# John Lemondes

John Lemondes is a Republican member of the New York House for district 126.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 126
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/21b7fbbb-6f39-4251-884d-3d4a146a0874

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21b7fbbb-6f39-4251-884d-3d4a146a0874 (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 Lemondes talks about and legislates on agree at 0.34 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

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

178 classified statements: 178 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 | Lemondes | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.9% | 381 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.9% | 9.3% | 503 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 12.9% | 31.9% | 670 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 384 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.1% | 12.7% | 555 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.4% | 1.4% | 110 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 30% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Agriculture and Food 26% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 22% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Commerce 13% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.02), from 532 donors and 863 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 97.2% (92.9%). 117 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 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 372. 26.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 36 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1234: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 29, 2026, as Undiagnosed Rare Disease Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1234/
- A 10818: Expands the definition of professional misconduct (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10818/
- K 1072: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 21, 2026, as Forest Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1072/
- K 901: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026, as Lamb Lovers Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K901/
- A 8876: Relates to the use of funds in the New York state climate investment account (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8876/
- K 727: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 6, 2025, as Coaches Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K727/
- K 699: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 25, 2025, as Hug a Sheep Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K699/
- K 540: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 20, 2025, as Armenian Heritage Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K540/
- K 513: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 17, 2025, as Armed Forces Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K513/
- K 414: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025 as Wrestling Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K414/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.6K (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.

- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2106723680743227717
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2097843051842458085
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2097300406967615716
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2096565030372122864
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2095556486323654656
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2095232635924541803
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2091899687691309359
- 2026-08-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2086447752213409817
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2085833425798279215
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnLemondes LemondesNY/status/2085053944405868608

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/John-Lemondes
- Campaign site: https://johnlemondes.com/
- X: https://x.com/JohnLemondes
- X: https://x.com/LemondesNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnLemondes126/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnlemondes/?next=%2Fnawabzadi810%2F&hl=bn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lemondes-b6192b5/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21b7fbbb-6f39-4251-884d-3d4a146a0874