# Scott Bendett

Scott Bendett is a Republican member of the New York House for district 107.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 107
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0ff06e12-5768-4c75-8d06-8e033796a78a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ff06e12-5768-4c75-8d06-8e033796a78a (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

Bendett voted against the majority of New York House Republicans 224 times; party unity 74%, in the bottom 5% of the New York House (average 92.9%).

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

65 classified statements: 65 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bendett | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.2% | 9.3% | 406 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 49.2% | 31.9% | 141 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.2% | 1.8% | 46 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 30.8% | 12.7% | 62 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 16% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Transportation and Public Works 9.4% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 6.3% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 411 donors and 595 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 74% (92.9%). 224 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, 9 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 295. 28.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 32 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11242: Directs the department of transportation to construct and install safety gates at a certain railroad crossing in the village of Castleton-on-Hudson, county of… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11242/
- K 1226: Honoring Christian Jerome upon the occasion of his designation as Athlete of the Year (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1226/
- A 10945: Authorizes Jonathan Myers to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10945/
- K 1091: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 22, 2026, as Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1091/
- A 10154: Relates to adjusting the STAR credit depending on the age of a person (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10154/
- A 9108: Includes a town, through its dog control officers acting at the behest of a police officer, as an impounding organization (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9108/
- A 8805: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Robert Bornt (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8805/
- K 661: Congratulating the Hoosic Valley Odyssey of the Mind Team upon the occasion of placing first in Problem 3, Division III at the New York State Odyssey of the… (passed one chamber, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K661/
- K 446: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 7, 2025, as School Nurse Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K446/
- A 7775: Extends the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes (in committee, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A7775/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $44.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% 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.

- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/2033578635320320019
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1973767168903799054
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1965932439181672696
- 2025-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1963635933674086855
- 2025-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1958238618817896921
- 2025-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1953169641393553776
- 2025-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1952531180496007533
- 2025-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1952448673343779227
- 2025-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1948455054333411519
- 2025-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottBendettNY/status/1947740355681829124

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett
- Campaign site: https://bendett.com/
- X: https://x.com/ScottBendettNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Assemblyman-Scott-Bendett-100082695845732/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottbendett/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottbendettny/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ff06e12-5768-4c75-8d06-8e033796a78a