# Pete Harckham

Pete Harckham is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 40
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ee71493b-ee0d-43ac-bac5-c7dde6a0ef1c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee71493b-ee0d-43ac-bac5-c7dde6a0ef1c (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 Harckham talks about and legislates on agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats.

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

1,562 classified statements: 1,562 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 | Harckham | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.4% | 162 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 14.0% | 10.3% | 98 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 66.3% | 42.9% | 32 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 3.4% | 165 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 26.5% | 16.1% | 63 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 0.8% | 106 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 34% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Energy 20% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Health 18% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Transportation and Public Works 9.6% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 1,581 donors and 1,177 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.7% (93.2%). 139 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 384 bills: 384 reached committee, 210 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 734. 66.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 9 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10704: Makes all state lands subject to taxation for all purposes (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10704/
- S 10705: Authorizes the taxation of state land in the county of Westchester (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10705/
- S 10652: Enacts the "mansion tax adjustment act" (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10652/
- J 2320: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Riverkeeper and honoring its enduring legacy of environmental advocacy, stewardship, and protection of the Hudson River… (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2320/
- J 2297: Mourning the death of Philip A. Marino, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2297/
- J 2295: Mourning the death of Dominick J. Romano, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2295/
- J 2296: Mourning the death of Arthur Francis Harkins, Jr., distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2296/
- J 2292: Mourning the death of Richard J. Campbell, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2292/
- J 2293: Mourning the death of George Grimes, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2293/
- J 2294: Mourning the death of Carlos Torres, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2294/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $711.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 89% 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 · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2114708076477702537
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2114790683391271034
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2114424077586923988
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2114068663451922502
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2113293405648495005
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2112592273569443872
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2112650996447088649
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2111934843638727124
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2111554729859756289
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorharckham/status/2111554735543312659

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/pete-harckham
- Campaign site: https://peteforny.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorharckham
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074728122570
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorharckham/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7I5kFN3q9GEyH-fAcY-4Q

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee71493b-ee0d-43ac-bac5-c7dde6a0ef1c