law creating a blue-envelope program to help police identify and communicate with drivers who have autism.
June 12, 2024
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill to replace the coastal council with a state coastal-resources department. It was held in committee.
March 28, 2024
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Joined a Westerly town hall to discuss extending commuter rail service from Connecticut into Rhode Island.
November 8, 2023
Source: rilegislature.gov
Previously chaired Charlestown's Climate Resiliency Commission before taking office in the state Senate.
January 3, 2023
Source: rilegislature.gov
Past race Victoria Gu ran in:
- Senator in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 38; Rhode Island · incumbent