# Rob Ortt

Rob Ortt is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 62.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 62
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3aaaa058-953f-4fd2-b905-af6bc8d3fca3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3aaaa058-953f-4fd2-b905-af6bc8d3fca3 (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

33% of Ortt’s statements criticize a policy, 3.5 times the State Senate Republican average of 9.5%.

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

1,583 classified statements: 1,583 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ortt | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.8% | 2.3% | 102 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 33.5% | 9.5% | 8 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 66.9% | 37.3% | 17 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 2.3% | 142 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 13.3% | 15.4% | 181 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 6.1% | 1.3% | 16 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 17% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Immigration 9.9% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.01), from 695 donors and 1,196 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 95.0% (93.2%). 281 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote · R 2355 Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/R2355/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11538 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11538/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 1004 Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1004/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: C · A 329 Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A329/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 10223 Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10223/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11006 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 8454 Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8454/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 10922 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 8616 Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act" · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8616/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · A 4195 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4195/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 192 bills: 192 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 372. 17.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 59 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2375: Commending Kyle Stevener upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2375/
- J 2374: Mourning and acknowledging September 11, 2026, as the 25th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2374/
- S 10672: Relates to disposal of radioactive waste (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10672/
- J 2144: Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of Old Fort Niagara (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2144/
- J 1943: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Preeclampsia Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1943/
- S 9921: Relates to the public campaign finance board and certain matching funds (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9921/
- J 1884: Congratulating Specialist Trevor Lock and Staff Sergeant Derek Tucker upon the occasion of winning the New York Army National Guard s 2026 Best Warrior Contest (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1884/
- J 1858: Mourning the death of William "Bill" Gosch, distinguished citizen, veteran, and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1858/
- J 1849: Congratulating the North Tonawanda High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2026 NYSPHSAA Class AA Girls Varsity… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1849/
- S 9606: Relates to appropriations to the Barker central school district following the cessation of operations of an electric generating facility located within such… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9606/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $252.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 81% 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 · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2114735749618901422
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2114763234792075310
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2114793685313519708
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2114824396661469587
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2113433836952629424
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2113689634404475216
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2113707276900962346
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2113737727850029383
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2113257718731698309
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorortt/status/2113299343964791198

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/robert-g-ortt
- Campaign site: https://www.robortt.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorortt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roborttnysenate
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorortt/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SenatorRobOrtt
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertortt/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3aaaa058-953f-4fd2-b905-af6bc8d3fca3