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State Senator, 38th District
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- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A state senator votes on Rhode Island laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.
Victoria Gu
DemocratIncumbent
Software engineer and data analyst · Westerly
The gist
- Sponsored law requiring disclosure of shoreline access rightsIn office
- Secured $5 million for municipal climate resilience projectsIn office
- Sponsored law requiring 60 days' notice of insurance non-renewalIn office
- Led legislation requiring crisis safeguards in AI companion chatbotsIn office
- Supports reforming for-profit utilities like RI EnergyIn office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored law requiring disclosure of shoreline access rights
Senator Victoria Gu: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“passed a law requiring oceanfront properties to disclose the public's shoreline access rights”
Secured $5 million for municipal climate resilience projects
Senator Victoria Gu: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“helped secure $5 million in Green Bond funding for municipal climate resilience projects”
Sponsored law requiring 60 days' notice of insurance non-renewal
Senator Victoria Gu: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“a law requiring insurers to provide at least 60 days' notice before non-renewing homeowners' insurance policies”
Led legislation requiring crisis safeguards in AI companion chatbots
Senator Victoria Gu: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“led legislation requiring AI chatbot companions to include safeguards for users in crisis”
Supports reforming for-profit utilities like RI Energy
Senator Victoria Gu: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“Sen. Gu is focused on reforming for-profit utilities like RI Energy”
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