# Joe Griffo

Joe Griffo is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 53.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 53
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/738fe4f1-dfee-40c6-9f00-f793ea369dbc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/738fe4f1-dfee-40c6-9f00-f793ea369dbc (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

Griffo reported $820.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

632 classified statements: 632 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Griffo | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.6% | 9.5% | 163 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 34.2% | 37.3% | 198 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 2.3% | 192 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 13.9% | 15.4% | 171 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 10% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 10% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Agriculture and Food 9.7% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.01), from 769 donors and 1,181 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 95.7% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 92.0% (93.2%). 193 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 373 bills: 373 reached committee, 261 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 379. 71.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 4 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2342: Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Sitrin Health Care Center (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2342/
- J 2331: Honoring Beth Irons upon the occasion of her retirement as Market Manager of the Oneida County Public Market after years of dedicated service to the Mohawk… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2331/
- J 2338: Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of the West Winfield Fire Department on April 6, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2338/
- J 2341: Commemorating the 210th Anniversary of the Town of Winfield, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2341/
- J 2340: Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of the City of Sherrill, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2340/
- J 2332: Commemorating the 65th Annual Floyd Field Days (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2332/
- J 2333: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Rome Strip Steel Company (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2333/
- J 2324: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Mercy Flight Central's Service to Oneida County (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2324/
- J 2326: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Project Fibonacci Foundation and recognizing its Tap Into STEAM Goes Gold celebration (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2326/
- J 2325: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of King Pin Lanes of Rome, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2325/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $820.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2112561179591925930
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2111876322045972838
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2111524173809922092
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2110778507529711858
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2110505375132725609
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2110017022683681270
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2108965304332140971
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2109008254432940219
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2108271244646744455
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/sengriffo/status/2106708343800967399

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/joseph-griffo
- X: https://x.com/sengriffo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorjoegriffo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sengriffo/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SenJoeGriffo

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/738fe4f1-dfee-40c6-9f00-f793ea369dbc