# Harry Bronson

Harry Bronson is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 138.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 138
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a23e140f-4beb-43d5-b850-198ff81a75f3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a23e140f-4beb-43d5-b850-198ff81a75f3 (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 Bronson’s statements discuss policy, 1.6 times the State House Democrat average of 39%.

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

355 classified statements: 355 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bronson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 7.3% | 10.4% | 401 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 63.7% | 39.2% | 75 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 2.9% | 177 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 25.6% | 14.4% | 135 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 27% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Education 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.02), from 965 donors and 1,177 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.6% (92.9%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10586 Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10586/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10001 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10001/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10655 Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10655/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9862 Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9862/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9027 Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9027/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 7607 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Gary A. Scott · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S7607/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10550 Authorizes the Church of Pentecost, USA, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10550/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 8453 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William Cornell · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8453/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9969 Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9969/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9983 Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for employment as a… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9983/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 183 bills: 183 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 282. 21.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 57 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1547: Commending Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity upon the occasion of celebrating its 350th home dedication on June 12, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1547/
- K 1439: Congratulating Dr. Carol Podgorski upon the occasion of her retirement after many years of distinguished service to the University of Rochester Medical Center (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1439/
- K 1422: Mourning the death of Freddi Macek, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1422/
- A 11278: Relates to the licensing of landscape architects (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11278/
- A 11205: Exempts unpaid student interns from coverage under workers' compensation (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11205/
- A 11175: Relates to notification requirements of public employers regarding intentions to acquire or deploy any new application or technology that utilizes artificial… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11175/
- A 11209: Requires the workers' compensation board and the department of labor to publish lists of debarred entities (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11209/
- A 11170: Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11170/
- A 11191: Relates to judicial review of final decisions of the public employment relations board (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11191/
- A 11216: Relates to providing reforms to the New York state worker adjustment and retraining notification act; repealer (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11216/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $203.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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/HarryBBronson/status/2114762529297535152
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2113653659934265826
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2113732713467514934
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2112572544163238367
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2112203604132315305
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2111180222536282376
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2107138904222482818
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2106089233916248407
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2105692157579567136
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HarryBBronson/status/2105021307251536275

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Harry-B-Bronson
- Campaign site: https://bronsonforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/HarryBBronson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarryBBronson/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harrybbronson/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7a_EC3xL4wLsjJti1eCjbw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-bronson-1343858/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-bronson-dist138/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a23e140f-4beb-43d5-b850-198ff81a75f3