# Gary Pretlow

Gary Pretlow is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 89.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 89
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/be7ad489-073e-476e-82a0-992ca0569b99

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/be7ad489-073e-476e-82a0-992ca0569b99 (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

Pretlow has 36 classified statements in the NY 2025–26 session.

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

36 classified statements: 36 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 | Pretlow | 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 | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.8% | 2.9% | 278 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.6% | 14.4% | 546 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Emergency Management 11% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Environmental Protection 11% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Families 11% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.06), from 0 donors and 1,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 1 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 199 bills: 199 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 15. 13.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 99 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11251: Relates to the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2026-2027 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11251/
- A 11250: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 6, 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11250/
- A 11166: Provides for the implementation of certain parts of the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11166/
- A 11165: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 4, 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11165/
- A 11150: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11150/
- A 11020: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through April 27, 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11020/
- A 11010: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through April 22, 2026 (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11010/
- A 11000: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through April 20, 2026 (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11000/
- A 10935: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through April 16, 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10935/
- A 10850: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through April 14, 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10850/

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2106111072235335883
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2106111075007512739
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2090815017268449494
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2090815019025842658
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2082207736624738694
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2082207739984351383
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2066984367159660636
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2066984370150269169
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2066984371702133189
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JGPretlow/status/2059695908183310586

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/J-Gary-Pretlow
- X: https://x.com/JGPretlow
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jgary.pretlow/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jgarypretlow/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgarypretlow/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/be7ad489-073e-476e-82a0-992ca0569b99