# Luis Sepúlveda

Luis Sepúlveda is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 32.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2018-04-30
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1e5af6bc-1643-4cfd-b4c1-8b2e86b02c2d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e5af6bc-1643-4cfd-b4c1-8b2e86b02c2d (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

30% of the 300 bills Sepúlveda sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the New York Senate.

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

80 classified statements: 80 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 | Sepúlveda | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.5% | 2.4% | 96 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 17.5% | 10.3% | 72 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 51.2% | 42.9% | 124 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 3.4% | 216 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 20.0% | 16.1% | 114 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Immigration 20% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Education 17% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.8% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.03), from 253 donors and 1,172 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.8% (93.2%). 9 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 300 bills: 300 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 747. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 49 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10604: Provides additional protection to judges and their family members under the Judicial Security Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10604/
- S 10591: Relates to electronic filing for the court of appeals (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10591/
- S 10444: Relates to increasing the salaries of judges (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10444/
- S 10367: Clarifies what qualifies as the unlawful practice of law (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10367/
- S 10483: Exempts student interns from the two-year lobbying prohibition (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10483/
- S 10375: Clarifies the need for expedited relief when seeking an order to show cause (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10375/
- S 10409: Relates to notice period for eviction from a manufactured home park (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10409/
- S 10376: Designates how certain parties may be named in a lawsuit; repealer (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10376/
- S 10374: Relates to proper procedures for remote depositions (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10374/
- S 10338: Requires adjournment information to be posted on the New York state courts electronic filing website (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10338/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $90.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 86% 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.

- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2087942279382044862
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2087277644081488140
- 2026-02-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2024628978250657903
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2020677894985392341
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2020678487322022186
- 2026-02-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2020307815429276133
- 2026-02-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2019807404834328621
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2018725617718489558
- 2026-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2018371259826868507
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nysensepulveda/status/2014148794670100729

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/luis-r-sepulveda
- X: https://x.com/nysensepulveda
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luis.r.sepulveda
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nysensepulveda/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-sepulveda-b0903711/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e5af6bc-1643-4cfd-b4c1-8b2e86b02c2d