# Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Crystal Peoples-Stokes is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 141.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 141
- Serving since: 2003-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7638e8d0-2a84-4325-bcfd-7a2e8e604077

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7638e8d0-2a84-4325-bcfd-7a2e8e604077 (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

The policy areas Peoples-Stokes talks about and legislates on agree at 0.30 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Peoples-Stokes says (NY 2025–26 session)

67 classified statements: 67 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Peoples-Stokes | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.5% | 10.4% | 501 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 34.3% | 39.2% | 469 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.0% | 14.4% | 461 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 23% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 23% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Housing and Community Development 23% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.03), from 420 donors and 1,108 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 88% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 96.3% (92.9%). 140 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 78 bills: 78 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 89. 38.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 14 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1548: Commemorating the 50th Annual Juneteenth Day celebration in Buffalo, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1548/
- K 1489: Congratulating Dottie Gallagher upon the occasion of her retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1489/
- K 1395: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1395/
- K 1370: Commemorating the four-year Anniversary of the shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2026, and honoring the victims, survivors,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1370/
- A 11186: Relates to enforcement actions by the office of cannabis management (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11186/
- A 10744: Permanently authorizes the pilot residential parking permit system in the city of Buffalo (became law, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10744/
- A 10643: Facilitates the marketing of any issue of serial bonds or notes of the city of Buffalo issued on or before a certain date (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10643/
- A 10660: Provides for the sale of municipal obligations by the county of Erie (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10660/
- K 1010: Mourning the death of Jonathan A. Dandes, president of Rich Baseball Operations, inductee of the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame, and devoted member of his… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1010/
- A 10194: Adds the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways system (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10194/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $154.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2104638622343598493
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2103203405888192736
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2102434440349634888
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2100993177960235503
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2094819199906374110
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2092646550711230849
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2092649507943002199
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2092334960979902614
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2091983616251253183
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes/status/2071979574758359529

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Crystal-D-Peoples-Stokes
- X: https://x.com/CPeoplesStokes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrystalPeoplesStokes/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_d_peoplesstokes/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-peoples-stokes-9b29a2138/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7638e8d0-2a84-4325-bcfd-7a2e8e604077