# Bill Conrad

Bill Conrad is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 140.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 140
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b03e8fcb-e9e1-4096-9483-654b3383341b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b03e8fcb-e9e1-4096-9483-654b3383341b (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

62% of the 85 bills Conrad sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the New York House.

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

391 classified statements: 391 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 | Conrad | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.6% | 10.4% | 543 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.2% | 39.2% | 350 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.9% | 333 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 25.6% | 14.4% | 136 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 12% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Labor and Employment 8.6% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 0 donors and 887 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 88% (92.9%). 164 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 85 bills: 85 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 224. 62.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 3 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1322: Honoring Dr. Bonita Durand upon the occasion of her retirement after 25 years of distinguished service to Buffalo State University (passed one chamber, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1322/
- K 1323: Commending Dr. Wendy A. Paterson for her years of service as Dean of the School of Education at Buffalo State University (passed one chamber, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1323/
- K 1245: Honoring Joseph Emminger upon the occasion of his retirement after 20 years of distinguished service to the town of Tonawanda, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1245/
- K 1244: Commending Douglas DiGesare upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2026 Leadership Award and the Years of Service Award by the New York… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1244/
- A 11035: Provides for the issuance of birth certificates of a deceased parent to their child (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11035/
- K 1152: Mourning the death of William "Bill" Gosch, distinguished citizen, veteran, and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1152/
- K 1115: Congratulating the Kenmore East High School Model United Nations Team upon the occasion of winning the WNY Model UN General Assembly competition on March 17,… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1115/
- K 1098: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the North Tonawanda Columbia Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1098/
- K 1089: Congratulating the North Tonawanda High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2026 NYSPHSAA Class AA Girls Varsity… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1089/
- K 1065: Honoring Lieutenant Lee Bolsover after 26 years of dedicated service to the North Tonawanda Police Department (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1065/

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2114071705778110569
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2113578680828002776
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2113669405783847246
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2113164378749165671
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2112529235265171593
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2112605776556827041
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2111201604271759792
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2109323324375662685
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2108529578922627159
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/campaignconrad 140thBill/status/2107873742231941335

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/William-Conrad
- Campaign site: https://www.conradforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/campaignconrad
- X: https://x.com/140thBill
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYSAssemblyWilliamConrad
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-conrad-7aa10a6/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b03e8fcb-e9e1-4096-9483-654b3383341b