2025 NY Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the New York State Legislature in 2025 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
Assembly Votes

Assembly Votes

1. Speed-enforcement Cameras

Extends New York City's school-zone speed-camera program.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S08344 Roll Call 1592410

2. Forced Firearm Storage

Strengthens gun-storage laws by criminalizing unsafe storage based on severity, requiring offenders to receive safety materials, and mandating state reporting on child firearm injuries and deaths.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
A01962 Roll Call 1589402

3. "Human Rights" Housing

Amends New York's Executive Law to officially include the "disparate impact" standard in the state's Human Rights Law related to housing.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
A04040 Roll Call 1586620

4. Minority Business Contracts

Requires every state agency in New York that awards contracts to create a three‑year growth plan aimed at increasing the participation of minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) in contracts and subcontracts.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S01218 Roll Call 1582053

5. Assisted Suicide

Would allow a mentally competent adult with a terminal illness and a doctor's prognosis of six months or less to request and self-administer medication to peacefully end his or her life.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
A00136 Roll Call 1562156

6. Warrant Requirement

Mandates that government agents must obtain a search warrant before accessing electronic device data-whether searching devices physically or accessing communications electronically.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
A02565 Roll Call 1528765

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
George Alvarez D 20%
Khaleel Anderson D 17%
Joseph G. Angelino R 67%
Andrea K. Bailey R 50%
William A. Barclay R 67%
Didi Barrett D 20%
Anil Beephan R 40%
Scott H. Bendett R 67%
Michael R. Benedetto D 17%
Sam Berger D 20%
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn D 40%
Kenneth D. Blankenbush R 67%
Jacob Ryan Blumencranz R 40%
Paul A. Bologna R 67%
Alex Bores D 17%
Karl A. Brabenec R 50%
Edward C. Braunstein D 17%
Harry B. Bronson D 17%
Alec Brook-Krasny D 50%
Eric Brown R 67%
Keith Brown R 50%
Christopher W. Burdick D 17%
Patrick Burke D 17%
Noah Burroughs D 17%
Marianne Buttenschon D 33%
Patrick Carroll D 20%
Robert C. Carroll D 17%
Monique Chandler-Waterman D 20%
Lester Chang R 50%
Patrick Chludzinski R 67%
Sarah Clark D 17%
William Colton D 33%
William C. Conrad D 33%
Vivian E. Cook D 17%
Catalina Cruz D 17%
Brian Cunningham D 20%
Landon C. Dais D 20%
Maritza Davila D 25%
Manny De Los Santos D 17%
Joseph DeStefano R 67%
Erik Martin Dilan D 17%
Jeffrey Dinowitz D 17%
David J. DiPietro R 67%
Michael A. Durso R 67%
Christopher W. Eachus D 17%
Simcha Eichenstein D 33%
Harvey Epstein D 20%
Charles Fall D 40%
Michael J. Fitzpatrick R 50%
Christopher S. Friend R 80%
Emily E. Gallagher D 20%
Jeff L. Gallahan R 50%
Jarett C. Gandolfo R 67%
Edward J. Gibbs D 17%
Jodi A. Giglio R 50%
Deborah J. Glick D 20%
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas D 17%
Scott A. Gray R 67%
Judy Griffin D 0%
Stephen M. Hawley R 50%
Carl E. Heastie D 17%
Andrew D. Hevesi D 17%
Larinda C. Hooks D 17%
Pamela J. Hunter D 17%
Alicia L. Hyndman D 17%
Chantel Jackson D 17%
Jonathan Jacobson D 17%
Josh Jensen R 67%
Billy Jones D 17%
Rebecca A. Kassay D 0%
Paula Elaine Kay D 33%
Anna Kelles D 17%
Ron Kim D 17%
Micah C. Lasher D 17%
Charles D. Lavine D 20%
Grace Lee D 17%
John L. Lemondes R 67%
Dana Levenberg D 17%
Nikki Ife Lucas D 33%
Jennifer A. Lunsford D 17%
Donna A. Lupardo D 17%
William B. Magnarelli D 33%
Brian M. Maher R 50%
Zohran Kwame Mamdani D N/A
Brian Manktelow R 67%
John T. McDonald D 17%
David G. McDonough R 50%
Karen McMahon D 17%
Demond L. Meeks D 17%
John Mikulin R 50%
Brian D. Miller R 50%
Marcela Mitaynes D 17%
Andrew Molitor R 67%
Angelo J. Morinello R 50%
Daniel Norber R 50%
Michael Novakhov R 67%
Kwani O'Pharrow D 17%
Steven Otis D 17%
Philip A. Palmesano R 50%
Amy R. Paulin D 17%
Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes D 33%
Stacey G. Pheffer Amato D 50%
Samuel T, Pirozzolo R 67%
J. Gary Pretlow D 17%
Edward P. Ra R 67%
Steven B. Raga D 20%
Jenifer Rajkumar D 25%
Philip R. Ramos D 17%
Michael Reilly R 67%
Karines Reyes D 17%
Jonathan D. Rivera D 17%
Gabriella A. Romero D 17%
Linda B. Rosenthal D 17%
Nily D. Rozic D 40%
Angelo L. Santabarbara D 50%
Nader Sayegh D 17%
Thomas John Schiavoni D 17%
Rebecca A. Seawright D 20%
Joseph Sempolinski R 50%
Amanda N. Septimo D 20%
Maryjane C. Shimsky D 17%
Sarahana Shrestha D 17%
Jo Anne Simon D 17%
Tony Simone D 17%
Matthew J. Simpson R 50%
Matthew J. Slater R 60%
Doug Smith R 50%
Robert Smullen R 50%
Michaelle C. Solages D 33%
Phara Souffrant Forrest D 17%
Phillip G. Steck D 17%
Steve Stern D 17%
Albert A. Stirpe D 17%
Christopher Tague R 50%
Michael Tannousis R 75%
Yudelka Tapia D 17%
Alfred Taylor D 17%
Emerita Torres D 17%
Claire Valdez D 17%
Clyde Vanel D 33%
Latrice Monique Walker D 33%
Mary Beth Walsh R 67%
David I. Weprin D 50%
Aron B. Wieder D 20%
Jaime R. Williams D 67%
Carrie Woerner D 17%
Jordan J.G. Wright D 20%
Kalman Yeger D 33%
John Zaccaro D 33%
Stefani L. Zinerman D 17%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat21.7%
Republican58.7%
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