# Nydia Velázquez

Nydia Velázquez is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 7th district
- Serving since: 1993-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: V000081
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NY00010

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000081 (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

Velázquez raised $180.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

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

849 classified statements: 640 posts on X, 99 Congressional Record speeches, 79 press releases, 31 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Velázquez | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.7% | 6.6% | 108 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 40.4% | 27.5% | 18 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 74.7% | 73.2% | 98 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.0% | 9.8% | 120 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 25.4% | 22.7% | 70 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.9% | 52 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (House Democrats 26%); Immigration 21% (House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.31 (standard error 0.01), from 1,291 donors and 7,349 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · 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 nay · 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 not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 508. 6.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 56 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Con.Res. 122: Expressing support for the recognition of September 26, 2026, as "World Contraception Day" and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/122
- H.R. 10471: CLAIM Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10471
- H.R. 10375: 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10375
- H.J.Res. 207: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to… (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/207
- H.R. 9943: Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9943
- H.Res. 1458: Recognizing July 28, 2026, as "World Hepatitis Day". (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1458
- H.R. 9885: Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9885
- H.R. 9691: 7(a) Program Risk Oversight Act (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9691
- H.R. 9491: Prison to Proprietorship Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9491
- H.Res. 1365: Recognizing Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) as a serious feeding and eating disorder and acknowledging the urgent need to advance awareness,… (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1365

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $180.3K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 5.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 67% 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 · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2114717383680299147
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2113029657788658128
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2110926759415742930
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2109663649329721360
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2108372493211664745
- 2026-10-09 · Press release · Velázquez, Grijalva Lead Resolution Recognizing World Contraception Day · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://velazquez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/velazquez-grijalva-lead-resolution-recognizing-world-contraception-day
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2107888898328404413
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2106489568430096583
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2105739258640445809
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez/status/2105362785047859590

## Links

- Official site: https://velazquez.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/NydiaVelazquez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/8037068318
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nydiavelazquez
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000081

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000081