# Sarahana Shrestha

Sarahana Shrestha is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 103.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 103
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/01fc9264-bdd4-4259-9e51-dbf2c888b285

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01fc9264-bdd4-4259-9e51-dbf2c888b285 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

19% of Shrestha’s statements criticize a policy, 1.8 times the State House Democrat average of 10%.

## What Shrestha says (NY 2025–26 session)

519 classified statements: 519 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Shrestha | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.7% | 2.5% | 220 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 18.7% | 10.4% | 141 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.2% | 39.2% | 207 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.9% | 563 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.0% | 14.4% | 541 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.0% | 195 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 31% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 13% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Housing and Community Development 12% (State House Democrats 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.02), from 3,492 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.3% (92.9%). 34 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10586 Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10586/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10001 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10001/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10655 Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10655/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9862 Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9862/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9027 Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9027/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 7607 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Gary A. Scott · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S7607/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10550 Authorizes the Church of Pentecost, USA, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10550/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 8453 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William Cornell · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8453/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9969 Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9969/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9983 Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for employment as a… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9983/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 488. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 74 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11197: Enacts the "fair authorized investment returns act" (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11197/
- A 10988: Directs utility corporations to petition the public service commission for approval of electric grid utilization metrics (in committee, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10988/
- A 10948: Permits the state and local municipalities to purchase from sources other than the correctional industries program of the department of corrections and… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10948/
- A 10737: Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Kingston (became law, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10737/
- A 10704: Allows Steven Kobie Jackson to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of police officer for the town of Woodstock police department (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10704/
- A 10641: Allows municipalities to relieve property owners of penalties due to lack of payment if such property owner was a victim of property tax fraud (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10641/
- A 10612: Imposes a special tax on artwork, antique furniture, and antique jewelry sold at auction and establishes the art education fund (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10612/
- A 10427: Relates to increasing the length of the term of office for members of the legislature (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10427/
- A 10303: Authorizes Janay Gasparini, a part-time police officer, with the town of New Paltz police department to take the civil service examination (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10303/
- A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a… (became law, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10052/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2114710110010306944
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2114024403390586901
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2114026519873933441
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2113729386046542156
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2113776591280943550
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2113283443735843271
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2113329660574708171
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2113365979702907239
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2113385474542764536
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sarahana/status/2112884773886804018

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Sarahana-Shrestha
- Campaign site: https://sarahanaforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/sarahana
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahanaForAssembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahanaforassembly/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01fc9264-bdd4-4259-9e51-dbf2c888b285