# Patrick Gallivan

Patrick Gallivan is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 60.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 60
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/531f1b36-a809-496b-beb8-ba3cd0bc0c53

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/531f1b36-a809-496b-beb8-ba3cd0bc0c53 (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

55% of Gallivan’s statements discuss policy, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans (average 37%).

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

242 classified statements: 242 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gallivan | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.8% | 9.5% | 154 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 55.0% | 37.3% | 64 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 2.3% | 195 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 13.6% | 15.4% | 175 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 17% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Education 11% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.01), from 428 donors and 1,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 88% (93.2%). 205 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote · R 2355 Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/R2355/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11538 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11538/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 1004 Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1004/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: C · A 329 Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A329/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 10223 Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10223/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11006 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 8454 Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8454/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 10922 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 8616 Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act" · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8616/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · A 4195 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4195/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 180 bills: 180 reached committee, 61 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 597. 36.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 44 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10230: Authorizes the county of Erie to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain deputy sheriffs employed by such county (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10230/
- S 10176: Authorizes non-resident volunteer membership within the East Concord Fire Department, Inc. (became law, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10176/
- S 10084: Authorizes the town of Hamburg to extend the Big Tree fire protection district to include the village of Blasdell (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10084/
- S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association (became law, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9968/
- S 9909: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Col. Matt L. Urban (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9909/
- S 9513: Relates to the school supplies education credit (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9513/
- S 9487: Relates to certain conduct that may place a person in segregated confinement (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9487/
- S 9412: Grants Karen Schieber retroactive membership in the New York state teachers' retirement system (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9412/
- S 9376: Authorizes the town of Lancaster to impose an occupancy tax (became law, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9376/
- S 9345: Authorizes the Holland central school district to establish an insurance reserve fund (passed both chambers, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9345/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2114806456486928854
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2113282019824132236
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2112187851307614559
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2108575259712536713
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2106049236823359819
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2105717274070167891
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2104005090478870987
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2104214825945452761
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2102772321413115971
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorgallivan/status/2101755075936899126

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/patrick-m-gallivan
- Campaign site: https://gallivan4senate.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorgallivan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senpatrickgallivan/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/senatorgallivan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-gallivan-66b0ba10/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/531f1b36-a809-496b-beb8-ba3cd0bc0c53