# Yudelka Tapia

Yudelka Tapia is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 86.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 86
- Serving since: 2021-11-28
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e924d52f-f944-4beb-9b67-bc243639a107

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e924d52f-f944-4beb-9b67-bc243639a107 (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

Tapia sits at −1.22 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

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

198 classified statements: 198 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 | Tapia | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.5% | 371 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.6% | 10.4% | 322 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 61.6% | 39.2% | 89 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 29.3% | 14.4% | 94 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Housing and Community Development 11% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Immigration 11% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.22 (standard error 0.03), from 381 donors and 761 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 23 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 85 bills: 85 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 539. 15.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 86 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 10757: Relates to collection of social security account numbers for registration with the New York state donate life registry (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10757/
- K 1056: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026, as Kidney Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1056/
- A 10580: Requires at least one electric level three fast charging station for every five thousand New York state residents (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10580/
- A 10355: Permits an eligible retirement system member to receive, in lieu of an ordinary death benefit, a death benefit such member would otherwise be entitled to… (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10355/
- A 10299: Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through personal income tax filings (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10299/
- A 10217: Specifies that certain teachers, teacher aides, and teacher assistants shall be included in the excessive teacher turnover prevention program (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10217/
- A 10111: Relates to housing stability protections for at-risk tenants (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10111/
- A 10040: Relates to access to statewide teacher support and retention programs (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10040/
- A 10041: Relates to special education labor market fairness (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10041/
- A 9613: Enacts the family protection act; repealer (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9613/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $116.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 77% 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.

- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2096266304357285908
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2085725995819037078
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2014828489505989080
- 2026-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2013716949868392511
- 2026-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2013716953588801807
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2012262088891117632
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2012286237927674292
- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2011880873373958575
- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2011907087102546241
- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/YudelkaTapia/status/2011907089564582356

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Yudelka-Tapia
- Campaign site: https://www.yudelkaforthebronx.com/
- X: https://x.com/YudelkaTapia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yudelkaforthebronx/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yudelka4thebronx/?hl=en
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yudelkatapia/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e924d52f-f944-4beb-9b67-bc243639a107