# Michelle Hinchey

Michelle Hinchey is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 41
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0f3cecb9-87fb-48c7-96af-fd3ff8e0cd8b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f3cecb9-87fb-48c7-96af-fd3ff8e0cd8b (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

71% of the 369 bills Hinchey sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New York Senate.

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

27 classified statements: 27 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 | Hinchey | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.4% | 71 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 22.2% | 10.3% | 36 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 44.4% | 42.9% | 168 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.4% | 3.4% | 34 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 11.1% | 16.1% | 187 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 33% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Energy 17% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 524 donors and 900 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.5% (93.2%). 29 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 369 bills: 369 reached committee, 212 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 590. 71.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 7 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10722: Prohibits healthcare non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants (in committee, 2026-10-16) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10722/
- J 2372: Commending Richard Henry Wolfe posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an… (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2372/
- S 10689: Establishes the volunteer and municipal ambulance services grant program (in committee, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10689/
- S 10676: Prohibits operators of a website, application, software, program, or service from allowing users to nudify a still or video image (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10676/
- S 10665: Enacts the "Social Worker Initiative for Faster Testing (SWIFT) act" (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10665/
- J 2365: Honoring Private First Class Alan Grant Blass posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed… (in committee, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2365/
- J 2361: Commending Ralph R. Kring posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by… (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2361/
- J 2279: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the We Dream in Black initiative of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2279/
- J 2298: Mourning the death of Minerva Solla, distinguished citizen and devoted advocate for workers' rights and social justice (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2298/
- J 2285: Mourning the death of Hudson Talbott, distinguished citizen, beloved writer, talented artist, and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2285/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $394.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% 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.

- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/2064914646448914437
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/2036594832727040464
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/2036515914594636206
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/2012593598672286164
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/2011969348898836798
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/2011970826094956847
- 2026-01-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/2010430746566295909
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/1996279454327558476
- 2025-11-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/1990832033195573412
- 2025-11-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/michellehinchey/status/1985930913960903036

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/michelle-hinchey
- Campaign site: https://michellehinchey.com/
- X: https://x.com/michellehinchey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMichelleHinchey/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellehincheynysenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD3x6c5Hw3Jvn-hvLo2MLlQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellehinchey/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f3cecb9-87fb-48c7-96af-fd3ff8e0cd8b