# Karen McMahon Karen McMahon is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 146. - Party: Democrat - Seat: New York House, district 146 - Serving since: 2019-01-02 - Current term: NY 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e37b1683-f103-4c4d-80bd-1b255cc1ce08 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e37b1683-f103-4c4d-80bd-1b255cc1ce08 (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 55% of the 66 bills McMahon sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the New York House. ## What McMahon says (NY 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 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 | McMahon | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 50.0% | 39.2% | 227 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 100% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 602 donors and 1,172 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NY 2025–26 session) 2,019 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 93.0% (92.9%). 136 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 66 bills: 66 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 354. 54.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 8 of 148). Recent sponsored bills: - K 1504: Commemorating June 11, 2026, as International Day of Play (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1504/ - K 1239: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2, 2026, as Polonia Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1239/ - K 1216: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1216/ - K 1195: Commemorating the 56th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1195/ - K 1194: Recognizing April 23, 2026, as World Book Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1194/ - A 10932: Authorizes an occupancy tax in the town of Amherst (became law, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10932/ - A 10828: Provides for a preference for activated members of the New York army national guard or the New York air national guard for competitive examinations (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10828/ - A 10784: Establishes a workgroup to conduct analysis on the ambulatory patient group rates and commercial insurance rates for behavioral health services (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10784/ - A 10830: Relates to the siting of new electric transmission facilities (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10830/ - K 1088: Honoring Paul Infanti upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the North Bailey Fire Company (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1088/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $81.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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. - 2025-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/McMahonforNYS/status/1878921533776969843 - 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/McMahonforNYS/status/1874538329724870692 ## Links - Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Karen-McMahon - Campaign site: https://www.mcmahonforassembly.com/ - X: https://x.com/McMahonforNYS - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McMahonforNYS/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcmahonfornys/?hl=en Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e37b1683-f103-4c4d-80bd-1b255cc1ce08