# John McDonald

John McDonald is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 108.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 108
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0ce05d4e-e231-4d3e-8ba5-179499230adc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ce05d4e-e231-4d3e-8ba5-179499230adc (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

The policy areas McDonald talks about and legislates on agree at 0.74 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

406 classified statements: 406 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 | McDonald | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.5% | 372 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.4% | 10.4% | 359 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 48.0% | 39.2% | 245 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 2.9% | 70 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.0% | 14.4% | 271 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 8.8% (State House Democrats 11%); Transportation and Public Works 7.7% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Commerce 7.2% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 0 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 97.7% (92.9%). 10 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 137 bills: 137 reached committee, 48 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 474. 35.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 20 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11521: Enacts the New York prediction market regulation act (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11521/
- K 1484: Commending the Town of Waterford upon the occasion of hosting its 27th Annual Tugboat Roundup from September 11-13, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1484/
- K 1251: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 3-9, 2026, as Legislative Staff Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1251/
- A 11062: Relates to capital upgrades to certain residential health care facilities (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11062/
- K 1203: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 4-10, 2026, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1203/
- A 11014: Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical, bills and resolutions (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11014/
- K 1138: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026 as Spina Bifida Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1138/
- A 10923: Prohibits the retail sale of nitrous oxide and establishes civil penalties for violations; includes nitrous oxide misuse in the health care and wellness… (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10923/
- A 10860: Relates to payments in lieu of taxes (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10860/
- A 10806: Relates to the criminal enforcement of violations of the state's uniform fire prevention and building code (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10806/

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2114334706221421028
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2111852191912800551
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2111531311026626857
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2111539645628768650
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2111539687064056236
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2108880528325661070
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2107492158727204998
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2107492162166521878
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2107492163730710739
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmcdonald108/status/2106716384155816419

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/John-T-McDonald-III
- Campaign site: https://www.mcdonaldforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/johnmcdonald108
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnTMcDonaldIII/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblymemberjohnmcdonald/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-t-mcdonald-iii-rph-a1b9b2b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ce05d4e-e231-4d3e-8ba5-179499230adc