# William Colton

William Colton is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 47.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 47
- Serving since: 1997-01-03
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/664246f6-8749-4d3e-8b03-524dd4273b0a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/664246f6-8749-4d3e-8b03-524dd4273b0a (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

The policy areas Colton talks about and legislates on agree at 0.30 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

64 classified statements: 64 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 | Colton | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 37.5% | 39.2% | 419 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.9% | 430 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 40.6% | 14.4% | 23 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 38% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 25% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Environmental Protection 8.3% (State House Democrats 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 843 donors and 1,187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 94.5% (92.9%). 42 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 60 bills: 60 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 805. 6.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 133 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 10638: Relates to the location of homeless shelters (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10638/
- A 9356: Directs MTA to establish free bus fares for students (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9356/
- A 9361: Directs MTA to establish free bus fares for high school students (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9361/
- A 9427: Directs MTA to establish free bus fares for seniors (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9427/
- A 9354: Requires certain manufacturers to sell and distribute plastic beverage containers with tethered plastic beverage caps (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9354/
- A 9358: Establishes an electronic benefits replacement card program (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9358/
- A 9298: Enacts the "next-gen civics act" (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9298/
- A 9291: Increases the mandatory retirement age of members of the uniformed force of the fire department of the city of New York from sixty-five to sixty-seven (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9291/
- A 9307: Requires that all motor vehicles sold at motor vehicle dealerships contain a spare tire (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9307/
- A 9296: Requires catalytic converters to be indelibly marked or engraved with the vehicle identification number of the vehicle on which such catalytic converter is… (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9296/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.7K (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.

- 2025-12-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2006449108488167731
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003478407632261418
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003479270648103039
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003479824677900647
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003481463258292604
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003482312256720903
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003485452053914109
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003486399673081935
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003487336869269957
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMWilliamColton @WilliamColton8/status/2003488670678974801

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/William-Colton
- X: https://x.com/AMWilliamColton
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- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/william.colton.9
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-colton-6bb261a7/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/664246f6-8749-4d3e-8b03-524dd4273b0a