# Bill Weber

Bill Weber is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 38
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8285be34-48a9-4bbe-b231-f8e5f40df301

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8285be34-48a9-4bbe-b231-f8e5f40df301 (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

Weber voted against the majority of New York Senate Republicans 223 times; party unity 75%, in the bottom tenth of the New York Senate (average 93.2%).

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

49 classified statements: 49 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 | Weber | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.3% | 115 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 6.1% | 9.5% | 186 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 36.7% | 37.3% | 179 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.1% | 2.3% | 69 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 15.4% | 54 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.3% | 66 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 28% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 22% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 17% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.01), from 928 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 75% (93.2%). 223 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 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 93 bills: 93 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 541. 29.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 50 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10718: Enacts the "Prader-Willi syndrome residential stabilization and best-practice support act" (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10718/
- S 10666: Designates the Nature Center at Rockland Lake State Park as the "Lauren Shields Nature Center" (in committee, 2026-07-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10666/
- S 10659: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Chief Hugh (Chaim) Jacobson (in committee, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10659/
- S 10603: Authorizes Cong Kehal Square of Roman to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10603/
- S 10577: Provides pay per call and paid on call stipends for volunteer firefighters and travel expense reimbursement for call response (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10577/
- S 10522: Authorizes the town of Clarkstown in Rockland county to alienate certain lands used as parklands for the purposes of installing a cellular tower (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10522/
- S 10307: Relates to self-direction funding adjustments for the office for people with developmental disabilities (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10307/
- S 10315: Relates to supplemental therapeutic services reimbursement (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10315/
- S 10314: Enacts the "Housing mobility mortgage study act" (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10314/
- S 10276: Authorizes the town of Clarkstown to establish community preservation funds and to impose a real estate transfer tax; repealer (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10276/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $214.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 86% 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.

- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2109309896168456437
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2072486592904642857
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2072119090781761805
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2071769305474056301
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2071247091263799677
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2068086169103904792
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2064832548187128158
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2064350871865950317
- 2026-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2063629987903652024
- 2026-06-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/weber4senate38/status/2062905536060756147

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/bill-weber
- Campaign site: https://www.weber4senate.com/
- X: https://x.com/weber4senate38
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorBillWeber/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weber4senate38/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8285be34-48a9-4bbe-b231-f8e5f40df301