# Rebecca Kassay

Rebecca Kassay is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 4.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 4
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9cd7610d-b220-4443-991d-83c4c5e1f55b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9cd7610d-b220-4443-991d-83c4c5e1f55b (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

Kassay sits at −0.35 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 88% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 824 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 90.3% (92.9%). 168 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 52 bills: 52 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 380. 32.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 24 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11144: Relates to a prohibition on chatbot toys (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11144/
- A 11143: Relates to certain reforms for agencies subject to the freedom of information law (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11143/
- A 11122: Requires applicants for a permit, registration, or license issued by the cannabis control board to report any relevant law enforcement interactions that occur… (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11122/
- A 11112: Relates to reporting of drinking water lead testing in schools (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11112/
- A 10956: Establishes a tax credit for same-sex couples re-recording their property deeds to reflect a change in status from tenants in common or joint tenants with… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10956/
- A 10955: Requires the commissioner of transportation establishes an interactive website for reporting defects on public highways (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10955/
- K 1076: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026, as Brain Injury Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1076/
- A 10495: Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators from conditioning the withdrawal of funds on a requirement that a sports bettor first wager deposited funds (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10495/
- A 10526: Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators or platform providers from permitting, accepting, or facilitating placement of a sports wager through a mobile… (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10526/
- A 10341: Authorizes and directs the conveyance of a conservation easement over certain state-owned lands in the hamlets of Setauket and Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk… (became law, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10341/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $109.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Rebecca-Kassay/
- Campaign site: https://www.kassayforassembly.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblywomanKassayd4
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kassayforassembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rkassay
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblywoman_kassay4/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kassayforassembly/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RebeccaKassay2024

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9cd7610d-b220-4443-991d-83c4c5e1f55b