# Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 50.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 50
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/58b03f1c-af64-4079-8c24-e76dd0028166

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/58b03f1c-af64-4079-8c24-e76dd0028166 (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

Ryan reported $582.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

17 classified statements: 17 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ryan | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 35.3% | 42.9% | 219 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.9% | 3.4% | 60 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 35.3% | 16.1% | 26 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 33% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Energy 17% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Labor and Employment 17% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 919 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 92.3% (93.2%). 218 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 129 bills: 129 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 523. 54.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 20 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10725: Requires automated external defibrillators at electric utility worksites (in committee, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10725/
- S 10630: Relates to other post-employment benefits reserve funds for counties, cities, villages and towns (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10630/
- S 10472: Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to leasehold improvements in state leases (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10472/
- S 10438: Allows certain physically disabled individuals to complete the live-fire range training course for a concealed carry license while sitting (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10438/
- S 10397: Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10397/
- S 10396: Permits the Oswego city school district to create an insurance reserve fund (passed both chambers, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10396/
- S 10337: Exempts the Liverpool Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10337/
- S 10335: Relates to responsibilities of the commissioner of agriculture and markets in relation to agricultural weather emergencies (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10335/
- S 10336: Directs the commissioner of health require reporting of alpha-gal syndrome as a communicable disease (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10336/
- S 10228: Relates to the date of enrollment in the child health insurance plan program; repealer (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10228/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $582.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% 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.

- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/2094513807125098571
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1894462448448442663
- 2025-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1886116603198161127
- 2025-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1885372642984648859
- 2025-01-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1885417837834985702
- 2025-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1884686531224310081
- 2025-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1882923351452328089
- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1882487811070386686
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1881738195647553687
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/chrisryanSD50/status/1881450620001157255

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/christopher-j-ryan
- Campaign site: https://www.chrisryanforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/chrisryanSD50
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisRyanCNY/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100019520263036
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisryancny/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/58b03f1c-af64-4079-8c24-e76dd0028166