# Charles Lavine

Charles Lavine is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 13
- Serving since: 2005-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3bb6eebd-d57b-4592-bc52-9ce338df9ccf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3bb6eebd-d57b-4592-bc52-9ce338df9ccf (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

34% of the 129 bills Lavine sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New York House.

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

648 classified statements: 648 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 | Lavine | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.8% | 2.5% | 217 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.5% | 10.4% | 545 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 45.5% | 39.2% | 294 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 432 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 26.5% | 14.4% | 126 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 267 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 10% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.02), from 371 donors and 1,184 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 95.0% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.6% (92.9%). 2 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 129 bills: 129 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 255. 34.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 21 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1491: Recognizing May 4-8, 2026, as Court Technology and Digital Access Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1491/
- K 1306: Observing July 25, 2026, as the 64th Anniversary of Sagamore Hill's designation as a National Historic Site (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1306/
- K 1247: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 3, 2026, as Press Freedom Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1247/
- A 11188: Relates to pilotage fees on vessels transiting the New York state waters of Long Island Sound or Block Island Sound east of Execution Rocks or Sands Point (passed both chambers, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11188/
- A 11238: Relates to actions or proceedings involving section one of article nineteen of the state constitution (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11238/
- A 11203: Modernizes, improves fairness, efficiency, transparency, and reduces costs in civil justice procedures; repealer (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11203/
- A 11193: Relates to base proportions in assessing units in Nassau and Suffolk counties (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11193/
- K 1246: Commemorating May 1, 2026, as Law Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1246/
- K 1221: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026, as Pro Bono and Access to Justice Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1221/
- K 1201: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 24-30, 2026, as Student Leadership Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1201/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $131.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2114042139885666771
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2114042150136566119
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2113713719893283128
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2113652180934860956
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2113652185166954784
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2113715289615634476
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2113315441841983761
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2113315445860172183
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2113380572001345709
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY @CharlesDLavine/status/2113381683915604267

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Charles-D-Lavine
- Campaign site: https://chucklavine.com/
- X: https://x.com/CharlesLavineNY
- X: https://x.com/CharlesDLavine
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/57599145372
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavine4assembly
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-lavine-2ab20b5/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3bb6eebd-d57b-4592-bc52-9ce338df9ccf