# Lester Chang

Lester Chang is a Republican member of the New York House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 49
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b43ab7e1-e8f3-4b46-905e-ebfdded05b80

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b43ab7e1-e8f3-4b46-905e-ebfdded05b80 (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

3.9% of the 26 bills Chang sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the New York House.

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

499 classified statements: 499 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chang | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.9% | 487 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.6% | 9.3% | 426 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 38.5% | 31.9% | 289 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 1.8% | 256 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.2% | 12.7% | 371 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 18% (State House Republicans 10%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 8.8% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.8% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 666 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 84% (92.9%). 202 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 231. 3.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 140 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11222: Relates to sentences of imprisonment for offenses committed while using public transportation (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11222/
- A 10728: Directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study examining the feasibility of 40- and 50-year mortgages in the state of New York (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10728/
- A 10723: Relates to prohibiting the construction of certain energy storage systems within five hundred feet of a school or dwelling in N.Y. City (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10723/
- A 10669: Creates certain age and other requirements for the New York naval militia and the New York guard (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10669/
- A 9188: Designates the month of May as Elder Appreciation Month (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9188/
- A 8748: Relates to military service qualifying for military service credit (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8748/
- A 8508: Requires the commissioner of education mandate schools donate unused food to local food banks (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8508/
- K 499: Commending the NYPD Asian Jade Society upon the occasion of its 45th Anniversary and recognizing its outstanding service to the City and State of New York (passed one chamber, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K499/
- A 7982: Relates to final judgments on a petition (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A7982/
- A 7466: Relates to defense and indemnification of public officers and employees; repealer (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A7466/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $102.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2111816401413702083
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2107972318588965191
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2104645860105531790
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2104274233786515800
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2103883245263982665
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2103505153718706190
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2101769779581186400
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2098326400100979173
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2098091551192666297
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY @LesterforNY/status/2098091887995256929

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Lester-Chang/
- Campaign site: https://lesterchangforny.com/
- X: https://x.com/AMLesterChangNY
- X: https://x.com/LesterforNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LesterCforNY/
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/AssemblymanLesterChangNY
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lester_for_ny
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwHqW8PIYyHCgE20HAzfsjw

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b43ab7e1-e8f3-4b46-905e-ebfdded05b80