# Scott Gray

Scott Gray is a Republican member of the New York House for district 116.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 116
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/556d38b7-19bd-491e-aa78-ac9bc94bc431

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/556d38b7-19bd-491e-aa78-ac9bc94bc431 (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

Gray voted against the majority of New York House Republicans 79 times; party unity 78%, in the bottom tenth of the New York House (average 92.9%).

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

345 classified statements: 345 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 | Gray | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.9% | 443 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 24.3% | 9.3% | 70 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 49.6% | 31.9% | 138 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.5% | 1.8% | 137 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.5% | 12.7% | 537 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.4% | 420 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 43% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.4% (State House Republicans 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.2% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 222 donors and 573 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 93.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 78% (92.9%). 79 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 81 bills: 81 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 163. 17.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 75 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1393: Mourning the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Sean M. McDonough, devoted public servant, military veteran, family man, and beloved member of the… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1393/
- A 11227: Relates to the inspection of meters and other apparatus used for regulating and supplying gas or electricity by the division of weights and measures (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11227/
- A 11245: Relates to authorizing workforce stabilization leave and alternative compensation for certain correctional employees during a qualifying emergency period (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11245/
- A 11229: Relates to increasing utility rate increase transparency (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11229/
- A 11172: Increases the time certain parties have to submit a notice of intent to be a party to the certification proceedings for the siting of major utility… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11172/
- A 11206: Relates to termination of service, deferred payment plans and quarterly billing (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11206/
- A 11163: Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11163/
- A 11099: Enacts the "renewable energy project labor agreement act"; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11099/
- A 11097: Relates to permitting certified handicapped individuals and senior citizens to use all-terrain vehicles on state land for hunting purposes (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11097/
- A 10954: Relates to requiring titling of all motorized recreational vehicles in New York state (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10954/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2113758730839802322
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2111076754039427138
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2108172668771934342
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2105719710222315969
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2105720253078548575
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2105723196611654077
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2105130543364927789
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2105192653549629550
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2103518280791048207
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewgrayS/status/2098121730489561555

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Scott-Gray
- Campaign site: https://www.grayforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AndrewgrayS
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sgraynysassembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblyman_scottgray/?img_index=1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrewgray/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-gray-290223213/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/556d38b7-19bd-491e-aa78-ac9bc94bc431