# Steven Raga

Steven Raga is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 30
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b3a5dc39-1c55-48b7-986c-d36a3db0917e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3a5dc39-1c55-48b7-986c-d36a3db0917e (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

Raga missed 22% of 2,019 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the New York House (average 93.9%).

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

425 classified statements: 425 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 | Raga | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.5% | 373 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.4% | 10.4% | 466 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 44.0% | 39.2% | 315 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.2% | 2.9% | 586 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 17.2% | 14.4% | 279 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 265 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 18% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Labor and Employment 18% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.02 (standard error 0.02), from 1,229 donors and 542 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.6% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 78% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 57 bills: 57 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 570. 31.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 27 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1468: Honoring the life and legacy of Tadeusz Kosciuszko (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1468/
- A 11252: Establishes the commercial tenant opportunity to purchase act (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11252/
- K 1162: Commemorating the Asian American community's celebration of Songkran on April 13-15, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1162/
- K 1163: Commemorating the Burmese American community's celebration of Thingyan, the Burmese New Year Water Festival, which is celebrated from April 13-16 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1163/
- A 10759: Relates to the maximum allowable timeframes to respond to requests for records under the freedom of information act (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10759/
- K 1004: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 20, 2026, as Day of Social Justice in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1004/
- A 10342: Relates to extending provisions of laws permitting certain deductions from wages (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10342/
- K 958: Recognizing January 24, 2026, as International Day of Education (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K958/
- K 939: Commemorating the Asian American community's celebration of Losar on February 18-March 3, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K939/
- A 9644: Relates to the interest rate cap on cash advances against wages or salary (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9644/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $229.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2113302825451114859
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2111229970781458477
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2108361667092357300
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2108373007089684791
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2107503440062464072
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2107131538521378853
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2107131655840321666
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2107131772840407473
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2107131871565869170
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RagaForQueens/status/2106076262213005357

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Steven-Raga
- X: https://x.com/RagaForQueens
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ragaforqueens/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ragaforqueens
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/steven-raga-for-assembly-district-30/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/office-of-new-york-state-assemblymember-steven-raga/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenraga/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3a5dc39-1c55-48b7-986c-d36a3db0917e