# Pat Fahy

Pat Fahy is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 46
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a3e0c7bc-45f6-4a6b-a092-1c124c149a6d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a3e0c7bc-45f6-4a6b-a092-1c124c149a6d (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

Fahy reported $357.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

138 classified statements: 138 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 | Fahy | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 4.3% | 10.3% | 215 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 44.9% | 42.9% | 163 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 9.4% | 16.1% | 210 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 34% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Labor and Employment 16% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Health 13% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 1,404 donors and 1,178 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.1% (93.2%). 45 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 239 bills: 239 reached committee, 50 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 626. 41.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 32 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10715: Prohibits school districts from authorizing a currently enrolled public school student from being home schooled in certain circumstances (in committee, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10715/
- S 10714: Establishes enhanced educational continuity reviews for certain students transitioning to home instruction (in committee, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10714/
- S 10701: Enacts the technical evaluation, risk monitoring, incident notification, AI testing, oversight, and response act or the TERMINATOR Act (in committee, 2026-09-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10701/
- S 10696: Relates to the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child (in committee, 2026-09-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10696/
- S 10664: Relates to establishing a purple alert program to assist in the location and safe recovery of missing vulnerable persons (in committee, 2026-07-17) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10664/
- S 10660: Relates to adaptive aquatic safety services for individuals with disabilities (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10660/
- S 10656: Grants the gaming commission the authority to develop, and require racetrack operators to implement, fire protection systems requirements for stables and barns (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10656/
- S 10542: Extends the effectiveness of authorizing big game hunting in Albany county (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10542/
- S 10386: Authorizes the New York state archives partnership trust fund to be used for the benefit of the New York state museum and the New York state library (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10386/
- S 10384: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Patrick LaFortune Jr. (became law, 2026-07-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10384/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $357.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 97% 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 · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2114462942557327832
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2114462946931724629
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2114462949385306137
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2113990199738777936
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2113653278307434927
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2113745302754607218
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2113776954990035114
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2113776961638084856
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2113309521602842648
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatFahy46/status/2113309525503889639

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Patricia-Fahy
- Campaign site: https://patriciafahy.com/
- X: https://x.com/PatFahy46
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymemberPatriciaFahy/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patfahy46/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-fahy-83950727/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a3e0c7bc-45f6-4a6b-a092-1c124c149a6d