# Simcha Eichenstein

Simcha Eichenstein is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 48
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a7950377-6f32-4fdf-b4a5-e9729bc5d842

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7950377-6f32-4fdf-b4a5-e9729bc5d842 (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

Eichenstein voted against the majority of New York House Democrats 249 times; party unity 67%, in the bottom 5% of the New York House (average 92.9%).

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

84 classified statements: 84 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 | Eichenstein | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.9% | 2.5% | 115 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.5% | 10.4% | 326 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 32.1% | 39.2% | 501 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 2.9% | 485 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 10.7% | 14.4% | 415 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.4% | 1.0% | 94 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State House Democrats 11%); International Affairs 15% (State House Democrats 1.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.17 (standard error 0.01), from 317 donors and 1,124 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 67% (92.9%). 249 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 49. 6.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 131 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 10707: Relates to reporting unmet need for programs and services for the aging (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10707/
- A 10346: Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10346/
- A 9505: Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9505/
- A 9195: Relates to protecting the display of religious items on dwellings (passed both chambers, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9195/
- A 8816: Relates to providing tenants with the option to execute leases electronically (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8816/
- A 7064: Includes offenses involving physical harm or danger to others to be qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on… (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A7064/
- A 7076: Clarifies the time in which the public service commission must act upon certain petitions (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A7076/
- A 2693: Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code (in committee, 2025-06-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A2693/
- A 2593: Limits robocalls to state residents and requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A2593/
- A 2346: Includes aggravated cemetery desecration in the second degree and aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree as specified offenses for purposes of… (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A2346/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $195.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2113030156444905504
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2102885807400861710
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2098392713737441341
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2093144392647204977
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2090621167967101007
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2090577150835409400
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2090209295430516829
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2084793776732561703
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2085143659914342471
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SEichenstein @SEichensteinNYS @Simcha4Assembly/status/2079749824178528418

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Simcha-Eichenstein
- X: https://x.com/SEichenstein
- X: https://x.com/SEichensteinNYS
- X: https://x.com/Simcha4Assembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simcha.eichenstein/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seichenstein
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2zxQ3Dy4zrXy-U7c9UM9bg/videos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seichenstein/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7950377-6f32-4fdf-b4a5-e9729bc5d842