# Jeff Gallahan

Jeff Gallahan is a Republican member of the New York House for district 131.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 131
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4910460d-6cb9-4f35-8459-19e5a4de579e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4910460d-6cb9-4f35-8459-19e5a4de579e (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

Gallahan voted against the majority of New York House Republicans 50 times; party unity 88%, in the bottom quarter of the New York House (average 92.9%).

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

30 classified statements: 30 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 | Gallahan | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 30.0% | 9.3% | 40 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 53.3% | 31.9% | 90 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.7% | 1.8% | 37 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 23.3% | 12.7% | 129 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 19% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Energy 19% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 274 donors and 879 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 88% (92.9%). 50 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 53 bills: 53 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 322. 17.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 77 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1301: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Waterloo Memorial Post No. 6433 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1301/
- K 1258: Congratulating Lloyd Evans upon the occasion of celebrating his 100th Birthday (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1258/
- A 11189: Relates to the reporting and remediation of certain sites following municipal notification to the department of environmental conservation (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11189/
- A 11207: Relates to legalizing and validating certain actions taken by the town of Aurelius in apportioning water district costs (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11207/
- A 11194: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the Gorham Pageant of Bands (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11194/
- K 1171: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of North Seneca Ambulance, Inc. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1171/
- K 878: Congratulating the Cincinnatus High School Girls Soccer Team and Head Coach Lisa Sustad upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Class D State Championship (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K878/
- K 877: Congratulating the Whitney Point Senior High School Girls Field Hockey Team and Coach Nicole Huston upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Class C State… (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K877/
- A 9031: Prohibits the sale or lease of any property in the state to the People's Republic of China or the Chinese communist party (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9031/
- A 8199: Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church (in committee, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8199/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% 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.

- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/2042576897058419080
- 2025-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1981103479793078343
- 2025-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1958265284998938798
- 2025-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1956090458209222698
- 2025-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1953143799753945316
- 2025-07-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1948049803663007960
- 2025-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1947334719823053258
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1940183023049195596
- 2025-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1930261738391236979
- 2025-06-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffGallahan/status/1930322290358501727

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jeff-Gallahan
- X: https://x.com/JeffGallahan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Assemblyman-Jeff-Gallahan-100849288636894
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-gallahan-50305459/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4910460d-6cb9-4f35-8459-19e5a4de579e