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Walter S. Felag, Jr.

Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Senator, District 10

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Walter Felag has represented Rhode Island Senate District 10 since 1998 and chairs the Special Legislation and Veterans' Affairs Committee. He previously led the Warren Town Council and works as a senior software engineer.

Where Walter S. Felag, Jr. stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (5 records), Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (1 record),

Opposes

Cost of Living Reduction (2 records)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 5 support
  • 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 · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted to make kratom legal to sell to adults 21 and over, with labeling rules and a ban on mixing it with harmful substances. It passed the Senate 23-10.

    June 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 21, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 21, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 support
  • 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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Voted to make 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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 2 support
  • 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 · researched September 21, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 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 · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted to let Rhode Island's electric utility buy nuclear power and sign long-term contracts for it. It passed the Senate 23-14.

    June 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

Track record — General

General · 3 records
  • Voted against changing the deadline for a town's written zoning answer to 20 days and letting the applicant appeal it. It passed the Senate 28-7.

    June 21, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against requiring town zoning rules to allow attached single-family homes, such as townhouses, in designated districts. It passed the Senate 23-12.

    June 20, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

  • Voted against requiring town zoning rules to allow housing other than detached single-family homes in sewered urban areas. It passed the Senate 23-12.

    June 20, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

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Profile last researched September 20, 2026.