# Gustavo Rivera

Gustavo Rivera is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 33.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/068528ac-bc5e-449f-a4df-4541f8c09415

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/068528ac-bc5e-449f-a4df-4541f8c09415 (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

Rivera sits at −1.25 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State Senate Democrats.

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

784 classified statements: 784 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rivera | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.4% | 2.4% | 20 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 8.6% | 10.3% | 157 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 27.7% | 42.9% | 254 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 3.4% | 229 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 10.0% | 16.1% | 205 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 0.8% | 83 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 45% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Immigration 18% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Housing and Community Development 7.8% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 5.5% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.25 (standard error 0.02), from 1,059 donors and 1,199 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.9% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.8% (93.2%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · R 2355 Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/R2355/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11538 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11538/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 1004 Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1004/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: C · A 329 Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A329/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 10223 Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10223/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11006 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 8454 Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8454/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 10922 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 8616 Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act" · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8616/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · A 4195 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4195/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 189 bills: 189 reached committee, 76 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 598. 69.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 8 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2288: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as STOP THE BLEED Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2288/
- J 2222: Honoring the recipients of the LeadingAge New York 2026 Long Term Care Employee of Distinction Awards (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2222/
- S 10561: Relates to nursing transition and diversion (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10561/
- S 10494: Enacts the safe access to care act (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10494/
- S 10512: Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of medical services (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10512/
- S 10339: Authorizes the compensation of Catholic Guardian Services for fair and equitable holding expenses associated with lands transferred to Catholic Home Bureau (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10339/
- J 2047: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 9, 2026, as FSGS Awareness Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2047/
- J 2049: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 2026, as Sepsis Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2049/
- J 1929: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim August 2026, as Ambulatory Surgery Center Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1929/
- S 9651: Relates to utilization review program standards and pre-authorization for certain health care services (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9651/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $294.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2114513195012681963
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2114533652017434624
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2114534402608804243
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2114056184135332086
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2112705379150774696
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2111945497225142570
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2110587449999335657
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2108357016443822390
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2107275756502171755
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysenatorrivera/status/2106415318579007610

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/gustavo-rivera
- Campaign site: https://www.gustavoforthebronx.com/
- X: https://x.com/nysenatorrivera
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gustavo.rivera.for.state.senate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nysenatorrivera/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXcRYc3PKT1OkJv4DY66O1A
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavo-rivera-75558a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/068528ac-bc5e-449f-a4df-4541f8c09415