# Michael Benedetto

Michael Benedetto is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 82.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 82
- Serving since: 2005-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b2b9862e-f665-4848-9d9c-5dcf2c986fed

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b2b9862e-f665-4848-9d9c-5dcf2c986fed (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

100% of Benedetto’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New York, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

103 classified statements: 103 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 | Benedetto | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.5% | 327 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.8% | 10.4% | 422 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.7% | 39.2% | 334 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.9% | 266 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.4% | 14.4% | 206 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 16% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Democrats 11%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Labor and Employment 11% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 615 donors and 1,158 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 0 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 155. 19.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 65 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11057: Requires the department of education to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes to be made available to schools for distribution to parents and… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11057/
- A 10894: Extends provisions related to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10894/
- A 10768: Relates to elections involving board members, by-law amendments, or dissolution, reconstitution or conversion of mutual housing companies (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10768/
- A 10798: Relates to the recovery of attorneys fees in the event of certain default judgments where a tenant is a dwelling unit owner or shareholder of a cooperative… (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10798/
- A 10799: Relates to the recovery of attorneys fees in certain summary proceedings between a cooperative housing corporation and a shareholder or occupant of such… (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10799/
- A 10617: Extends the amount of time for the board of regents to approve and issue a charter that has been resubmitted by a charter entity (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10617/
- C 978: Provides for the election of two Regents of the University of the State of New York (passed both chambers, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/C978/
- A 8895: Relates to the regulation of municipal shooting ranges (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8895/
- A 8826: Relates to purchase contracts of the New York city school construction authority (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8826/
- A 8842: Relates to bus operation-related traffic regulations (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8842/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $96.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2110000269807530187
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2108635456980254922
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2106125933895627204
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2105341463139655985
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2100324063180624331
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2098567736578208088
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2098567741363958085
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2093456236251365415
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2090427102570951110
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/mikebenedetto82 BenedettoNY/status/2069146323211706680

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Michael-Benedetto
- Campaign site: https://www.benedettoforthebronx.com/
- X: https://x.com/mikebenedetto82
- X: https://x.com/BenedettoNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Benedetto4NY/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/assemblymanbenedetto/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benedetto4ny/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-benedetto-06334735/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b2b9862e-f665-4848-9d9c-5dcf2c986fed