# Tony Simone

Tony Simone is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 75.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 75
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/83e08970-f529-4270-adcb-e15c660d8b7a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/83e08970-f529-4270-adcb-e15c660d8b7a (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

4.9% of Simone’s statements use an extreme label, 5.1 times the State House Democrat average of 1.0%.

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

1,361 classified statements: 1,361 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 | Simone | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.6% | 2.5% | 78 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.4% | 10.4% | 217 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 60.2% | 39.2% | 107 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 2.9% | 470 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.7% | 14.4% | 253 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 4.9% | 1.0% | 37 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 25% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Immigration 18% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Health 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.01 (standard error 0.02), from 971 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.0% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 0 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 86 bills: 86 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 569. 9.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 121 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1391: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1391/
- A 11200: Relates to HIV testing in certain criminal cases (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11200/
- A 11237: Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11237/
- A 11135: Relates to expanding the definition of interim multiple dwelling to provide protections for certain residents (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11135/
- A 11140: Authorizes retail licensees to purchase alcohol with a business payment (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11140/
- A 10868: Relates to the creation of a public database of projects funded in the state budget (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10868/
- A 10620: Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an… (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10620/
- A 10470: Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to Vanderbilt University for the construction of facilities (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10470/
- A 10500: Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions relating to alcoholic beverages (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10500/
- A 10339: Relates to outdoor alcohol service for certain special events (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10339/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $194.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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 · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2114697716953391348
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2114780554679726549
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2114396041730531615
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2113984553320947967
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2114093476195315842
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2114121840855552379
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2113693321650450728
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2113723580056010858
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2113742894612000874
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/tonysimone/status/2113295747533656198

## Links

- Official site: https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Tony-Simone
- Campaign site: https://tonyfornewyork.com/
- X: https://x.com/tonysimone
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyForNY/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.simone.520/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonywsimone/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonysimone/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/83e08970-f529-4270-adcb-e15c660d8b7a