# George Latimer

George Latimer is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 16th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 16th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000606
- FEC candidate IDs: H4NY16087

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000606 (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

Latimer sits at −0.57 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of House Democrats.

## What Latimer says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,179 classified statements: 885 posts on X, 247 Congressional Record speeches, 37 newsletters, 10 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Latimer | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 6.6% | 172 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 22.6% | 27.5% | 155 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 72.9% | 73.2% | 125 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.7% | 9.8% | 170 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 13.7% | 22.7% | 186 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.9% | 104 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (House Democrats 20%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (House Democrats 16%); International Affairs 16% (House Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.01), from 4,819 donors and 659 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.7% (96.4%). 18 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 479. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 46 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10824: Stroke Education and EMS Care Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10824
- H.R. 10800: HEART Act (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10800
- H.R. 10680: Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10680
- H.R. 10446: Incentivizing Small Business Employee Retention Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10446
- H.R. 9554: Senior Accessible Housing Tax Credit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9554
- H.R. 9555: Home Mortgage Interest Credit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9555
- H.Res. 1287: Recognizing stroke as a national health crisis requiring immediate, coordinated Federal action, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1287
- H.R. 8220: NOPE Act (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8220
- H.R. 7750: POINT Act (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7750
- H.R. 7217: SBIR Administrative Funding Act (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7217

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $681.9K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 16% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 85% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2114821264363974779
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2114431027531620859
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2114087955161600280
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2113679030142509167
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2113255700587487639
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2113411447531229399
- 2026-10-22 · Newsletter · A Month In the Life of a Congressman · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2112556893361013239
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2111913571932135931
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGLatimer/status/2111567089240564171

## Links

- Official site: https://latimer.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepGLatimer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61571201977917
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repglatimer
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000606

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000606