# Kwani O'Pharrow

Kwani O'Pharrow is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 11.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 11
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3240ab03-fbf2-4614-ae92-309f1abf415a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3240ab03-fbf2-4614-ae92-309f1abf415a (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

O'Pharrow sits at −0.41 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 80% of State House Democrats.

## What O'Pharrow says (NY 2025–26 session)

63 classified statements: 63 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 | O'Pharrow | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 10.4% | 562 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 12.7% | 39.2% | 690 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.9% | 426 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.2% | 14.4% | 616 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.0% | 145 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 38% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 13% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 267 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 92.5% (92.9%). 157 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 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 102. 11.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 109 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1588: Mourning the untimely death of Edeedson Cine Jr., beloved son, brother, grandson, and member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1588/
- K 1564: Honoring James "Jimmy O" O'Pharrow posthumously upon the occasion of the co-renaming of Hornell Loop in Brooklyn, New York, in recognition of his… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1564/
- A 11118: Prohibits the disclosure of the personal information of any active or former New York state, New York city or local municipal emergency first responder,… (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11118/
- A 11076: Dedicates a portion of the state bridge system to Detective Stephen J. Mullen (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11076/
- A 11006: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds (became law, 2026-08-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- K 1099: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 25, 2026, as Medal of Honor Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1099/
- A 10662: Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to extend a lease of certain state lands located in the hamlet of Farmingdale, town of Babylon, county of… (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10662/
- A 10621: Establishes the crime of interference with emergency first responders; safety buffer zone (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10621/
- A 10622: Relates to charter schools (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10622/
- A 10062: Authorizes Farmingdale First Baptist Church, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10062/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $85.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2098410567367024786
- 2026-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2063579616514556203
- 2026-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2063721214258934256
- 2026-05-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2050323668727660599
- 2026-04-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2049678187689329018
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2036801778151248254
- 2026-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2035911828878885167
- 2026-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2019582103307055346
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/2019195482203971748
- 2025-12-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NYFORKWANI, KwaniB_Opharrow/status/1996736464437366953

## Links

- Official site: https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Kwani-O'Pharrow/
- Campaign site: https://newyorkersforkwani.com/
- X: https://x.com/NYFORKWANI
- X: https://x.com/KwaniB_Opharrow
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559179182441
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kwanib.opharrow
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newyorkersforkwani/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwanib.opharrow/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@newyorkersforkwani
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwani-b-o-pharrow-sr-/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3240ab03-fbf2-4614-ae92-309f1abf415a