# Carl Heastie

Carl Heastie is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 83.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 83
- Serving since: 2001-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2049da3a-132c-47b4-b53d-c28b574fff63

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2049da3a-132c-47b4-b53d-c28b574fff63 (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

78% of the 18 bills Heastie sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 148 in the New York House.

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

20 classified statements: 20 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 | Heastie | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.5% | 140 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.0% | 14.4% | 562 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.96 (standard error 0.03), from 526 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 8. 77.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 1 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- E 1626: Relates to a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for the New York State Capital Assistance Program (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/E1626/
- E 1625: Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for grants in aid for certain… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/E1625/
- E 1034: Assembly budget resolution in response to the 2026-2027 Executive Budget submission (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/E1034/
- K 988: Mourning the death of the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson and honoring his lifetime of service, leadership, and advocacy for civil rights and social justice (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K988/
- E 928: Relates to the election and seating of Keith Powers as a Member of the Assembly from the 74th Assembly District (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/E928/
- E 927: Relates to the election and seating of Diana C. Moreno as a Member of the Assembly from the 36th Assembly District (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/E927/
- K 933: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026, as Black History Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K933/
- K 847: Commemorating the observance of the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 19, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K847/
- E 821: Relates to a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for the New York State Capital Assistance Program (passed one chamber, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/E821/
- E 820: Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2025-26 state fiscal year for grants in aid for certain… (passed one chamber, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/E820/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $310.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% 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.

- 2025-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1913120397790183477
- 2025-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1912757985522184279
- 2025-04-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1912396317789143448
- 2025-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1912037167276191827
- 2025-04-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1911898740828545335
- 2025-04-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1910585522457633122
- 2025-04-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1910786933892005992
- 2025-04-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1910223368600564189
- 2025-04-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1909859766429495764
- 2025-04-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarlHeastie/status/1909500294196826114

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Carl-E-Heastie
- Campaign site: https://www.heastiefornewyork.com/
- X: https://x.com/CarlHeastie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carl.heastie
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheastie/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-heastie-89277b144/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2049da3a-132c-47b4-b53d-c28b574fff63