# Al Taylor

Al Taylor is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 71.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 71
- Serving since: 2017-11-16
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c197076b-7dde-4f90-b04f-352053fbab94

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c197076b-7dde-4f90-b04f-352053fbab94 (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

Taylor sits at −0.92 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 86% of State House Democrats.

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Taylor | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 75.0% | 10.4% | 1 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 75.0% | 39.2% | 24 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 67% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Transportation and Public Works 33% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.92 (standard error 0.02), from 474 donors and 1,158 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 91.1% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 615. 13.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 93 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 10727: Enacts the "housing transparency act" (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10727/
- A 10661: Relates to establishing a process for neutral arbitrators to review certain disciplinary decisions and penalties imposed on members of the New York city… (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10661/
- A 10650: Implements a students' bill of rights for state university of New York and city university of New York institutions (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10650/
- K 1068: Commemorating the 3rd Annual Prince Hall Day at the New York State Capitol on March 18, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1068/
- A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (became law, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10343/
- A 10150: Prohibits early voting on federal holidays (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10150/
- A 10180: Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10180/
- A 10182: Relates to actions arising out of consumer debt (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10182/
- A 9565: Excludes violations occurring within a certain distance from a place of worship, funeral home, or similar institution from bus operation-related traffic… (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9565/
- A 9163: Provides for the review of policies and practices pertaining to emerging infectious disease outbreaks in correctional facilities (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9163/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $53.2K (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.

- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/assemblymanalt1/status/1973873955783258462
- 2025-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/assemblymanalt1/status/1907444165434102214
- 2025-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/assemblymanalt1/status/1906857188460536128
- 2025-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/assemblymanalt1/status/1906858052675903950

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Al-Taylor
- Campaign site: https://www.altaylor.org/
- X: https://x.com/assemblymanalt1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/assemblymanaltaylor/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblymanaltaylor/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/al-taylor-6abb381b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c197076b-7dde-4f90-b04f-352053fbab94