# Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 42.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 42
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b2811e4c-0b05-4775-a778-0539d22f1a6c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b2811e4c-0b05-4775-a778-0539d22f1a6c (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

Hermelyn sits at −0.98 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State House Democrats.

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

352 classified statements: 352 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 | Hermelyn | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.5% | 361 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.8% | 10.4% | 349 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 48.3% | 39.2% | 243 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.9% | 565 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 25.9% | 14.4% | 132 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 298 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 18% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Law 9.4% (State House Democrats 2.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.02), from 623 donors and 1,115 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 90.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.6% (92.9%). 1 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 yea · 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 153 bills: 153 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 320. 15.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 87 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1459: Commending the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) upon the occasion of hosting its 2026 Annual West Indian Day Carnival Parade on… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1459/
- A 11255: Requires a review of school safety plans for traffic and transportation issues (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11255/
- K 1252: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 4-10, 2026, as Postpartum Depression Awareness Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1252/
- K 1215: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 28, 2026, as MWBE Advocacy Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1215/
- A 11032: Directs state agencies to adopt a waste diversion plan (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11032/
- K 870: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 25-31, 2026, as Physician Anesthesiologists Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K870/
- A 9455: Relates to certain information to be included in the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development (became law, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9455/
- A 9178: Allows the city of New York to convey certain lands to the Amity Little League, Inc. (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9178/
- A 9116: Relates to the collection of monies owed for unpaid real property tax liens and water and sewer charges; establishes the homeowner protection fund; repealer (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9116/
- A 9094: Relates to New York bar exam applicants (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9094/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $64.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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 · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2113703447602045315
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2107623264730157407
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2107628599834468548
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2107514189753245860
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2107574934956331488
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2107123506332803322
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2107141019099660555
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2104911398073426101
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2104927118194774320
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMBichotte @NYSBichotteHerm/status/2104704792757256298

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte-Hermelyn
- Campaign site: https://www.rodneysebichotte.net/
- X: https://x.com/AMBichotte
- X: https://x.com/NYSBichotteHerm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RodneyseBichotte/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BichotteHermelyn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rbichotte
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwqN_mTRNGgtUZ7IU0ZCoHw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bichotte/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b2811e4c-0b05-4775-a778-0539d22f1a6c