# Stacey Pheffer Amato

Stacey Pheffer Amato is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 23
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4246863-b244-4d37-acae-0600d4b429b4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4246863-b244-4d37-acae-0600d4b429b4 (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

305% of Amato’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New York, the highest of 1,983 State House Democrats.

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

192 classified statements: 192 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 | Amato | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.6% | 10.4% | 575 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.0% | 39.2% | 210 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 41.1% | 14.4% | 21 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 19% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Education 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 544 donors and 1,186 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 92.5% (92.9%). 47 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 204 bills: 204 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 188. 12.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 101 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1618: Commemorating Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7, 2026, in New York State (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1618/
- K 1263: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 5, 2026, as Police Memorial Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1263/
- A 11271: Provides for a performance and discharge of duty presumption for certain impairments of health of Nassau county fire marshals (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11271/
- A 11269: Relates to service retirement of members of the New York city fire department pension fund (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11269/
- A 11273: Provides for presumptions for certain impairments of health (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11273/
- A 11213: Extends the twenty-five year presumptive eligibility period for certain retirement benefits for injuries or illnesses related to World Trade Center rescue,… (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11213/
- A 11154: Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling (passed both chambers, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11154/
- A 11089: Relates to the disability retirement for safety and security officers (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11089/
- A 11108: Relates to retirement eligibility for certain members (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11108/
- A 11109: Changes the due date by which the New York State teachers' retirement system is required to submit the annual MWBE report (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11109/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 305% 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.

- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2065174364266357072
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2064000716943859904
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2064000749009260742
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2061832387181395980
- 2026-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2061464558292586792
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2059389625878077916
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2058963827597750465
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2059011466720620926
- 2026-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2057869763469078749
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stacey23AD/status/2057474920133661065

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Stacey-Pheffer-Amato/
- X: https://x.com/Stacey23AD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblywomanStaceyPhefferAmato/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stacey_23ad
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXz5V7Crivy00pEOQCxycg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-pheffer-amato-99b4b220a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4246863-b244-4d37-acae-0600d4b429b4