# Chantel Jackson

Chantel Jackson is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 79.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 79
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2a9ffeeb-e46e-4d98-8376-b07310112672

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a9ffeeb-e46e-4d98-8376-b07310112672 (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

9.5% of Jackson’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (average 39%).

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

273 classified statements: 273 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 | Jackson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.5% | 271 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.3% | 10.4% | 554 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 9.5% | 39.2% | 709 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.7% | 14.4% | 687 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 23% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Housing and Community Development 15% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 7.7% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.95 (standard error 0.02), from 539 donors and 834 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.6% (92.9%). 6 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 127 bills: 127 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 288. 23.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 47 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1549: Commemorating the observance of the 6th Annual Juneteenth Day in the State of New York, on June 19, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1549/
- A 11174: Requires appearance enhancement business and cosmetology licensees and trainees to disclose the price of cosmetology services (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11174/
- K 1250: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 3-9, 2026, as Drinking Water Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1250/
- A 11095: Ensures diversity and inclusion at certain state entities and combats harassment and discrimination in the workplace (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11095/
- A 11087: Requires instruction on nutrition in schools (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11087/
- A 10864: Establishes minority youth-owned business enterprises (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10864/
- A 10862: Includes a component on water safety in kindergarten through twelfth grade (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10862/
- A 10893: Relates to the age of persons enrolled in certain large group policies who receive annual mammograms (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10893/
- K 1121: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 11-17, 2026, as Black Maternal Health Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1121/
- K 1074: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 22, 2026, as Water Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1074/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $61.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2114831374980878781
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2108223300140757120
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2104891054352675251
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2104891105435320625
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2103857837822853438
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2097111713518584156
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2094714261113065789
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2092218353846722618
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2092221920338915653
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chantelj79/status/2092389641768882469

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Chantel-Jackson/contact/
- X: https://x.com/Chantelj79
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chantel2020/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chanteljackson79/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQcEhF7YEh4x7006tzdWZrA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantel-jackson-530442101/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a9ffeeb-e46e-4d98-8376-b07310112672