# Pat Burke

Pat Burke is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 142.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 142
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/85c8422b-5132-4147-bdfc-f1cdec6d4731

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/85c8422b-5132-4147-bdfc-f1cdec6d4731 (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

Burke sits at −0.32 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Democrats.

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Burke | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 681 donors and 1,104 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 91.8% (92.9%). 154 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 77. 17.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 72 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 10996: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of the coordinated construction act for lower Manhattan relating to joint bidding on contracts for public work… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10996/
- A 10997: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to joint bidding on contracts for public work projects (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10997/
- A 10922: Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- A 10720: Requires state university councils to include the institution's faculty and professional staff (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10720/
- A 10738: Provides that income taxes shall be adjusted to account for a cost of living adjustment (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10738/
- A 10550: Authorizes the county of Erie to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain deputy sheriffs employed by such county (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10550/
- A 9612: Establishes the upstate cities preparedness and resiliency fund; appropriation (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9612/
- A 9154: Enacts the "utility fair acquisition act" (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9154/
- A 8926: Prohibits the practice of ikizukuri where seafood is prepared as sashimi while the fish is still alive (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8926/
- A 8866: Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide construction services to Erie County (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8866/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $93.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2025-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatBurke142 PatBurkeNY/status/1926963544911741406
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatBurke142 PatBurkeNY/status/1915610809327095943
- 2025-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatBurke142 PatBurkeNY/status/1913029967631261887
- 2025-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatBurke142 PatBurkeNY/status/1880053507514040673

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Patrick-Burke
- X: https://x.com/PatBurke142
- X: https://x.com/PatBurkeNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PatBBurke/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patburke_ny/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-burke-2b283028a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/85c8422b-5132-4147-bdfc-f1cdec6d4731