# Robert Smullen

Robert Smullen is a Republican member of the New York House for district 118.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 118
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1aed07cb-5108-40a1-a845-93f6848062dc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1aed07cb-5108-40a1-a845-93f6848062dc (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 Smullen talks about and legislates on agree at 0.64 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

870 classified statements: 870 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 | Smullen | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.8% | 2.9% | 203 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.6% | 9.3% | 357 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 41.3% | 31.9% | 246 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 1.8% | 341 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.1% | 12.7% | 261 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.4% | 230 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 14% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 9.8% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.01), from 639 donors and 1,186 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 90.7% (92.9%). 47 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 53 bills: 53 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 293. 13.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 95 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1611: Commemorating the 251st Birthday of the United States Marine Corps (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1611/
- A 11253: Relates to the personal income tax rates; repealer (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11253/
- A 10962: Relates to qualifications for holding the office of deputy sheriff in the county of Montgomery (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10962/
- A 10961: Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10961/
- A 10902: Exempts the East Herkimer Volunteer Fire Department No.1, Inc. from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed… (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10902/
- A 10693: Relates to the deposit of additional sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Herkimer (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10693/
- A 10691: Authorizing the county of Herkimer to impose hotel and motel taxes; and provides for the repeal of such provision upon the expiration thereof (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10691/
- A 10170: Relates to the development of fire science model curriculum for use by public high schools and boards of cooperative educational services (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10170/
- A 10255: Relates to business income base and certain small business taxpayers (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10255/
- K 871: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 25 - 31, 2026, as Medicolegal Death Investigation Professionals Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K871/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2069808515565129944
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2069368087023862237
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2069453687534047691
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2069484653841424871
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2069526837961642164
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2069098765634478408
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2069134089593016702
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2068704448948404595
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2068845402523078862
- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/smullennewyork/status/2068132238693142599

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-Smullen
- Campaign site: https://www.robertsmullen.com/
- X: https://x.com/smullennewyork
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SmullenAssembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert.smullen/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsmullen/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1aed07cb-5108-40a1-a845-93f6848062dc