# Rob Rolison

Rob Rolison is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/68cdb041-2986-42dc-a2fd-2b9d6c668665

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68cdb041-2986-42dc-a2fd-2b9d6c668665 (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

Rolison voted against the majority of New York Senate Republicans 354 times; party unity 49%, the lowest of 62 in the New York Senate (average 93.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 947 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 49% (93.2%). 354 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 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 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 88 bills: 88 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 767. 39.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 37 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10693: Enacts Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law requiring the establishment of September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts (in committee, 2026-09-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10693/
- J 2369: Commending James Crifo upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York… (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2369/
- S 10686: Establishes the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance resulting in death (in committee, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10686/
- S 10601: Provides an exemption from certain requirements for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10601/
- J 2112: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 16, 2026, as Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) Awareness Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2112/
- S 10410: Prohibits the use of confidential information in predictive markets (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10410/
- S 10245: Exempts the offer of sale of franchises from registration requirements (in committee, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10245/
- S 10231: Allows Christopher Strattner, a retired police officer, to serve as chief of police for the town of Fishkill police department without diminution of… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10231/
- S 9886: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the Dutchess County Revolutionary War Veterans (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9886/
- J 1864: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Pet Cruelty Awareness Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1864/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $167.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/rob-rolison
- X: https://x.com/rolisonforny
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.rolison.7
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rolisonforny/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWn7AB_q3za83n9LqRxP3sw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-rolison-8b361825/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68cdb041-2986-42dc-a2fd-2b9d6c668665