# Sam Berger

Sam Berger is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 27.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 27
- Serving since: 2023-09-14
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4d3e092b-0cef-41ca-89a0-e73e1f9fda01

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4d3e092b-0cef-41ca-89a0-e73e1f9fda01 (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

Berger voted against the majority of New York House Democrats 157 times; party unity 71%, in the bottom 5% of the New York House (average 92.9%).

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

508 classified statements: 508 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Berger | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.6% | 2.5% | 226 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.5% | 10.4% | 464 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.3% | 39.2% | 344 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.9% | 300 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.5% | 14.4% | 204 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.0% | 309 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.17 (standard error 0.01), from 399 donors and 346 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 69% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 71% (92.9%). 157 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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, 15 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 186. 24.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 42 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1615: Commemorating November 11, 2026, as Veterans Day (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1615/
- A 11204: Relates to health and social services practitioners included under the health care proxy law, the family health care decisions act, and nonhospital orders not… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11204/
- A 11075: Enacts the "who you gonna call? act" (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11075/
- A 11042: Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11042/
- A 10769: Enhances protections for child performer trust accounts (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10769/
- A 10675: Updates school concussion management and response protocols (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10675/
- A 10619: Establishes a certified community behavioral health clinic public awareness campaign (passed one chamber, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10619/
- A 10618: Relates to reimbursement for nonpublic school safety equipment grants (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10618/
- K 990: Memorializing the life of Rachel Aliza Nisanov a"h, and honoring her enduring legacy of faith, kindness, and unity (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K990/
- A 10104: Requires notices of liability issued for nonpayment of tolls to be uniform in form and content and contain specific information (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10104/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $68.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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/SamBergerNY/status/2114786207242526871
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2114818627174330454
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2114841196086313313
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2113687304275419402
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2113687532802036189
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2113340459175064004
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2113341731433517294
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2112947776543752455
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2112984329047433603
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamBergerNY/status/2112582046958964963

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Sam-Berger
- Campaign site: https://www.sambergerforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/SamBergerNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sambergerforny/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sambergerny
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-berger-74715020a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4d3e092b-0cef-41ca-89a0-e73e1f9fda01