# Joe Sempolinski

Joe Sempolinski is a Republican member of the New York House for district 148.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 148
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/45837ecf-38a2-41cb-9de1-eae175a32dfe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/45837ecf-38a2-41cb-9de1-eae175a32dfe (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

Sempolinski sits at +0.71 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Republicans.

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

157 classified statements: 157 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 | Sempolinski | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.5% | 2.9% | 269 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.8% | 9.3% | 254 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 22.9% | 31.9% | 513 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 1.8% | 268 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.5% | 12.7% | 574 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.4% | 263 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 28% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 318 donors and 429 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 92.6% (92.9%). 84 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 61 bills: 61 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 143. 19.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 63 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1291: Honoring Brenda Rigby Riehle upon the occasion of her retirement after 34 years of distinguished service to Allegany County (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1291/
- K 1260: Congratulating Phyllis H. Rigby upon the occasion of celebrating her 100th Birthday (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1260/
- A 11012: Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for employment as a full-time… (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11012/
- A 10933: Authorizes the city of Olean assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from OWH Properties, Inc. (Operation Warm Hearts) (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10933/
- A 10776: Relates to permitting the appointment of school resource officers to private elementary and secondary schools (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10776/
- A 10690: Requires equal distribution of legislative staff and resources (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10690/
- K 976: Congratulating the St. Bonaventure University Men's Rugby Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby Division 1 Championship (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K976/
- K 956: Congratulating the Fillmore Central School Boys Soccer Team upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Class D Championship on November 16, 2025 (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K956/
- K 957: Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Town of Randolph, New York, in 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K957/
- K 948: Congratulating the Portville Junior-Senior High School Girls Volleyball Team upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Girls Volleyball Class C Championship (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K948/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% 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/JoeSempo/status/2114006034515742856
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2114097950725201972
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2114105058627555696
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2113579712614117638
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2113057800850907496
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2111944996433924353
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2107234122338844894
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2103523767674622302
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2102558283131134191
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeSempo/status/2102760075941294119

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Joe-Sempolinski/
- Campaign site: https://joesempolinski.com/
- X: https://x.com/JoeSempo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sempolinski
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joe.sempolinski
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-sempolinski-7a2532158/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/45837ecf-38a2-41cb-9de1-eae175a32dfe