# Chris Friend

Chris Friend is a Republican member of the New York House for district 124.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 124
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a73679bf-ac98-4319-95b8-d226bc9aba77

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a73679bf-ac98-4319-95b8-d226bc9aba77 (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

Friend sits at +1.02 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.02 (standard error 0.03), from 6 donors and 1,155 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 90.8% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 97.8% (92.9%). 206 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 74. 65.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 2 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1592: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of A New Hope Center and recognizing its outstanding service to the residents of Tioga County and the Southern Tier of New… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1592/
- K 1623: Honoring Dr. Paras N. Prasad upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition at the Symposium Celebrating University at Buffalo s Institute for… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1623/
- K 1078: Congratulating Cayden Bowman upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Division I Bowling Championship (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1078/
- K 985: Honoring Investigator Michael Theetge of the Chemung County Sheriff's Office upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Order of the Blue Heart… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K985/
- A 10280: Authorizes an optional 20-year retirement benefits plan for Elmira traffic officers (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10280/
- K 896: Congratulating the Tioga Central Tigers Football Team upon the occasion of winning the 2025 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D… (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K896/
- K 865: Honoring Donald Castellucci Jr. upon the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the Town of Owego (passed one chamber, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K865/
- K 863: Honoring Shawn Yetter for his decades of service to the social welfare of Tioga County and New York State residents (passed one chamber, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K863/
- K 867: Honoring John S. Wood upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Southport Fire Department (passed one chamber, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K867/
- K 864: Congratulating James McFadden upon the occasion of his retirement after many years of distinguished service as Tioga County Treasurer (passed one chamber, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K864/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Christopher-S-Friend
- X: https://x.com/Friend4Assembly
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/people/Assemblyman-Chris-Friend/100057740903644/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymanFriend/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-friend-0ba08724/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a73679bf-ac98-4319-95b8-d226bc9aba77