# Joseph Morelle

Joseph Morelle is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 25th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 25th district
- Serving since: 2018-11-13
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001206
- FEC candidate IDs: H8NY25105

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001206 (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

The policy areas Morelle talks about and legislates on agree at 0.64 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats.

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

2,749 classified statements: 2,322 posts on X, 195 Congressional Record speeches, 139 press releases, 93 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Morelle | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.9% | 6.6% | 103 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 28.0% | 27.5% | 117 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 69.0% | 73.2% | 161 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.4% | 9.8% | 157 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 21.9% | 22.7% | 109 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.9% | 133 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 32% (House Democrats 20%); Health 22% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (House Democrats 13%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.87 (standard error 0.01), from 1,774 donors and 3,862 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% 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 nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 339. 5.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 74 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10891: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the limitation on deductions for theft losses involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation and to allow… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10891
- H.R. 10451: Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10451
- H.R. 10171: Improving Health Through Integrated Food and Nutrition Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10171
- H.R. 10058: Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10058
- H.R. 10032: No Payoffs for Pardons Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10032
- H.R. 9922: AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9922
- H.R. 9440: State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9440
- H.R. 9290: Supreme Court Justice Circuit Riding Act (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9290
- H.R. 8984: Respect Our Communities Act (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8984
- H.R. 8857: Next GEN Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8857

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 7.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 73% 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 · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2114746724602298683
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2114796539742761113
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2114822142986498308
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2114388295438233684
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2113993166588199008
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2114093575663227115
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2113654575215378519
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2113779292060426641
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · From the Desk of Rep. Joe Morelle · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle/status/2113273450747859310

## Links

- Official site: https://morelle.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJoeMorelle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJoeMorelle
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001206

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001206