# Ed Braunstein

Ed Braunstein is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 26
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b7e93c8c-9a4b-4678-8d6a-effce9a76938

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b7e93c8c-9a4b-4678-8d6a-effce9a76938 (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

0% of Braunstein’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (average 10%).

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

229 classified statements: 229 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 | Braunstein | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 30.6% | 39.2% | 521 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 2.9% | 473 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.0% | 14.4% | 216 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 11% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Transportation and Public Works 10% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 396 donors and 1,194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 97.7% (92.9%). 7 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 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 91. 23.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 46 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1275: Honoring Coach Ron Naclerio upon the occasion of becoming the winningest boys high school basketball coach in New York State history (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1275/
- A 11152: Relates to administrative law judges overseeing the process certain policy proceedings (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11152/
- A 11151: Relates to major renovations or alterations to a cemetery (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11151/
- A 10549: Authorizes a tax abatement for alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings for purposes of preserving habitability in affordable housing (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10549/
- A 10423: Relates to the failure of certain utilities and the Long Island power authority to achieve annual customer service performance targets (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10423/
- A 10422: Relates to civil penalties imposed by the public service commission upon certain utility corporations (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10422/
- A 10424: Ensures the public has virtual access to public service commission proceedings and may file documents electronically (passed both chambers, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10424/
- A 10258: Establishes prescribed pediatric extended care centers (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10258/
- A 9518: Increases the period of supervision required for certain real estate license applications (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9518/
- A 8675: Enacts the "prevention of damage to critical infrastructure act of 2026" (passed both chambers, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A8675/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $128.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2114760446414619042
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2114781579843338398
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2113652668077895945
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2112922855415722332
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2112999860978794895
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2112554139196805303
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2112632633016426874
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2112209007037513998
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2111156974536519690
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/edbraunstein/status/2110735475040280804

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Edward-C-Braunstein
- X: https://x.com/edbraunstein
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdBraunstein/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edbraunstein/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b7e93c8c-9a4b-4678-8d6a-effce9a76938