# Ari Brown

Ari Brown is a Republican member of the New York House for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 20
- Serving since: 2022-04-25
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/38ed0365-1654-4a2d-bb23-4428736df57f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38ed0365-1654-4a2d-bb23-4428736df57f (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

0% of the 67 bills Brown sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the New York House.

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

318 classified statements: 318 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 | Brown | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.0% | 2.9% | 18 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 21.7% | 9.3% | 88 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 39.9% | 31.9% | 268 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 1.8% | 316 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 13.5% | 12.7% | 319 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 21.4% | 1.4% | 2 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Energy 15% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Immigration 13% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.61 (standard error 0.02), from 340 donors and 672 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 97.0% (92.9%). 119 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 67 bills: 67 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 208. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 146 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11182: Relates to threats or harm to animals as a means of coercion or coercive control (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11182/
- A 11236: Relates to coordination of policies and services of the traumatic brain injury program with the office for the prevention of domestic violence (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11236/
- A 11221: Authorizes Cong Ahavas Yisrael, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11221/
- A 11086: Establishes the crime of aggravated disorderly conduct (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11086/
- A 11088: Removes the deadly weapon or dangerous instrument requirement from aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace officer (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11088/
- A 10582: Authorizes the Lawrence-Cedarhurst fire department to enter into certain leases with the Nassau county bridge authority (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10582/
- A 10257: Authorizes Hachaim Veshalom to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the county of Nassau assessor (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10257/
- A 9558: Relates to the statute of limitations for certain actions involving child abuse, medical neglect and medical negligence to minors; repealer (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9558/
- A 9397: Relates to the registration of surplus military vehicles (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9397/
- A 9327: Relates to certain crisis responders using a green light (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9327/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $39.5K (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.

- 2026-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2027095149944115492
- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2026468114737610879
- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2026694403297816917
- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2026768866529935459
- 2026-02-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2026318299546419623
- 2026-02-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2025965612065783885
- 2026-02-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2025360980465586645
- 2026-02-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2025403724856758522
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2025007686043971922
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB/status/2025008667246924269

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Ari-Brown
- Campaign site: https://brownforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AssemblymanAriB
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brown4assembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblyman_ari_brown
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-brown-9356619/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38ed0365-1654-4a2d-bb23-4428736df57f