# Rachel May

Rachel May is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 48
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/92f3f397-dd30-4d35-95dc-6381a8d9dcd5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92f3f397-dd30-4d35-95dc-6381a8d9dcd5 (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

May sits at −1.41 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.41 (standard error 0.03), from 1,640 donors and 1,199 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.9% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.7% (93.2%). 6 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 270 bills: 270 reached committee, 69 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 798. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 27 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10724: Establishes the "rural water utility modernization and security act" (in committee, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10724/
- S 10720: Establishes a learning module to provide education on tickborne illnesses in the state of New York (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10720/
- S 10708: Prohibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about the development of a data center from the public or intended to prevent public review… (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10708/
- S 10553: Extends certain provisions authorizing the city of Syracuse to impose a hotel and motel tax (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10553/
- S 10557: Relates to land owned by not-for-profit conservation organizations (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10557/
- S 10554: Protects the independence of libraries and shields librarians from civil and criminal liability for certain actions (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10554/
- S 10451: Relates to requiring boards of education to allow access to attorneys for certain children (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10451/
- S 10428: Relates to fairness in youth sports (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10428/
- S 10429: Relates to development of school library collection policies (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10429/
- J 2102: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of InterFaith Works of Central New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2102/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $114.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/rachel-may
- Campaign site: https://www.rachelmay.org/home
- X: https://x.com/srachelmay
- X: https://x.com/login?redirect_after_login=%2Frachelmayny
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelMayNY/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmayny/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa34_VLJkT8FWoJrS3kBgcA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-may-4832198/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92f3f397-dd30-4d35-95dc-6381a8d9dcd5