# Steve Stern

Steve Stern is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 10.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 10
- Serving since: 2018-04-30
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a6956643-33f7-4b99-bcfb-fd44f9d92481

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6956643-33f7-4b99-bcfb-fd44f9d92481 (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

Stern sits at −0.25 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.25 (standard error 0.01), from 595 donors and 1,188 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 96.3% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 86% (92.9%). 71 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 113 bills: 113 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 357. 24.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 40 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1605: Celebrating the life and legacy of Sylvia Slava Vero, community leader, educator, and Holocaust survivor (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1605/
- K 1613: Recognizing the 81st Anniversary of the End of World War II (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1613/
- K 1612: Recognizing September 27, 2026, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, and honoring the sacrifices of the Gold Star family members from the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1612/
- K 1276: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Huntington Assembly of God (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1276/
- A 11219: Relates to the earnings limitation for retired emergency medical technicians employed by certain agencies providing emergency services (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11219/
- A 11103: Relates to establishing the private employers veterans' preference policy act (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11103/
- A 11117: Enacts the "veterinary care of retired law enforcement and fire service canines act" (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11117/
- A 11022: Relates to making widely available information on programs related to the hiring of veterans (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11022/
- A 10885: Relates to benefits for the surviving spouses of firefighters killed in the line of duty (passed both chambers, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10885/
- A 10921: Relates to exempting disabled veterans from certain fees relating to physical modification of a residence to accommodate a disability (passed both chambers, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10921/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $99.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Steve-Stern
- X: https://x.com/SteveSternNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LegSteveStern/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevesternny
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-stern-95442bb2/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6956643-33f7-4b99-bcfb-fd44f9d92481