# Andrew Gounardes

Andrew Gounardes is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ae1f415b-958c-4a4c-805b-626e6eca5fe3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ae1f415b-958c-4a4c-805b-626e6eca5fe3 (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

The policy areas Gounardes talks about and legislates on agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats.

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

1,525 classified statements: 1,525 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gounardes | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.4% | 135 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.3% | 95 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 64.4% | 42.9% | 38 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 3.4% | 242 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 27.3% | 16.1% | 59 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 0.8% | 105 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 23% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Education 12% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 11% (State Senate Democrats 2.7%); Housing and Community Development 9.3% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Taxation 9.2% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.02 (standard error 0.02), from 2,591 donors and 1,175 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.6% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · R 2355 Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/R2355/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11538 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11538/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 1004 Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1004/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: C · A 329 Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A329/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 10223 Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10223/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11006 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 8454 Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8454/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 10922 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 8616 Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act" · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8616/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · A 4195 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4195/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 206 bills: 206 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 573. 39.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 36 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10685: Enacts the "Fostering Optimal Classroom Use of Screens (FOCUS) act" to limit use of internet enabled devices and prioritize non-digital teaching methods (in committee, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10685/
- S 10663: Relates to reporting of certain independent expenditures (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10663/
- S 10662: Relates to conflicts of interest of boards of elections employees and election commissioners (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10662/
- S 10636: Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows and orphaned children of members (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10636/
- S 10500: Relates to affordable housing in New York city (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10500/
- S 10470: Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators or platform providers from permitting, accepting, or facilitating placement of a sports wager through a mobile… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10470/
- S 10471: Relates to providing cost-of-living adjustments (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10471/
- S 10456: Relates to minimum standards for large frontier developer frontier AI frameworks (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10456/
- S 10469: Relates to assignment from a decedent's estate to a transferee for value in exchange for cash or other consideration (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10469/
- S 10373: Relates to third party verification of compliance with transparency and safety requirements for developers of artificial intelligence models (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10373/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $405.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2114733560687108200
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2114772579110051895
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2113632175207649648
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2113677389146341476
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2113702914904457678
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2113744268481442267
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2113270377770316014
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2113291765176250624
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2113291832834584942
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes/status/2113352299787473025

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/andrew-gounardes
- Campaign site: https://www.senatorgounardes.nyc/ https://www.andrewgounardes.com/
- X: https://x.com/Sen_Gounardes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenGounardes/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sen_gounardes/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agounardes/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgVvlzZu5lHIqkAE3BT3Uqw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-s-gounardes-18b5a014/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ae1f415b-958c-4a4c-805b-626e6eca5fe3