# George Borrello

George Borrello is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 57.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 57
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/676247d1-048f-45de-b265-34069edb2be0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/676247d1-048f-45de-b265-34069edb2be0 (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

17% of Borrello’s statements contain a personal attack, 7.7 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%.

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

322 classified statements: 322 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 | Borrello | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.4% | 2.3% | 4 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 28.6% | 9.5% | 21 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 49.4% | 37.3% | 96 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.3% | 211 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 0.6% | 15.4% | 325 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 17.7% | 1.3% | 3 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 26% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Environmental Protection 10% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.01), from 870 donors and 994 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 95.6% (93.2%). 250 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 150 bills: 150 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 716. 24.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 54 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10527: Relates to establishing a program to conduct annual audits of commercial driver's license records maintained by the department of motor vehicles (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10527/
- S 10394: Authorizes Michael Hall to file a request for change of benefit coverage with the New York state teachers' retirement system (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10394/
- S 10305: Relates to residency requirements for police officers in the village of Medina (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10305/
- S 10310: Authorizes the towns of Ellington and Charlotte in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10310/
- S 10304: Provides a state income tax exemption for police officers (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10304/
- S 10129: Extends the authorization of the city of Dunkirk to issue bonds and requires such city to adhere to all collective bargaining agreements entered into (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10129/
- 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 full-time… (became law, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9983/
- S 9919: Authorizes the town clerk of the town of Bethany, county of Genesee, to be nonresidents of such town (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9919/
- J 1863: Honoring Robin Kestler upon the occasion of her designation as the 2026 New York State Direct Support Professional of the Year by ANCOR (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1863/
- J 1861: Congratulating the Notre Dame High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2026 NYSPHSAA Class D Girls Varsity Basketball… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1861/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $136.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2114460883405722055
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2113636553801023835
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2112864180596298101
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2112882329119060047
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2111862739538952439
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2104182205463330967
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2104266743384600699
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2099113369064096200
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2096203827628085413
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorborrello/status/2096205123739402519

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/george-m-borrello
- Campaign site: https://www.georgeborrello.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorborrello
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorgeorgeborrello/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmborrello/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EEYVm-77mipjN85ruFyPQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeborrello/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/676247d1-048f-45de-b265-34069edb2be0