# Michael Durso

Michael Durso is a Republican member of the New York House for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 9
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d72babb1-84cc-49d4-8b91-7945b7b9abf5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d72babb1-84cc-49d4-8b91-7945b7b9abf5 (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

Durso voted against the majority of New York House Republicans 120 times; party unity 86%, in the bottom quarter of the New York House (average 92.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.01), from 401 donors and 895 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 86% (92.9%). 120 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 81 bills: 81 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 263. 16.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 81 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11181: Relates to the use of certain moneys received by the West Babylon Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association and the modernization of certain language (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11181/
- A 10739: Authorizes the assessor of the town of Babylon to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from Tiegerman Community Services, Inc. (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10739/
- K 1050: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 15, 2026, as Essential Workers Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1050/
- K 1027: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026, as Youth Art Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1027/
- A 10171: Changes the dedication of the bridge dedicated to Detective Thomas M. Inman (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10171/
- K 936: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 13, 2026, as P.S. I Love You Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K936/
- A 10034: Authorizes Raymond J. Averna's Tier III status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10034/
- A 10038: Requires audits by the comptroller in the event of arrest or conviction of contractors (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10038/
- K 872: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2026, as Technology Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K872/
- A 9052: Grants certain first responders free use of state parks and campsites (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9052/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $76.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Michael-Durso
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dursoforny/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dursoforny

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d72babb1-84cc-49d4-8b91-7945b7b9abf5