# Nikki Lucas

Nikki Lucas is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 60.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 60
- Serving since: 2022-02-17
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/075a2bdd-9f2f-4160-bec6-dfa293da4c4e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/075a2bdd-9f2f-4160-bec6-dfa293da4c4e (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

Lucas missed 10% of 2,019 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the New York House (average 93.9%).

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Lucas | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 456 donors and 687 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 90% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 93.1% (92.9%). 45 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 194. 31.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 28 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1277: Commemorating the Month of May 2026, as the celebration of Fiesta de la Etnia Negra (Black Heritage Month) in Panama, and May 31, 2026, as Dia de la Etnia… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1277/
- K 1271: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 3, 2026, as Panamanian Independence Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1271/
- A 10576: Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers (passed both chambers, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10576/
- A 8904: Authorizes the council on the arts to designate Little Panama as a cultural district (passed both chambers, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8904/
- K 752: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 3, 2025, as Panamanian Independence Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K752/
- A 8704: Expands the New York opportunity promise scholarship to include all SUNY and CUNY approved programs which award certain associate's degrees (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8704/
- K 609: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Panamanian Parade to be held on October 11, 2025 (passed one chamber, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K609/
- K 590: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 3, 2025, as Panamanian Heritage Day in the State of New York in conjunction with commemoration of the… (in committee, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K590/
- K 577: Commemorating the Month of May 2025, as the celebration of Fiesta de la Etnia Negra (Black Heritage Month) in Panama, and May 31, 2025, as Dia de la Etnia… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K577/
- A 8479: Extends provisions of law relating to applied behavioral analysis (became law, 2025-06-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8479/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.1K (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.

- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/NikkiLucasNYC @votenikkilucas/status/2107781308219113943

## Links

- Official site: https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Nikki-Lucas
- X: https://x.com/NikkiLucasNYC
- X: https://x.com/votenikkilucas
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/NikkiLucasNYC
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electnikkilucas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkilucasnyc

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/075a2bdd-9f2f-4160-bec6-dfa293da4c4e