# Jeremy Cooney

Jeremy Cooney is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 56.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 56
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6d73b968-c1db-434e-9876-de2fdff30d89

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d73b968-c1db-434e-9876-de2fdff30d89 (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

Cooney reported $1.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

200 classified statements: 200 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 | Cooney | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.4% | 144 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 5.0% | 10.3% | 203 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 27.0% | 42.9% | 257 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 3.4% | 205 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 13.0% | 16.1% | 174 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 22% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 22% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.3% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 9.3% (State Senate Democrats 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 2,369 donors and 750 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 78% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 98.2% (93.2%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 284 bills: 284 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 571. 43.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 29 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10710: Establishes the New York flight grant program (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10710/
- S 10698: Relates to health care for children; repealer (in committee, 2026-09-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10698/
- S 10667: Establishes a presumption that certain refunds received by public utility companies shall be passed on to ratepayers (in committee, 2026-09-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10667/
- S 10661: Restores conformity with certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to business expensing; repealer (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10661/
- S 10516: Relates to certified medication aides (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10516/
- S 10364: Relates to Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10364/
- S 10392: Establishes a deferred retirement option plan for members of municipal police departments and fire departments/districts (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10392/
- S 10325: Establishes the New York state commercial driver's license training program (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10325/
- J 2104: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2104/
- S 10326: Relates to cooperative purchasing agreements for public works (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10326/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.2M (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2113290736435163565
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2112856547126595981
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2110168333513281980
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2107280068217299072
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2106921165876842569
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2104278757683118092
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2103316848574112218
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2103471534048510036
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2102226698942972082
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc/status/2102230441558495532

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jeremy-cooney
- Campaign site: https://www.jeremycooney.com/
- X: https://x.com/jeremycooneyroc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorcooney
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremycooneyroc/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_L4NvK_f30oAwdthmDnKA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremycooney/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d73b968-c1db-434e-9876-de2fdff30d89