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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 2023

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 State Legislature in 2023 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second 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.

State Assembly

1. Sex Changes for Minors Protection

Good Vote: No

S02475 Sex Changes for Minors Protection (Passed 97 to 47 on 6/10/2023). Prohibits the consideration of another state's law allowing a child's removal based on gender-affirming care in custody cases, restricts law enforcement from cooperating with out-of-state agencies regarding such care, and blocks subpoenas in out-of-state proceedings for health information of those seeking sex changes.

2. State Sovereignty

Good Vote: No

A00627 State Sovereignty (Passed 144 to 0 on 1/17/2023).  Requires nursing homes to follow Federal CDC or Medicare and Medicaid guidance relating to infectious disease control planning and procedures.

3. Forced Insurance Coverage

Good Vote: No

S00825 Forced Insurance Coverage (Passed 140 to 2 on 2/1/2023). Requires insurance coverage by every large group policy to include medical, major medical, or comprehensive-type coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.

4. Pharmacist Prescribed Birth Control

Good Vote: No

A01060 Pharmacist Prescribed Birth Control (Passed 109 to 37 on 3/28/2023). Allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control medication.

5. Racist Government Office

Good Vote: No

S01359 Racist Government Office (Passed 129 to 16 on 6/5/2023). Establishes the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice to coordinate policy, resource allocation, and services to promote equal opportunities and outcomes for all, regardless of race or "social justice constructs".

