# Lea Webb

Lea Webb is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 52.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 52
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a0876791-c573-4028-8c61-f7bbac545074

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a0876791-c573-4028-8c61-f7bbac545074 (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

64% of the 167 bills Webb sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New York Senate.

## What Webb says (NY 2025–26 session)

73 classified statements: 73 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Webb | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 37.0% | 42.9% | 205 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 6.9% | 16.1% | 239 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 0.8% | 64 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 48% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Labor and Employment 30% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Families 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Health 11% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.4% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 2,003 donors and 592 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.8% (93.2%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · R 2355 Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/R2355/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11538 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11538/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 1004 Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1004/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: C · A 329 Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A329/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 10223 Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10223/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11006 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 8454 Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8454/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 10922 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 8616 Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act" · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8616/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · A 4195 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4195/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 167 bills: 167 reached committee, 85 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 966. 64.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 10 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2373: Mourning the death of Gloria Steinem, journalist, social activist, and Feminist icon (in committee, 2026-09-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2373/
- S 10674: Establishes the home kitchen enterprise and economic opportunity act (in committee, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10674/
- J 2317: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Binghamton University in 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2317/
- S 10583: Extends provisions authorizing hunting big game by rifle in the county of Tompkins (became law, 2026-08-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10583/
- J 2214: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026, as Black Music Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2214/
- J 2165: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of The Cider Mill in Endicott, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2165/
- S 10556: Relates to the allocation and use of the revenues raised from the imposition of hotel and motel taxes in Cortland county (became law, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10556/
- S 10543: Enacts the "ATV, UTV, ROV safe riding protection act" (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10543/
- S 10482: Establishes a narcolepsy and sleep disorder education and awareness program (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10482/
- J 2098: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim the month of May 2026, as Hepatitis B Awareness Month in the State of New York (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2098/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $174.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2114445465450172822
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2114452882900857321
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2110369273667313940
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2109998777897496611
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2109628688912261290
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2108209058973135273
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2108250157531926689
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2107911912423920054
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2107512762469392598
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/leawebbforny/status/2107514192009769330

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lea-webb
- Campaign site: https://www.leawebb.com/
- X: https://x.com/leawebbforny
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Senator-Lea-Webb-100088761992504/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leawebb1014/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@senatorleawebb
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lea-webb-368947a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a0876791-c573-4028-8c61-f7bbac545074