# Phara Souffrant Forrest

Phara Souffrant Forrest is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 57.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 57
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8683c8ab-0d6c-471f-9259-a1b506109912

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8683c8ab-0d6c-471f-9259-a1b506109912 (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

The policy areas Forrest talks about and legislates on agree at 0.73 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

1,040 classified statements: 1,040 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 | Forrest | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.4% | 2.5% | 130 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.2% | 10.4% | 281 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 36.5% | 39.2% | 431 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 2.9% | 554 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.2% | 14.4% | 487 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.0% | 155 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 22% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Health 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Labor and Employment 14% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Education 12% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.92 (standard error 0.02), from 4,796 donors and 801 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.3% (92.9%). 34 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 81 bills: 81 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 447. 7.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 127 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1568: Commemorating the inaugural Jamaica Rising Day Parade in the United States on August 8, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1568/
- K 1464: Commemorating the 64th Anniversary of the Independence of Jamaica (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1464/
- A 11041: Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11041/
- A 11019: Requires that the average annual wage and average weekly wage of the state of New York be adjusted for inflation each year (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11019/
- A 11018: Relates to establishing the banking bill of rights (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11018/
- A 10699: Establishes procedures to be followed when the body scan of an incarcerated individual, employee or visitor to a correctional facility displays alleged… (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10699/
- A 10644: Relates to increasing fines for the late filing of rent registration statements (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10644/
- A 10646: Provides voice communication service to incarcerated people at no cost; repealer (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10646/
- A 10565: Directs the chair of the board of trustees of the city university of New York shall conduct an audit of such university's participation in retirement systems (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10565/
- A 10451: Establishes a bill of rights for the unhoused (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10451/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $80.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 82% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2113782523977199638
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2113721327303676330
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2113333816030859520
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2113008691297276397
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2112595954285134075
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2112231049589579945
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2112267545709289496
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2111156881594925435
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2111205614353310072
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/phara4assembly/status/2111230119272653284

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Phara-Souffrant-Forrest
- Campaign site: https://pharaforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/phara4assembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Phara4Assembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pharaforassembly
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phara-souffrant-forrest-63580032/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8683c8ab-0d6c-471f-9259-a1b506109912