# Emily Gallagher

Emily Gallagher is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 50.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 50
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/81456b86-152f-4764-a489-dade7cc572c6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81456b86-152f-4764-a489-dade7cc572c6 (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

Gallagher sits at −1.15 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats.

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

1,140 classified statements: 1,140 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 | Gallagher | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.8% | 2.5% | 214 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 22.6% | 10.4% | 93 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 62.3% | 39.2% | 86 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 443 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.5% | 14.4% | 349 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 3.3% | 1.0% | 70 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 20% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Energy 18% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Immigration 13% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.15 (standard error 0.02), from 1,794 donors and 845 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.3% (92.9%). 50 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 507. 13.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 98 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1522: Commemorating the 207th Anniversary of Walt Whitman's Birthday on May 31, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1522/
- A 10883: Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary… (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10883/
- A 10210: Establishes the crime of corporate catastrophe (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10210/
- A 10071: Requires gas corporations to file maps with the public service commission (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10071/
- A 9638: Prohibits the use of a wage-fixing algorithm in combination with personal or behavioral data to set or recommend wages or compensation (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9638/
- A 9111: Relates to portable solar generation devices (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9111/
- A 9003: Authorizes and directs the energy research and development authority, the public service commission and NYPA to conduct a study to determine the possibility… (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9003/
- A 8740: Enacts Killian's law (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8740/
- K 640: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 29, 2025, as Palestinian American Day in the State of New York (in committee, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K640/
- A 8662: Relates to the scope of certain provisions relating to beneficial owners of limited liability companies (in committee, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8662/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $64.1K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2114809147816358173
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2113693325169754291
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2113724326726017242
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2113747922454278649
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2113299395588563100
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2113377692062195810
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2113385085135364508
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2113385087928873007
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2112953979445625343
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EmilyAssembly/status/2112953984331731085

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Emily-Gallagher/
- Campaign site: https://www.emilyforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/EmilyAssembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Em4Assembly/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilyAssembly/
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- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyassembly
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCh7ZaTFVRd4JmMqByF561A

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81456b86-152f-4764-a489-dade7cc572c6