6. College Abortions

Good Vote: No

A01395 College Abortions (Passed 100 to 49 on 4/18/2023). Provides access to medication abortion prescription drugs at the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) campuses.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
George Alvarez D HD-078 0% ------
Khaleel Anderson D HD-031 0% ------
Joseph Angelino R HD-122 33% +----+
Juan Ardila D HD-037 0% ------
Jeffrion Aubry D HD-035 0% ------
William Barclay R HD-120 60% +-.+-+
Didi Barrett D HD-106 0% ------
Anil Beephan R HD-105 50% +--+-+
Scott Bendett R HD-107 33% +----+
Michael Benedetto D HD-082 0% ------
Sam Berger D HD-027 NA ......
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn D HD-042 0% ------
Kenneth Blankenbush R HD-117 60% +-.+-+
Jacob Blumencranz R HD-015 17% +-----
Alex Bores D HD-073 0% ------
Karl Brabenec R HD-098 50% +--+-+
Edward Braunstein D HD-026 0% ------
Harry Bronson D HD-138 0% ------
Alec Brook-Krasny D HD-046 33% +----+
Eric Brown R HD-020 67% +--+++
Keith Brown R HD-012 40% .--+-+
Christopher Burdick D HD-093 0% ------
Kenneth Burgos D HD-085 0% ----.-
Patrick Burke D HD-142 0% ------
Marianne Buttenschon D HD-119 17% -----+
Marjorie Byrnes R HD-133 50% +--+-+
Robert Carroll D HD-044 0% ------
Monique Chandler-Waterman D HD-058 0% ------
Lester Chang R HD-049 50% +--+-+
Sarah Clark D HD-136 0% ------
William Colton D HD-047 0% ------
William Conrad D HD-140 0% ------
Vivian Cook D HD-032 0% ------
Catalina Cruz D HD-039 0% ---.--
Brian Cunningham D HD-043 0% ----.-
Brian Curran R HD-021 50% +---++
Landon Dais D HD-077 NA ......
Taylor Darling D HD-018 0% ------
Maritza Davila D HD-053 0% -...--
Manny De Los Santos D HD-072 0% ------
Joseph DeStefano R HD-003 50% +--+-+
Inez Dickens D HD-070 0% --.---
Erik Dilan D HD-054 0% ------
Jeffrey Dinowitz D HD-081 0% ------
David DiPietro R HD-147 100% +.++++
Michael Durso R HD-009 67% +--+++
Christopher Eachus D HD-099 0% ------
Simcha Eichenstein D HD-048 40% .--+-+
Harvey Epstein D HD-074 0% ------
Patricia Fahy D HD-109 0% ------
Charles Fall D HD-061 0% ------
Nathalia Fernandez D HD-080 NA ......
Michael Fitzpatrick R HD-008 67% +--+++
Edward Flood R HD-004 33% +----+
Christopher Friend R HD-124 100% +.++++
Emily Gallagher D HD-050 0% ------
Jeff Gallahan R HD-131 50% +--+-+
Jarett Gandolfo R HD-007 67% +--+++
Eddie Gibbs D HD-068 0% ------
Jodi Giglio R HD-002 33% +----+
Joseph Giglio R HD-148 50% +--+-+
Deborah Glick D HD-066 0% ------
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas D HD-034 0% ------
Andrew Goodell R HD-150 50% +--+-+
Scott Gray R HD-116 33% +----+
Aileen Gunther D HD-100 0% ------
Stephen Hawley R HD-139 50% +--+-+
Carl Heastie D HD-083 0% ------
Andrew Hevesi D HD-028 0% ------
Pamela Hunter D HD-128 0% ..----
Alicia Hyndman D HD-029 0% ------
Chantel Jackson D HD-079 0% ------
Jonathan Jacobson D HD-104 0% ------
Kimberly Jean-Pierre D HD-011 0% ------
Josh Jensen R HD-134 33% +----+
D. Billy Jones D HD-115 0% ------
Latoya Joyner D HD-077 0% ------
Anna Kelles D HD-125 0% --.---
Ron Kim D HD-040 0% ------
Charles Lavine D HD-013 0% ------
Grace Lee D HD-065 0% ------
John Lemondes R HD-126 67% +--+++
Dana Levenberg D HD-095 0% ------
Nikki Lucas D HD-060 0% ------
Jennifer Lunsford D HD-135 0% ------
Donna Lupardo D HD-123 0% ------
William Magnarelli D HD-129 0% ------
Brian Maher R HD-101 50% +--+-+
Zohran Kwame Mamdani D HD-036 0% ------
Brian Manktelow R HD-130 67% +--+++
John McDonald D HD-108 0% ------
David McDonough R HD-014 60% +.-+-+
John McGowan R HD-097 50% +--+-+
Karen McMahon D HD-146 0% ------
Demond Meeks D HD-137 0% ----.-
John Mikulin R HD-017 67% +--+++
Brian Miller R HD-101 50% +--+-+
Marcela Mitaynes D HD-051 0% ------
Angelo Morinello R HD-145 33% +----+
Michael Norris R HD-144 50% +--+-+
Michael Novakhov R HD-045 50% +--+-+
Daniel O'Donnell D HD-069 0% ----.-
Steven Otis D HD-091 0% ------
Philip Palmesano R HD-132 67% +--+++
Amy Paulin D HD-088 0% ------
Crystal Peoples-Stokes D HD-141 0% ------
Stacey Pheffer Amato D HD-023 0% ------
Samuel Pirozzolo R HD-063 50% +---++
Gary Pretlow D HD-089 0% ------
Edward Ra R HD-019 50% +---++
Steven Raga D HD-030 0% ------
Jenifer Rajkumar D HD-038 0% ------
Philip Ramos D HD-006 0% -----.
Michael Reilly R HD-062 67% +--+++
Karines Reyes D HD-087 0% ------
Jonathan Rivera D HD-149 0% ------
Linda Rosenthal D HD-067 0% --.---
Daniel Rosenthal D HD-027 0% .--.--
Nily Rozic D HD-025 0% .-----
Angelo Santabarbara D HD-111 0% ------
Nader Sayegh D HD-090 0% ------
Rebecca Seawright D HD-076 0% ------
Amanda Septimo D HD-084 0% ------
Maryjane Shimsky D HD-092 0% ------
Sarahana Shrestha D HD-103 0% ------
Gina Sillitti D HD-016 0% ------
Jo Simon D HD-052 0% ------
Tony Simone D HD-075 0% ------
Matthew Simpson R HD-114 50% +--+-+
Matthew Slater R HD-094 67% +--+++
Doug Smith R HD-005 50% +--+-+
Robert Smullen R HD-118 50% +--+-+
Michaelle Solages D HD-022 0% ------
Phara Souffrant Forrest D HD-057 0% ----.-
Phillip Steck D HD-110 0% ------
Steve Stern D HD-010 0% ------
Albert Stirpe D HD-127 0% ------
Christopher Tague R HD-102 50% +--+-+
Michael Tannousis R HD-064 67% +--+++
Yudelka Tapia D HD-086 0% ------
Alfred Taylor D HD-071 0% ------
Fred Thiele D HD-001 0% ------
Clyde Vanel D HD-033 0% --.---
Mark Walczyk R HD-116 NA ......
Latrice Walker D HD-055 0% ------
Monica Wallace D HD-143 0% ------
Mary Walsh R HD-112 50% +--+-+
Helene Weinstein D HD-041 0% -.----
David Weprin D HD-024 0% .-----
Jaime Williams D HD-059 0% ---.--
Carrie Woerner D HD-113 0% ------
John Zaccaro D HD-080 0% --.---
Kenneth Zebrowski D HD-096 0% ------
Stefani Zinerman D HD-056 0% ------

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 0.9%
Republican 53.3%