# Leroy Comrie

Leroy Comrie is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dbc5723f-2fad-4c3e-b051-5ea05706340f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dbc5723f-2fad-4c3e-b051-5ea05706340f (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

The policy areas Comrie talks about and legislates on agree at 0.67 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats.

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

968 classified statements: 968 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Comrie | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 10.3% | 265 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 41.7% | 42.9% | 177 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 3.4% | 249 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 16.1% | 166 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 18% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Health 14% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 13% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Families 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Housing and Community Development 9.2% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.93 (standard error 0.02), from 840 donors and 1,187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.8% (93.2%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 591 bills: 591 reached committee, 76 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 840. 23.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 55 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10613: Relates to the retirement status of Denis Butler in the New York state and local employees' retirement system (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10613/
- S 10641: Relates to the ability of the New York state medical care facilities finance agency to issue certain bonds and notes (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10641/
- J 2142: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Christ Pentecostal Temple, Inc., and honoring its enduring legacy of faith, leadership, and community service (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2142/
- S 10404: Directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state for… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10404/
- S 10440: Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the problem-solving courts during the preceding year (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10440/
- S 10486: Relates to housing opportunities and supports (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10486/
- S 10447: Relates to rulings on motions and petitions in proceedings before the public service commission (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10447/
- S 10487: Enacts the "data center water stewardship and reuse act" (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10487/
- S 10420: Relates to the debriefing of certain contracts (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10420/
- J 2100: Mourning the death of Bishop Dr. Charles Leslie Norris, Sr., beloved man of faith, visionary pastor, and devoted servant to his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2100/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $178.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% 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, credit claiming · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2114741202218279127
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2113633328649982201
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2113679720625701198
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2113679724949999640
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2113684965980320178
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2112962552804024808
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2113001256641802323
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2113003772683379130
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2113007426978889890
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leroycomrie/status/2113012466523553808

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/leroy-comrie
- X: https://x.com/leroycomrie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorcomrie
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorcomrie
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLK-mI7b9lfW1q2LvLiQ87A
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/comrieforsenate/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dbc5723f-2fad-4c3e-b051-5ea05706340f