# Robert Jackson

Robert Jackson is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 31.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3da548b5-8a96-4dbf-9bf8-da3755d6caa3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3da548b5-8a96-4dbf-9bf8-da3755d6caa3 (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

Jackson sits at −1.27 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State Senate Democrats.

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

671 classified statements: 671 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jackson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 6.0% | 10.3% | 191 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 44.1% | 42.9% | 169 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 3.4% | 195 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 23.4% | 16.1% | 82 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 0.8% | 117 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Housing and Community Development 12% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Labor and Employment 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.27 (standard error 0.02), from 1,264 donors and 1,196 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.6% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.8% (93.2%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 345 bills: 345 reached committee, 58 passed one chamber, 36 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 1,322. 38.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 42 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10687: Relates to notice of applications for major capital improvement rent increases (in committee, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10687/
- S 10677: Directs the office of the state comptroller to conduct a study on establishing a universal pension system (in committee, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10677/
- S 10655: Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10655/
- S 10629: Provides for compensation and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; appropriation (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10629/
- S 10605: Relates to disability claims for a qualifying World Trade Center (became law, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10605/
- S 10590: Relates to age and service eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system (passed both chambers, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10590/
- S 10406: Permits certain twenty-five year retirement program dispatcher members to file elections not to participate (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10406/
- S 10437: Relates to longevity bonuses for members of the uniformed service with the New York city fire department (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10437/
- S 10407: Provides for prior service credit for county fire marshals in the county of Nassau (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10407/
- S 10435: Permits surviving spouses of certain members to retain accidental death benefits upon remarriage (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10435/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $85.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2110078561168048219
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2110078567795110104
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2109666050094596439
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2109666058634244469
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2108427112885440550
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2108427118744936780
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2107530274191913403
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2103525377637261677
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2103525389393920337
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorrjackson/status/2102506079196176877

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/robert-jackson
- X: https://x.com/senatorrjackson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorrjackson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorrjackson/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SenatorRJackson/videos?app=desktop
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-jackson-3b45a462/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3da548b5-8a96-4dbf-9bf8-da3755d6caa3