# Joe DeStefano Joe DeStefano is a Republican member of the New York House for district 3. - Party: Republican - Seat: New York House, district 3 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NY 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/691f0b4b-a2b3-47d6-b5ba-6bf503340e10 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/691f0b4b-a2b3-47d6-b5ba-6bf503340e10 (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 40% of the 60 bills DeStefano sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the New York House. ## What DeStefano says (NY 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | DeStefano | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 0 donors and 855 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NY 2025–26 session) 2,019 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 88% (92.9%). 110 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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, 24 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 958. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 13 of 148). Recent sponsored bills: - K 1266: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 5, 2026, as Severe Asthma Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of World Asthma… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1266/ - K 1238: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026 as Bullying Prevention Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1238/ - K 1223: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 14, 2026, as Emergency Nurses Day and October 11-17, 2026, as Emergency Nurses Week in the State of… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1223/ - K 1205: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 2026 as Service Animal Appreciation Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1205/ - A 10688: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Edward "Red" Corrigan (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10688/ - A 10683: Relates to contributions paid into the insurance reserve fund by the Medford fire district (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10683/ - A 10685: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Chief John "Jack" Blaum, Sr. (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10685/ - K 1026: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026 as Music in Our Schools Month (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1026/ - K 944: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as Library Lover's Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K944/ - A 10035: Relates to the effect the death of a defendant has on a pending appeal (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10035/ ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-11-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/Hon_DeStefano/status/1989447041739571666 ## Links - Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Joe-DeStefano/ - Campaign site: https://votejoedestefano.com/ - X: https://x.com/Hon_DeStefano - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/assemblymandestefano/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/destefanoforassembly Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/691f0b4b-a2b3-47d6-b5ba-6bf503340e10