# Phil Palmesano

Phil Palmesano is a Republican member of the New York House for district 132.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York House, district 132
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ea41f6b0-3275-4384-9425-c87f8a115da3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea41f6b0-3275-4384-9425-c87f8a115da3 (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

38% of the 96 bills Palmesano sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New York House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.02), from 161 donors and 1,180 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 88% (92.9%). 60 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 96 bills: 96 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 204. 37.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 16 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1590: Honoring William "Bill" Fries upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 40 years of distinguished service as Chief of the… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1590/
- K 1591: Congratulating Madison Tuttle upon the occasion of winning the racewalking national championship title at the 2026 Adidas Indoor Track Nationals (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1591/
- K 1572: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of NASCAR at Watkins Glen International (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1572/
- K 1571: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Corning Rugby Club (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1571/
- K 1505: Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the inaugural trip of the Erie Railroad through Hornell, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1505/
- K 1486: Commending Six Nations Cemetery in the Town of Orange, New York upon the occasion of its addition to the New York State Historic Registry (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1486/
- K 1494: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Davidson's Furniture (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1494/
- K 1492: Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Town of Hornby, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1492/
- K 1493: Congratulating Cella McLaughlin upon the occasion of capturing the 2026 NYSPHSAA High School Indoor Track & Field Championship in the 55-meter hurdles race (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1493/
- K 1421: Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of St. Ann s Church in the City of Hornell, New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1421/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $66.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Philip-A-Palmesano
- Campaign site: https://philpalmesano.com/
- X: https://x.com/PhilPalmesano
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/people/Assemblyman-Phil-Palmesano/100058079799006/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-palmesano-90b9455/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea41f6b0-3275-4384-9425-c87f8a115da3