# Jamaal Bailey

Jamaal Bailey is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 36.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 36
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6872ad9e-fcba-426f-a9ef-b4495dba17f5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6872ad9e-fcba-426f-a9ef-b4495dba17f5 (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

Bailey sits at −0.95 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 86% of State Senate Democrats.

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

104 classified statements: 104 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 | Bailey | 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 | 8.6% | 42.9% | 312 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 3.4% | 232 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 3.9% | 16.1% | 279 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 22% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Finance and Financial Sector 11% (State Senate Democrats 1.3%); Immigration 11% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.95 (standard error 0.03), from 245 donors and 1,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 5 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 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 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 344 bills: 344 reached committee, 75 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 494. 38.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 40 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10622: Relates to permitting the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10622/
- S 10621: Corrects a misclassification property tax error on behalf of Tanya Hairston (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10621/
- S 10620: Relates to permitting the Asbury Methodist Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10620/
- S 10617: Relates to permitting the Westchester Muslim Center Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10617/
- S 10582: Extends provisions of the property/casualty insurance availability act and the authority of the New York property insurance underwriting association (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10582/
- S 10581: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions providing for increased supplementary uninsured/underinsured motorist (SUM) insurance coverage (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10581/
- S 10570: Notifies people of recalled products (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10570/
- S 10402: Establishes the crimes of grooming of a child in the first and second degree and predatory sexual misconduct toward a child enrolled in school in the first… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10402/
- S 10403: Relates to prohibiting the exclusion of coverage for losses or damages caused by exposure to lead-based paint (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10403/
- S 10343: Relates to the disclosure of tenant screening criteria (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10343/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $269.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 84% 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.

- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2068442232651219219
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2065950908941234350
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2065955252189233339
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2066000592472805745
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2066001385821229160
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2066027001215889796
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2066027002889384234
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2066027004743332141
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2064877906401038804
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamaaltbailey/status/2064915936407064616

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jamaal-t-bailey
- X: https://x.com/jamaaltbailey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamaaltbailey/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamaaltbailey36/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCALVWPeMwbybGz5KzuI2qXQ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6872ad9e-fcba-426f-a9ef-b4495dba17f5