# Jenifer Rajkumar

Jenifer Rajkumar is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 38
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/029fb490-649e-4dbf-b7fc-6cf46ea433ff

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/029fb490-649e-4dbf-b7fc-6cf46ea433ff (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

34% of Rajkumar’s statements claim credit, 2.3 times the State House Democrat average of 14%.

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

1,641 classified statements: 1,641 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 | Rajkumar | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.5% | 304 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.2% | 10.4% | 593 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.1% | 39.2% | 486 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.9% | 560 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 33.5% | 14.4% | 59 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 262 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 15% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 703 donors and 864 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 89% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 0 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 153 bills: 153 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 105. 20.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 61 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1349: Commemorating the 191st Anniversary of the neighborhood of Woodhaven to be celebrated on July 1, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1349/
- K 1268: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Malayalee Heritage Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1268/
- K 1241: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 23, 2026, as Egyptian Heritage Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1241/
- K 1219: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 26, 2026, as Guyanese Independence Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1219/
- A 11078: Prohibits investment managers from assisting in investing moneys belonging to retirement system (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11078/
- A 11043: Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11043/
- A 11040: Creates the non-partisan legislative budget office (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11040/
- K 1176: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2026, as Tamil Heritage Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1176/
- K 1159: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim August 15, 2026, as Indian Independence Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1159/
- K 1137: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim August 14, 2026, as Pakistan Independence Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1137/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $253.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 78% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2113633156821667865
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2113725833755992441
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2107991331653951781
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2107624624334729474
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2107936905082142881
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2107967109678719081
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2107448285233602879
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2107562482717905283
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2107567404343787556
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar/status/2106805250808045891

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jenifer-Rajkumar
- Campaign site: https://www.jeniferforny.com/
- X: https://x.com/JeniferRajkumar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jrk4ny/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeniferrajkumar
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenifer-rajkumar-396a1918b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/029fb490-649e-4dbf-b7fc-6cf46ea433ff