# Gregory Meeks

Gregory Meeks is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 5th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 5th district
- Serving since: 1998-02-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001137
- FEC candidate IDs: H8NY06048

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001137 (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

0.3% of Meeks’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (median 13%).

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

1,038 classified statements: 601 posts on X, 200 Congressional Record speeches, 171 press releases, 66 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Meeks | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 6.6% | 75 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 33.6% | 27.5% | 60 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 71.7% | 73.2% | 137 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.1% | 9.8% | 41 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 16.2% | 22.7% | 165 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.9% | 49 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 28% (House Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 27% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 26% (House Democrats 16%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.01), from 1,896 donors and 7,123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.9% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.2% (96.4%). 11 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 nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 247. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 2 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10828: To impose sanctions with respect to oil and gas extraction and refinement by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10828
- H.J.Res. 217: Disapproving the proposed civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia submitted to the Congress on September 14, 2026. (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/217
- H.Con.Res. 115: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/115
- H.Res. 1456: Directing the initiation of litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution… (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1456
- H.R. 8854: Habitable Housing Conversion Pilot Program Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8854
- H.J.Res. 173: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/173
- H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/86
- H.R. 8289: BIS Licensing Efficiency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8289
- H.R. 8222: End Russian Oil Windfalls Act (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8222
- H.J.Res. 150: Terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/150

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 0.3% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 48% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2114016613934546990
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2113354868656112026
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2112930628660248936
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2110919753065754628
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2110843775153218044
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2110476510482383122
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2109667082606407710
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2109704982362554680
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks/status/2108626145855861226
- 2026-10-09 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-09

## Links

- Official site: https://meeks.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepGregoryMeeks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gregorymeeksny05
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repgregorymeeks
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gwmeeks
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001137

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001137