Senate of Virginia · District 37
Saddam Salim
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Saddam Salim's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Saddam Salim.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Saddam Salim.
Bills
The bills Saddam Salim sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 26 |
| Passed both chambers | 15 |
| Became law | 12 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 3 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 13 of 40 in the Senate · 13 of 21 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its chief patron, as the General Assembly lists it; chief co-patrons and co-patrons aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 352 Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings, exceptions, penalty |
Became law | May 20, 2026 |
| SB 351 Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty |
Vetoed | May 20, 2026 |
| SB 83 District or circuit court; possession of portable electronic devices |
Vetoed | May 19, 2026 |
| SB 749 Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 783 Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 731 Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 582 Absentee & provisional ballots; process & timing for rejected applications, rejected prov. ballots |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 583 Bus obstruction monitoring systems; parking, stopping, and standing enforcement, civil penalties |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 489 Financial institutions and services; virtual currency kiosk operators, license required, penalties |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 23 Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions |
Vetoed | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 589 Trees; conservation and replacement during development process in certain localities, report |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 89 Powers of service districts; control of invasive plant species |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 82 Clerk fees; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records by certain attorneys |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 63 Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 581 Fairfax, City of; amending charter, elections, compensation for members of boards or commissions |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
Budget projects
Virginia's budget is changed item by item through amendments that each name the legislator who proposed them, but these pages don't count budget amendments yet.
Contested votes where they split
19 against the Senate Majority Leader; 6 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Saddam Salim voted on each of the 1,609 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- apps.senate.virginia.gov
- senatorsalim@senate.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 618, General Assembly Building P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-7537 - District office
- P.O. Box 249, Merrifield, VA 22116
571-697-7338
Committees
- Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- Courts of Justice
- Privileges and Elections
- Rehabilitation and Social Services
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Virginia General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Virginia General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 14, 2026 to June 29, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections