# Karines Reyes

Karines Reyes is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 87.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 87
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ddcffc59-f65a-426c-8390-9a28d1f1533d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ddcffc59-f65a-426c-8390-9a28d1f1533d (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

34% of Reyes’s statements claim credit, 2.4 times the State House Democrat average of 14%.

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

288 classified statements: 288 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 | Reyes | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.3% | 10.4% | 436 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 54.9% | 39.2% | 158 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 2.9% | 508 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 34.4% | 14.4% | 51 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 284 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 15% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Immigration 15% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.97 (standard error 0.02), from 545 donors and 1,180 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 0 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 89 bills: 89 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 887. 14.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 89 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11199: Enacts the "police radio transparency act" (passed both chambers, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11199/
- A 11192: Removes designating letters on ballots (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11192/
- K 1240: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Workers' Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1240/
- K 1142: Commemorating the 39th Annual SOMOS Spring Conference to be held April 17-19, 2026, and paying tribute to its host, SOMOS, Inc. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1142/
- A 10943: Requires insurers to deposit certain funds into the reproductive health care access fund; and establishes the reproductive health care access fund (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10943/
- A 10747: Requires health insurance plans to cover a medically necessary peripheral artery disease screening test for any at-risk individual (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10747/
- A 10719: Grants peace officer status to certain employees of the Parkchester police department of public safety (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10719/
- K 1095: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 14, 2026, as Bangla New Year Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1095/
- A 10543: Requires healthcare facilities to maintain a fifty percent operating threshold of certain reusable healthcare protective textiles in their inventory (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10543/
- A 10428: Relates to the dispensing of certain prescriptions (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10428/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $191.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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 · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2114837960311165263
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2111144335848710402
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2110849160874267017
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2110458797361594611
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2107575262732849231
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2107091877434429789
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2107202800127971707
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2106569924546375740
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2106066728748806297
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarinesReyes87 KarinesReyesNYC/status/2105755728590020987

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Karines-Reyes
- X: https://x.com/KarinesReyes87
- X: https://x.com/KarinesReyesNYC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarinesReyes87/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarinesReyesRN/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karinesreyesrn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karinesreyes87/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karines-reyes-rn-4aa17b91/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ddcffc59-f65a-426c-8390-9a28d1f1533d