# Dan Stec

Dan Stec is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 45.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 45
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7bb8c8bc-0238-4fd2-8dff-e5f2b2aaa92a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7bb8c8bc-0238-4fd2-8dff-e5f2b2aaa92a (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

64% of the 183 bills Stec sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New York Senate.

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

8 classified statements: 8 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 | Stec | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 12.5% | 37.3% | 322 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 15.4% | 71 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 12.5% | 1.3% | 4 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 100% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.01), from 1,090 donors and 899 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 95.4% (93.2%). 159 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 183 bills: 183 reached committee, 108 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 418. 63.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 11 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2370: Commending Corporal Milton B. Baker upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the… (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2370/
- J 2289: Commending the Adirondack Economic Development Corporation upon the occasion of celebrating its 50th Anniversary on June 11, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2289/
- S 10573: Prohibits the use of timeout boxes, closets or other secluded physical enclosures in schools in the state (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10573/
- S 10560: Limits the use of timeout boxes, closets or other secluded physical enclosures in schools in the state (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10560/
- J 2119: Commending Georgia Jones, upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2026 Lake Placid Community Day Distinguished Adult Volunteer of the Year… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2119/
- J 2140: Commemorating the reinterment of 44 Colonial patriots at the Memorial Plaza at Lake George Battlefield Park on May 22, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2140/
- J 2120: Commending Savannah Rae Corrow, upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2026 Lake Placid Community Day Distinguished Youth Volunteer of the… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2120/
- S 10551: Exempts certain property in the village of Lake Placid from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10551/
- J 2108: Honoring Gary Paradis upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2108/
- J 2095: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Queensbury Hotel (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2095/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $133.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 98% 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.

- 2025-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/danstec/status/1955332316475142474
- 2025-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/danstec/status/1953586441168339426
- 2025-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/danstec/status/1953588719757463767
- 2025-04-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/danstec/status/1910443473712394668
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/danstec/status/1905432483375497540
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/danstec/status/1905236973536628985
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/danstec/status/1905307614621135174
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/danstec/status/1881708490009522340

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/daniel-g-stec
- X: https://x.com/danstec
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stecforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stecforsenate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-stec-36140a4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7bb8c8bc-0238-4fd2-8dff-e5f2b2aaa92a