# Jon Rivera

Jon Rivera is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 149.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 149
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/869acf23-9c50-48da-897c-515c5a7adcfe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/869acf23-9c50-48da-897c-515c5a7adcfe (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

26% of the 38 bills Rivera sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New York House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.67 (standard error 0.07), from 0 donors and 598 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 206. 26.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 37 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11211: Authorizes the town of Hamburg to extend the Big Tree fire protection district to include the village of Blasdell (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11211/
- A 10733: Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey real property at the former Buffalo psychiatric center to the Richardson Center Corporation (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10733/
- A 10602: Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to D'Youville Housing Association LLC for the construction of facilities (became law, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10602/
- A 10206: Directs the New York state department of financial services to conduct a study on the rising costs of motor vehicle insurance in the state (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10206/
- A 9374: Directs the commissioner of health to establish best practice protocols to screen children four years of age and younger for vision problems (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9374/
- A 9223: Requires reporting on merit determinations relating to unfair labor practices and a certificate of compliance to be eligible for state economic incentives (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9223/
- A 8883: Relates to judicial districts (passed both chambers, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8883/
- K 690: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim August 11-17, 2025, as Puerto Rican Heritage Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K690/
- K 560: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 19-25, 2025, as Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K560/
- K 527: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 15 - October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Latino Heritage Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K527/

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jonathan-Rivera
- Campaign site: https://www.riveraforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/JonRivera149
- X: https://x.com/jondrivera
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonRivera149
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonrivera149/?locale=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-rivera-57258817/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/869acf23-9c50-48da-897c-515c5a7adcfe