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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

NY Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the New York Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

1. Public Health Crisis

Good Vote: No

S02987 Public Health Crisis (Passed 48 to 15 on 5/5/2021). Declares racism a public health crisis and establishes a working group within the department of health to promote racial equity.

2. Green Building Codes

Good Vote: No

S09405 Green Building Codes (Passed 44 to 19 on 5/31/2022). Promotes clean energy and the implementation of the climate agenda to the state energy conservation construction code, which increases the energy efficiency standards of appliances and equipment.

3. Formal Titles

Good Vote: No

A08272 Formal Titles (Passed 61 to 0 on 5/18/2022). Replaces all instances of the words "councilman" or "councilmen" with more inclusive words such as "council member" or "council members".

4. Government Assisted Housing

Good Vote: No

S05257 Government Assisted Housing (Passed 50 to 13 on 6/9/2021). Provides a mechanism for the state to finance the acquisition of distressed hotels and commercial office properties by the appropriate nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing affordable housing.

5. Racial Equity

Good Vote: No

S03468 Racial Equity (Passed 42 to 20 on 5/11/2022). Establishes the office of racial equity and social justice to implement the state's racial equity and social justice action plan.

6. Equity Program

Good Vote: No

S08884 Equity Program (Passed 43 to 20 on 6/1/2022). Establishes the transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program, which expands social programs in the name of equity.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Joseph Addabbo D SD-015 0% ------
Fred Akshar R SD-052 50% -+--++
Jacob Ashby R SD-043 NA ......
Jamaal Bailey D SD-036 0% ------
Brian Benjamin D SD-030 NA -..-..
Alessandra Biaggi D SD-034 0% ------
George Borrello R SD-057 83% ++-+++
Philip Boyle R SD-004 50% ++--+-
Neil Breslin D SD-044 0% ------
Jabari Brisport D SD-025 0% ------
John Brooks D SD-008 0% ------
Samra Brouk D SD-055 0% --.-.-
Cordell Cleare D SD-030 0% .--.--
Leroy Comrie D SD-014 0% ------
Jeremy Cooney D SD-056 0% ------
Simcha Felder D SD-017 17% -----+
Patrick Gallivan R SD-059 83% ++-+++
James Gaughran D SD-005 0% ------
Michael Gianaris D SD-012 0% ------
Andrew Gounardes D SD-022 0% ------
Joseph Griffo R SD-047 33% ----++
Peter Harckham D SD-040 0% ------
Pamela Helming R SD-054 67% ++--++
Michelle Hinchey D SD-046 0% ------
Brad Hoylman D SD-027 0% ------
Robert Jackson D SD-031 0% ------
Daphne Jordan R SD-043 83% ++-+++
Todd Kaminsky D SD-009 0% ------
Anna Kaplan D SD-007 0% ------
Brian Kavanagh D SD-026 0% ------
Timothy Kennedy D SD-063 0% ------
Liz Krueger D SD-028 0% ------
Andrew Lanza R SD-024 67% ++--++
John Liu D SD-011 0% ------
John Mannion D SD-050 0% ------
Mike Martucci R SD-042 50% -+--++
Mario Mattera R SD-002 83% ++-+++
Rachel May D SD-053 0% ------
Shelley Mayer D SD-037 0% ------
Zellnor Myrie D SD-020 0% ------
Peter Oberacker R SD-051 83% ++-+++
Thomas Omara R SD-058 83% ++-+++
Robert Ortt R SD-062 83% ++-+++
Anthony Palumbo R SD-001 83% ++-+++
Kevin Parker D SD-021 0% ------
Roxanne Persaud D SD-019 0% ------
Jessica Ramos D SD-013 0% ------
Edward Rath III R SD-061 83% ++-+++
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick D SD-038 0% ------
Patricia Ritchie R SD-048 67% -+-+++
Gustavo Rivera D SD-033 0% ------
Sean Ryan D SD-060 0% ------
Julia Salazar D SD-018 0% ------
James Sanders D SD-010 0% --.---
Diane Savino D SD-023 0% ------
Luis Sepulveda D SD-032 0% ------
Susan Serino R SD-041 50% -+--++
Jose Serrano D SD-029 0% ------
James Skoufis D SD-039 0% ------
Toby Stavisky D SD-016 0% ------
Daniel Stec R SD-045 83% ++-+++
Andrea Stewart-Cousins D SD-035 0% ------
James Tedisco R SD-049 83% ++-+++
Kevin Thomas D SD-006 0% ------
Alexis Weik R SD-003 83% ++-+++

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 0.4%
Republican 71.5%