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.
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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
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
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
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
A01060 Pharmacist Prescribed Birth Control (Passed 109 to 37 on 3/28/2023). Allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control medication.
5. Racist Government Office
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
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.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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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% |