# John Zaccaro

John Zaccaro is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 80.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 80
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a956438d-7d17-4148-a581-ad398baa0d6a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a956438d-7d17-4148-a581-ad398baa0d6a (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

1.3% of Zaccaro’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (average 10%).

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

301 classified statements: 301 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 | Zaccaro | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.5% | 384 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 10.4% | 636 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 30.6% | 39.2% | 522 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 2.9% | 415 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.6% | 14.4% | 322 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 15% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Emergency Management 12% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 9.8% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Families 9.8% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.03), from 165 donors and 558 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 89% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 92.8% (92.9%). 134 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 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 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 224. 22.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 50 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11091: Eliminates fees for receiving a copy of a high school equivalency diploma (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11091/
- A 10913: Requires motor vehicle rental companies to provide consumers with all associated fees at the time of rental (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10913/
- A 10649: Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10649/
- A 10656: Provides for tuition assistance program awards for students experiencing homelessness (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10656/
- A 10637: Enacts the "anti-slumlord act" (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10637/
- K 1029: Mourning the death of Willie Colon, pioneering trombonist, composer, vocalist, and cultural icon (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1029/
- A 10514: Relates to screening for placenta accreta spectrum screenings as part of routine prenatal care (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10514/
- A 10511: Relates to free use of subways, buses and trains for uniformed members of the New York national guard with orders for duty (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10511/
- A 10191: Establishes a low potency cannabis beverage retail permit (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10191/
- A 10055: Authorizes the office for the aging to establish, operate and maintain programs for transportation services (passed both chambers, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10055/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $62.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 79% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2113630888554635673
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2108640336725557336
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2107653745526157712
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2087894811915194827
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2086829302553755767
- 2026-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2086228307222098327
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2085732646114505053
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2085811072129233229
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2085015319601353070
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JZforNY JohnJrBx/status/2085015330225614873

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/John-Zaccaro-Jr/
- X: https://x.com/JZforNY
- X: https://x.com/JohnJrBx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/NYS-Assembly-Member-John-Zaccaro-Jr-100089111652051/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jzforny/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-zaccaro-jr-519914181/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a956438d-7d17-4148-a581-ad398baa0d6a