# Kalman Yeger

Kalman Yeger is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 41
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ad60765d-3d3c-4523-9c75-0a81af0e85e9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad60765d-3d3c-4523-9c75-0a81af0e85e9 (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

Yeger voted against the majority of New York House Democrats 287 times; party unity 59%, in the bottom 5% of the New York House (average 92.9%).

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

1,045 classified statements: 1,045 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 | Yeger | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.3% | 2.5% | 24 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.7% | 10.4% | 573 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 7.9% | 39.2% | 717 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 2.9% | 584 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.9% | 14.4% | 684 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.0% | 196 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 36% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 9.6% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 9.6% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.2% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.12 (standard error 0.01), from 272 donors and 285 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 92.3% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 59% (92.9%). 287 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 176.

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 965: Celebrating the life and legacy of Raisa Kaydanovskaya, dedicated family woman and Holocaust survivor (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K965/
- A 8970: Relates to timing for a candidate to decline a nomination (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8970/
- A 8747: Directs the department of health to establish an alternative payment methodology (APM) for Federally Qualified Health Centers to preserve and improve patient… (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8747/
- A 2443: Relates to requiring insurance coverage for epinephrine auto-injectors (in committee, 2025-02-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A2443/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $73.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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/KalmanYeger/status/2114369634694479930
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2113732449251500252
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2113059552081940729
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2113060114072523042
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2113329017436680447
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2113415226234187808
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2112880261998235915
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2112883961160487271
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2112906487450214633
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KalmanYeger/status/2112908215230861628

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Kalman-Yeger/
- X: https://x.com/KalmanYeger
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kalman.yeger
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalmanyeger/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad60765d-3d3c-4523-9c75-0a81af0e85e9