Samuel David Zurier
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Senator, District 3
Democratic state senator for Providence and civil litigation attorney. A former Providence City Council and School Board member and Rhodes Scholar, he has made education a central focus.
Where Samuel David Zurier stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (2 records),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Won Senate approval for his resolution creating a commission to track progress on the Act on Climate. That law requires Rhode Island to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
May 15, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Sponsored a 2024 law letting Rhode Island medical researchers share anonymized patient data the way federal law allows. Supporters said the old state rule shut local cancer researchers out of national studies.
June 24, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Sponsored a 2023 law requiring school districts, cities, and towns to report each year how they spent federal COVID relief money. The reports are posted on state websites.
June 26, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Won Senate approval for his bill changing how judges are picked. Candidates rated highly qualified for a court would stay eligible for that court's openings for five years.
June 3, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Introduced bills to raise RIPTA's share of state highway maintenance money from 10% to 20%, and to order an efficiency audit of the state transportation department.
January 27, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Won General Assembly approval for his bill adding oversight to the state takeover of Providence schools. It required yearly performance goals, gave the Providence School Board an advisory role, and limited the takeover to five years unless renewed.
June 23, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted yes on the 2025 ban on selling assault-style weapons (2025-S 359 Sub A). The Senate passed it 25-11.
June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Sponsored the Genetic Information Privacy Act, signed in 2026. Genetic testing companies must get express consent for how they use customers' DNA data and must protect it.
June 19, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on the Rhode Island Cannabis Act (2022-S 2430 Sub A), which legalized recreational cannabis for adults. The Senate passed it 32-6.
May 24, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Sponsored the Genetic Information Privacy Act, signed in 2026. Genetic testing companies must get express consent for how they use customers' DNA data and must protect it.
June 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Sponsored a 2026 law creating the Crook Point Bridge Authority to take over and save Providence's old railroad drawbridge from demolition.
June 5, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Introduced bills to raise RIPTA's share of state highway maintenance money from 10% to 20%, and to order an efficiency audit of the state transportation department.
January 27, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Sponsored a 2025 law to bury high-voltage power lines between India Point Park and Bold Point Park. Most costs come from an old utility settlement; Providence ratepayers pay an extra $77 over three years.
June 26, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Introduced bills to give the state bus agency (RIPTA) a larger, inflation-proof share of gas tax money. One bill raised RIPTA's share to 30% of the gas tax.
January 30, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Chaired a Senate commission on voting methods other than plurality, like runoffs and ranked-choice voting. The commission released its final report and recommendations.
December 19, 2023
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Sponsored a 2023 law that moved Rhode Island's 2024 presidential primary to April 2 so it did not fall on Passover.
June 19, 2023
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Race Samuel David Zurier is in:
- SENATOR IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 3; Rhode Island · incumbent
Profile last researched September 16, 2026.