# Andrew Hevesi

Andrew Hevesi is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 28.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 28
- Serving since: 2005-05-11
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2a9aad09-337f-4fd0-8e87-70afd78ac8cc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a9aad09-337f-4fd0-8e87-70afd78ac8cc (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

Hevesi sits at −0.81 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 75% of State House Democrats.

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

23 classified statements: 23 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 | Hevesi | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.4% | 2.5% | 12 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 47.8% | 10.4% | 5 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 56.5% | 39.2% | 145 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.7% | 2.9% | 48 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.0% | 14.4% | 359 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 31% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Health 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 15% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Economics and Public Finance 7.7% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 7.7% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.04), from 136 donors and 1,130 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 0 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 104 bills: 104 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 777. 11.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 107 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11169: Relates to a waiver of earnings limitation for certain retired law enforcement officers (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11169/
- K 1235: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 30, 2026, as Adverse Childhood Experiences Awareness Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1235/
- A 10959: Authorizes the provision of child care services on school grounds during school and non-school hours (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10959/
- A 10924: Provides targeted inflationary increases for designated programs (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10924/
- A 10857: Authorizes courts, upon issuance of an order of protection, to order exclusive care, custody, and control of certain companion animals be granted to the… (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10857/
- A 10717: Requires the office of children and family services certify certain detention facilities for youths (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10717/
- A 10730: Relates to requiring social services districts to develop family assessment and services tracks to address certain types of cases (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10730/
- A 10732: Prohibits insurers from using violations committed by child care providers as the basis for rate adjustments (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10732/
- A 10658: Establishes standards for the design and construction of all-gender bathrooms (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10658/
- A 10586: Provides for enhanced rates for child care services provided to disabled and/or developmentally delayed children (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10586/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $97.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 87% 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.

- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2092599936080646646
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2092322193577333116
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2070516100249362797
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2065827696970494015
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2065402269378527293
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2054276453840179263
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2054276455215812719
- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, credit claiming · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2033625739858202827
- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2033625741661724844
- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewHevesi/status/2033666262459371660

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Andrew-Hevesi
- Campaign site: https://www.hevesi4assembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AndrewHevesi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymanAndrewHevesi

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a9aad09-337f-4fd0-8e87-70afd78ac8cc