# Misha Novakhov

Misha Novakhov is a Republican member of the New York House for district 45.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 45
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3e2b0b14-23fb-4b1e-9d9f-48b97662ae1a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e2b0b14-23fb-4b1e-9d9f-48b97662ae1a (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

5.0% of Novakhov’s statements use an extreme label, 3.4 times the State House Republican average of 1.4%.

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

867 classified statements: 867 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 | Novakhov | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.9% | 2.9% | 197 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.2% | 9.3% | 330 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 40.7% | 31.9% | 255 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 1.8% | 249 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.3% | 12.7% | 257 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 5.0% | 1.4% | 60 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Republicans 4.4%); International Affairs 9.9% (State House Republicans 1.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 532 donors and 571 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 81% (92.9%). 206 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 266. 16.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 78 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1594: Commemorating Apple Cider Day on September 26, 2025, and highlighting New York's apple industry (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1594/
- K 1621: Commemorating Serbian Heritage Day on February 26, 2025, and honoring the contributions of the Serbian American community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1621/
- K 1609: Commemorating October 18, 2026, as Azerbaijan Independence Day (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1609/
- A 11063: Prohibits persons who were sentenced for a crime involving unlawful sexual conduct or assault from using public transportation (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11063/
- A 10880: Prohibits metered parking on certain streets in the city of New York (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10880/
- A 10801: Limits the authority of municipal authorities where it concerns non-emergency regulations on grocery prices (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10801/
- A 10821: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to first responders (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10821/
- A 10123: Requires any county, city, town or village that intends to install a traffic-control device outfitted with a camera provide public notice that they are… (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10123/
- A 10124: Prohibits youthful offender status for persons who commit a hate crime (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10124/
- A 8618: Prohibits a person from defacing or damaging a fine art or historical monument (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8618/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2114739583187337709
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2114743283603620103
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2114366302835908830
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2114023323461918817
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2114030851419709640
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2114089472845561894
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2114120165646565580
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2113655806298071139
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2113667249479303298
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MichaelforNY @AMNovakhov/status/2113755803337564413

## Links

- Official site: https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Michael-Novakhov
- Campaign site: https://www.michaelforny.com/
- X: https://x.com/MichaelforNY
- X: https://x.com/AMNovakhov
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093149859224
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelforny
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MishaNovakhov45
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-novakhov-a086524b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e2b0b14-23fb-4b1e-9d9f-48b97662ae1a