# Dean Murray

Dean Murray is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8ff653e0-5aa6-4692-ac54-25ed36e32f97

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ff653e0-5aa6-4692-ac54-25ed36e32f97 (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

Murray voted against the majority of New York Senate Republicans 159 times; party unity 79%, in the bottom tenth of the New York Senate (average 93.2%).

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Murray | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 42.9% | 9.5% | 2 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 57.1% | 37.3% | 57 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 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Education 25% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Energy 25% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Transportation and Public Works 25% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 418 donors and 528 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 76% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 79% (93.2%). 159 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 103 bills: 103 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 646. 36.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 43 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10679: Includes certain violations involving children as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail (in committee, 2026-08-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10679/
- S 10681: Establishes a Medicaid fraud tip board and Medicaid fraud tip reward fund (in committee, 2026-08-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10681/
- S 10680: Relates to the handling of tips received through the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline (in committee, 2026-08-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10680/
- J 2282: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 13-19, 2026, as Truck Driver Appreciation Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2282/
- J 2280: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 10, 2026, as Suicide Prevention Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2280/
- J 2284: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026 as Adopt a Shelter Cat Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2284/
- J 2281: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 2026 as Service Dog Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2281/
- J 2283: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026 as Adopt a Shelter Dog Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2283/
- S 10534: Relates to required training for school district officials (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10534/
- S 10533: Prohibits certain salary increases of state officers (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10533/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2025-12-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanmurray4ny/status/2005053964228935947
- 2025-12-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanmurray4ny/status/1996765422130196559
- 2025-06-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/deanmurray4ny/status/1938630317814010197
- 2025-03-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/deanmurray4ny/status/1906430074267566323
- 2025-02-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/deanmurray4ny/status/1888033081400987711
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/deanmurray4ny/status/1881395120819621901
- 2025-01-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/deanmurray4ny/status/1881050447936680227

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/dean-murray
- Campaign site: https://www.murrayfornysenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/deanmurray4ny
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dean.murray.583
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deanmurrayforsenate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-murray-a75b15a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ff653e0-5aa6-4692-ac54-25ed36e32f97