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Sam Zurier

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Lawyer

Sam Zurier is a Democratic candidate for Rhode Island State Senate District 3 in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

From the candidate’s public filings

Background

Sam Zurier graduated from Classical High School in 1976. Zurier earned a B.A. in mathematics from Yale University in 1980, an M.A. in politics and economics from Oxford University in 1984, and a J.D. from Yale University in 1986. His career experience includes working as an attorney, an assistant Massachusetts attorney general, and a law clerk with then-First Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Breyer.[1][2]

Law:
Yale University, 1986
Graduate:
Oxford University, 1984
Bachelor's:
Yale University, 1980
High school:
Classical High School, 1976

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On the 2026 ballot

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