# Brian Maher

Brian Maher is a Republican member of the New York House for district 101.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 101
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2830bc0a-4507-4710-8c4f-17b3ac5d414b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2830bc0a-4507-4710-8c4f-17b3ac5d414b (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

Maher missed 52% of 2,019 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the New York House (average 93.9%).

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

39 classified statements: 39 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 | Maher | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.7% | 9.3% | 350 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 48.7% | 31.9% | 151 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 1.8% | 200 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 12.8% | 12.7% | 329 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 21% (State House Republicans 10%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Republicans 11%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 390 donors and 378 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 48% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 79% (92.9%). 44 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 221. 24.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 45 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11275: Relates to dedicating a portion of the state highway system to Jason T McGlone (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11275/
- A 11224: Relates to the transfer and conveyance of certain property to the town of Goshen (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11224/
- A 11183: Grants retroactive participation in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System to the Rockland Central School District (passed one chamber, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11183/
- K 1196: Commemorating the 4th Annual Honor Flight Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1196/
- A 10941: Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10941/
- A 10973: Authorizes the Goshen central school district to establish an insurance reserve fund (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10973/
- A 10887: Establishes the New York innovative learning models act (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10887/
- A 10520: Directs local social services districts to implement an income eligibility standard when available child care block grant funding is nearing exhaustion (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10520/
- A 10489: Relates to the residency of certain officers of the village of Washingtonville, Orange county (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10489/
- A 10086: Authorizes police officers the ability to request a person who is driving a motor vehicle with tinted windows roll down all windows to protect such officer's… (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10086/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $68.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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.

- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2091175018189238590
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2082493272291688640
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2082155933526884746
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2069055875126317553
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2069124910039900230
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2064387562571956398
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2064429841189851451
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2052746676104778205
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2052475327419457950
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/bmaher23ny/status/2051398833028915407

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Brian-Maher
- X: https://x.com/bmaher23ny
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianMaherNY/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblymanbrianmaher/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-maher-75025026/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2830bc0a-4507-4710-8c4f-17b3ac5d414b