# Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 23. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New York Senate, district 23 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NY 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/84b5ed8b-c048-4d62-ab8f-17d217605301 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/84b5ed8b-c048-4d62-ab8f-17d217605301 (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 Scarcella-Spanton reported $650.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K). ## What Scarcella-Spanton says (NY 2025–26 session) 29 classified statements: 29 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Scarcella-Spanton | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 58.6% | 42.9% | 83 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 51.7% | 16.1% | 4 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Families 24% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Commerce 18% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 18% (State Senate Democrats 17%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 1,585 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NY 2025–26 session) 3,522 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 95.2% (93.2%). 189 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 yea · 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 242 bills: 242 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 584. 38.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 41 of 62). Recent sponsored bills: - S 10711: Requires certain physicians or other authorized practitioners to offer prenatal testing for antiphospholipid syndrome (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10711/ - S 10654: Relates to controlling and abusive litigation (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10654/ - S 10653: Authorizes the Chabad of Sea Gate to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10653/ - J 2121: Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2121/ - S 10529: Provides that a default judgment against a defendant in a foreclosure action does not need to be vacated for such defendant to claim the plaintiff lacks… (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10529/ - S 10514: Prohibits harmful and adulterated kratom products (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10514/ - S 10515: Enacts the "wireless security enforcement act" (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10515/ - S 10513: Relates to disclosing certain diagnostic results to patients on their electronic health record (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10513/ - S 10481: Relates to preventative safety tools at certain establishments which hold a liquor license (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10481/ - S 10480: Provides for mandatory health insurance coverage for coronary artery calcium diagnostic testing (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10480/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $650.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 90% 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. - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2114486982235881537 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2113987617830170746 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2114018557113905404 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2113450426964320373 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2110883560483918183 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2111201285915763019 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2110571222300078562 - 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2109034851550581160 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2108210430652936621 - 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jess_scarcella/status/2105448983703269409 ## Links - Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jessica-scarcella-spanton - Campaign site: https://www.jessicafornewyork.com/ - X: https://x.com/jess_scarcella - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicafornewyork/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicafornewyork/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfNIlQhMieezsNdGJIFxffA - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-scarcella-spanton-5426a711/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/84b5ed8b-c048-4d62-ab8f-17d217605301