# Tom O'Mara

Tom O'Mara is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 58.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 58
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c7aec173-278b-4fe6-9237-7c8b751cda1e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c7aec173-278b-4fe6-9237-7c8b751cda1e (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

38% of O'Mara’s statements criticize a policy, 4.0 times the State Senate Republican average of 9.5%.

## What O'Mara says (NY 2025–26 session)

731 classified statements: 731 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | O'Mara | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.3% | 188 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 37.8% | 9.5% | 5 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 64.3% | 37.3% | 21 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 2.3% | 160 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 6.0% | 15.4% | 261 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.3% | 138 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 37% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 23% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.8% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 8.9% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.01), from 345 donors and 1,177 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 96.6% (93.2%). 272 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote · R 2355 Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/R2355/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11538 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11538/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 1004 Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1004/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: C · A 329 Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A329/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 10223 Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10223/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11006 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 8454 Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8454/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 10922 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 8616 Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act" · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8616/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · A 4195 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4195/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 124 bills: 124 reached committee, 70 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 391. 57.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 16 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2334: Congratulating Madison Tuttle upon the occasion of winning the racewalking national championship title at the 2026 Adidas Indoor Track Nationals (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2334/
- J 2335: Honoring William "Bill" Fries upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 40 years of distinguished service as Chief of the… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2335/
- J 2336: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of A New Hope Center and recognizing its outstanding service to the residents of Tioga County and the Southern Tier of New… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2336/
- J 2328: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of NASCAR at Watkins Glen International (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2328/
- J 2319: Honoring Firefighter Arthur Sullivan upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Horseheads Fire… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2319/
- J 2329: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Corning Rugby Club (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2329/
- J 2276: Commending Six Nations Cemetery in the Town of Orange, New York upon the occasion of its addition to the New York State Historic Registry (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2276/
- J 2274: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Davidson's Furniture (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2274/
- J 2275: Congratulating Cella McLaughlin upon the occasion of capturing the 2026 NYSPHSAA High School Indoor Track & Field Championship in the 55-meter hurdles race (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2275/
- J 2277: Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the inaugural trip of the Erie Railroad through Hornell, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2277/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $52.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 95% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2114834547322106076
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2113270096433209642
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2113276517354815910
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2113418540976119943
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2112905513977491617
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2112952557626613858
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2112689733633708071
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2111818918507475152
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2110361131969860011
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatoromara/status/2110434367457669345

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/thomas-f-omara
- X: https://x.com/senatoromara
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatortomomara/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senator_omara/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/senatortomomara
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-f-o-mara-13196820/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c7aec173-278b-4fe6-9237-7c8b751cda1e