# Ed Ra

Ed Ra is a Republican member of the New York House for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 19
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/42d68829-d969-44d1-9e22-042a6e787dc5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/42d68829-d969-44d1-9e22-042a6e787dc5 (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

The policy areas Ra talks about and legislates on agree at 0.74 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Republicans.

## What Ra says (NY 2025–26 session)

626 classified statements: 626 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 | Ra | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.9% | 297 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 24.0% | 9.3% | 72 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 45.5% | 31.9% | 188 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 1.8% | 315 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.2% | 12.7% | 518 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.4% | 283 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 33% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Republicans 11%); Energy 11% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Taxation 9.5% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.01), from 331 donors and 1,197 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 86% (92.9%). 66 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 102 bills: 102 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 178. 12.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 101 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1488: Recognizing May 28, 2026, as National Marrow Donor Program Donor Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1488/
- K 1358: Mourning the death of Patrick W. Curry, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1358/
- K 1302: Recognizing May 2026, as Save Your Tooth Month (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1302/
- A 11267: Authorizes the town of Hempstead to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the hamlet of West… (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11267/
- A 11268: Authorizes the village of New Hyde Park to file an application for exemption from real property taxes (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11268/
- A 11047: Relates to the public campaign finance board and certain matching funds (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11047/
- A 10952: Relates to the Volunteer and Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Albertson (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10952/
- A 10919: Requires the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey take steps to update noise exposure maps (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10919/
- A 10793: Enacts the "veterinary care of retired law enforcement and fire service canines act" (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10793/
- A 10452: Establishes the persistent domestic violence offender registry (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10452/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $145.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2113965071441543170
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2112998231420354654
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2112228103581815255
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2112246641528885441
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2112284893619384621
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2111169016278434160
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2110735947872530463
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2110782368139362785
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2110806120143180258
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EdwardRa19/status/2110506760708517921

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Edward-P-Ra
- X: https://x.com/EdwardRa19
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymanEdRa/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edwardra/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdRa4NY/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edwardra19
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-ra-72b0122a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/42d68829-d969-44d1-9e22-042a6e787dc5