# Chris Tague

Chris Tague is a Republican member of the New York House for district 102.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 102
- Serving since: 2018-05-14
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4af5cab3-9d9c-4d27-8eda-d39dcaa74bd0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4af5cab3-9d9c-4d27-8eda-d39dcaa74bd0 (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

Tague sits at +0.72 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State House Republicans.

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

970 classified statements: 970 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 | Tague | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.1% | 2.9% | 224 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.8% | 9.3% | 381 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 34.1% | 31.9% | 343 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 1.8% | 331 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.0% | 12.7% | 263 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.4% | 1.4% | 108 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 28% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 9.4% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 877 donors and 1,193 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 94.2% (92.9%). 133 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 56 bills: 56 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 348. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 39 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1524: Congratulating James J. Weir upon the occasion of his honorary induction into the 2026 SUNY Oneonta Athletics Hall of Fame (passed one chamber, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1524/
- K 1236: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 30, 2026, as Therapy Animal Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1236/
- K 1222: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1222/
- K 1102: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 25-31, 2026, as Farmworker Awareness Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1102/
- A 10596: Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10596/
- A 10615: Establishes the office of justice court fee recovery and justice court fee reimbursement fund (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10615/
- A 9043: Establishes standards for absentee ballot requests for an applicant (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9043/
- K 508: Congratulating the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Boys Basketball Team upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship (passed one chamber, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K508/
- A 8205: Relates to establishing grocery store wine licenses (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8205/
- K 406: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of New York FFA (passed one chamber, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K406/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $87.1K (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 · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2114734694214369762
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2114833665146388576
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2114374157055971647
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2114410377723183416
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2114475545836585384
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2113977557905199567
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2114013042199441854
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2114057375497798116
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2114135539565670724
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisWCtague/status/2113621544123433363

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Chris-Tague
- X: https://x.com/chrisWCtague
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.tague.14/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-tague-6808968/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4af5cab3-9d9c-4d27-8eda-d39dcaa74bd0