Sam Bell (politician)

Samuel W. Bell is an American politician who serves in the Rhode Island State Senate representing the 5th district in Providence. A Democrat, he was first elected to the senate in the 2018 elections.[1] Bell is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[2]

Sam Bell
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byPaul Jabour
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Socialists of America
ResidenceProvidence, Rhode Island
Alma materAmherst College (BA)
OccupationGeologist

A data scientist at Brown University prior to his election to the legislature, Bell was most noted for an investigation which revealed that the National Rifle Association was illegally funneling national money into Rhode Island state elections in an attempt to prevent the state from passing gun control legislation. His investigation resulted in the NRA being forced to shut down its Rhode Island political action committee.[3]

Bell defeated incumbent senator Paul Jabour in the Democratic primary in September 2018,[4] and ran unopposed in the general election.[1] Bell ran for re-election in 2020, being challenged in the Democratic primary by majority leader of the Providence City Council Jo-Ann Ryan.[5] Bell defeated Ryan by 50 percentage points, and ran unopposed in the general election.[6]

Bell and his partner Samantha both identify as bisexual.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Some Rhode Island Democrats upset over Murdoch donation". Star Tribune, November 2, 2018.
  2. https://providencedsa.org/updates/2021/3/2/testify-for-medicare-for-all-in-rhode-island
  3. "Sam Bell announces bid for State Senate District 5 seat". Uprise RI, February 28, 2018.
  4. "Sam Bell defeats longtime state Sen. Paul Jabour in Democratic primary". Providence Journal, September 12, 2018.
  5. Crowell, Daniel (September 15, 2021). "Socialist Legislators Are Taking on Rhode Island's Ultraconservative Democrats". Jacobin. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. "Sam Bell (Rhode Island)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. "RI State Senator-Elect Alleged He is Being Targeted By NeoNazis". GoLocal Providence, October 28, 2018.


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