# Keith Brown

Keith Brown is a Republican member of the New York House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 12
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c54d76b7-c535-44f9-b534-d20d689f594e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c54d76b7-c535-44f9-b534-d20d689f594e (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

64% of Brown’s statements discuss policy, 2.0 times the State House Republican average of 32%.

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

481 classified statements: 481 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 | Brown | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.9% | 462 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 17.3% | 9.3% | 135 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 64.5% | 31.9% | 34 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 366 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.3% | 12.7% | 232 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 398 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 24% (State House Republicans 10%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Republicans 11%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Water Resources Development 6.2% (State House Republicans 1.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.23 (standard error 0.01), from 512 donors and 856 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 79% (92.9%). 121 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 122 bills: 122 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 497. 11.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 108 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1404: Recognizing June 22-28, 2026, as Amateur Radio Week (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1404/
- K 1237: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Co-Occurring Disorders Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1237/
- A 11061: Relates to the collection and use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11061/
- A 11130: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William E. Peterson (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11130/
- K 1132: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 4, 2026, as School Librarian Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1132/
- K 992: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 4, 2026, as Marching Music Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K992/
- K 954: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 17, 2026, as Random Acts of Kindness Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K954/
- A 10128: Requires hotels and motels to maintain a roster of guests, including their photo identifications, for five years and security footage for ninety days and… (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10128/
- A 9415: Protects minors online from social media and harmful content (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9415/
- A 9331: Requires slow-moving traffic, trucks, buses, and other certain vehicles use the right two lanes of a multilane roadway (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9331/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-02-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2026311164255490342
- 2026-02-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2022460789597311186
- 2026-02-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2022294694718271685
- 2026-02-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2021932308086067664
- 2026-02-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2019788295719579949
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2019033195241463820
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2018670810723197185
- 2026-02-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2018399021199487146
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2017221258815922251
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown @AssemblyKeith/status/2017311855996506509

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Keith-P-Brown
- Campaign site: https://votekeithbrown.com/
- X: https://x.com/NYAssemblyBrown
- X: https://x.com/AssemblyKeith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymanKeithBrown/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblymankeithbrown
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithbrownforassembly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelectkeithbrown
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-p-brown-2a5bb51a3/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c54d76b7-c535-44f9-b534-d20d689f594e