# April Baskin

April Baskin is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 63.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 63
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b1371ded-fa50-44d8-8fad-a8532b98406a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b1371ded-fa50-44d8-8fad-a8532b98406a (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 Baskin talks about and legislates on agree at 0.66 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

177 classified statements: 177 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 | Baskin | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 10.3% | 229 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 50.8% | 42.9% | 128 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.8% | 3.4% | 151 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 40.7% | 16.1% | 15 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 18% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 16% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Transportation and Public Works 16% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.04), from 1,027 donors and 287 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 98.9% (93.2%). 8 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 92 bills: 92 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 360. 58.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 15 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10628: Relates to the staffing and operations of a cancer research institute and a related not-for-profit corporation (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10628/
- S 10575: Extends the reporting deadline of the advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises to 2027 (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10575/
- S 10552: Authorizes the city of Buffalo to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10552/
- S 10430: Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Ronald Schultz (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10430/
- S 10351: Establishes the small business energy conservation ombudsman program (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10351/
- J 2083: Commemorating the four-year Anniversary of the shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2026, and honoring the victims, survivors,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2083/
- S 10073: Enacts the "honesty in cut meat act" (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10073/
- S 10087: Expands the type of certifications that may be accepted by the state of New York for restricted licenses (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10087/
- J 1916: Recognizing May 2026, as Apraxia Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1916/
- S 9931: Requires that an organization applying for grant funding shall provide to arts agencies a certification that it will enter into a labor peace agreement with… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9931/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $255.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2104610542451044502
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2104629584524460171
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2103190213933551793
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2100723066724667892
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2100724767984582925
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2098432212001574981
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2098432471620579495
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2098558855080821125
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2095240328689160267
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorBaskin/status/2095241020417937583

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/april-baskin
- X: https://x.com/SenatorBaskin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legislatorbaskin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aprilforstatesenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missaprilfresh
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatoraprilbaskin/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilbaskin716
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AprilNMBaskin

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b1371ded-fa50-44d8-8fad-a8532b98406a