# Doug Smith

Doug Smith is a Republican member of the New York House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 5
- Serving since: 2018-04-30
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/70d249e7-22a2-4536-892f-a61aa22723e4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/70d249e7-22a2-4536-892f-a61aa22723e4 (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

Smith voted against the majority of New York House Republicans 55 times; party unity 83%, in the bottom quarter of the New York House (average 92.9%).

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

57 classified statements: 57 posts 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 | Smith | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.9% | 329 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 24.6% | 9.3% | 68 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 57.9% | 31.9% | 56 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 1.8% | 290 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 12.7% | 163 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 7.0% | 1.4% | 30 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 30% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 9.1% (State House Republicans 18%); Transportation and Public Works 9.1% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.01), from 217 donors and 1,190 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 83% (92.9%). 55 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 107. 7.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 128 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11113: Authorizes the town attorney of the town of Islip to be a nonresident of such town (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11113/
- K 675: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 27-31, 2025, as Stranger Safety and Education Awareness Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K675/
- K 368: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K368/
- A 7020: Relates to fixing a maximum interest rate for credit cards issued or used in this state (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A7020/
- A 4785: Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4785/
- A 4621: Creates the under-grounding of electrical power or telecommunications lines fund (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4621/
- A 3797: Relates to the improvement and operation of sober living homes (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A3797/
- A 3329: Establishes the offense of obstructing a police officer (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A3329/
- A 3334: Relates to assault on a member of an auxiliary police program (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A3334/
- A 3312: Establishes a pilot program relating to creating the solar panels to school districts on Long Island pilot program (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A3312/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2099613500561641795
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2058914831164375239
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2055721954707935430
- 2026-05-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2052927920109125867
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2052884775459819744
- 2026-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2048228411814838765
- 2026-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2030142351537037583
- 2026-02-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2024172633089102250
- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2016979210200363084
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DougSmithNY/status/2014804834814239095

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Doug-Smith
- Campaign site: https://www.smithfornewyork.com/
- X: https://x.com/DougSmithNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DougSmithNY/
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- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougsmithny
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithforny/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColXXIeOA-KWT-U3k06onQQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougsmithny/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/70d249e7-22a2-4536-892f-a61aa22723e4