# Karl Brabenec

Karl Brabenec is a Republican member of the New York House for district 98.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 98
- Serving since: 2014-12-14
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8378f15a-1d99-4cd6-aaad-f36b3bc57e1e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8378f15a-1d99-4cd6-aaad-f36b3bc57e1e (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

Brabenec voted against the majority of New York House Republicans 53 times; party unity 85%, in the bottom quarter of the New York House (average 92.9%).

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

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Brabenec | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.01), from 243 donors and 1,189 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 85% (92.9%). 53 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 76 bills: 76 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 525. 17.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 76 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11248: Authorizes the Congregation Divrei Chaim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11248/
- A 11240: Authorizes the Tovas Dovid Community Kollel, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11240/
- A 11124: Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11124/
- A 11126: Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11126/
- A 11115: Permits the town of Monroe to impose a hotel and motel tax (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11115/
- A 11134: Authorizes the Congregation Atzei Chaim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11134/
- K 1147: Commemorating the 225th Birthday of William H. Seward, former New York State Senator, former New York State Governor, former United States Senator, former… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1147/
- A 10779: Establishes a real property tax freeze credit (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10779/
- K 1117: Congratulating Nicholas Doran upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honors, on Friday, April… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1117/
- K 980: Congratulating Alexander Rodrigues upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most prestigious of Scouting honors, on March 7,… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K980/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,980 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 73% 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.

- 2026-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarlBrabenec/status/2013018637632680442
- 2025-11-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarlBrabenec/status/1993710944103678132
- 2025-10-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarlBrabenec/status/1983260049825816716

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Karl-Brabenec
- Campaign site: https://brabenec.org/
- X: https://x.com/KarlBrabenec
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarlBrabenec/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karl4ny/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlbrabenec/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8378f15a-1d99-4cd6-aaad-f36b3bc57e1e