# Steve Chan

Steve Chan is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 17
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8a923d97-c689-4fb5-ac61-7b5e4ee950dd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a923d97-c689-4fb5-ac61-7b5e4ee950dd (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

8.6% of the 35 bills Chan sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the New York Senate.

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

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chan | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 1,462 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 89% (93.2%). 172 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 nay · 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 418. 8.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 61 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10692: Relates to the disclosure of artificial intelligence use in floor statements and debate by members of the legislature (in committee, 2026-09-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10692/
- S 10691: Enacts "Jacob Freytes' law" (in committee, 2026-09-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10691/
- S 10647: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Efrain Barreto (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10647/
- S 10332: Establishes the coercive abuse and neurological harm study commission (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10332/
- S 10353: Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county using a personal vehicle (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10353/
- S 10236: Prohibits local laws from requiring certain storefront security gates or grilles comply with certain conditions (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10236/
- S 9938: Relates to sentences of imprisonment for offenses committed while using public transportation (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9938/
- S 9524: Relates to certain anonymous chronic complaints made to the 311 customer service center (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9524/
- S 9494: Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to help entities to elect to participate in the federal tax credit for elementary and secondary scholarships (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9494/
- S 9441: Requires landlords in the city of New York to provide fire extinguishers in certain dwellings (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9441/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $155.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% 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.

- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveChanForNY/status/2004242511674724852
- 2025-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveChanForNY/status/1977460648884711495
- 2025-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveChanForNY/status/1977461152163488079

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/steve-chan
- Campaign site: https://www.stevechanforny.com/
- X: https://x.com/SteveChanForNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571829189818
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevechanforny/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevechanforny
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve_chan_for_ny/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SteveChanforNYSenateDst17
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-chan-17748216/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a923d97-c689-4fb5-ac61-7b5e4ee950dd