# John Liu

John Liu is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eee14916-d196-4857-a64a-b6e952db7a53

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eee14916-d196-4857-a64a-b6e952db7a53 (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

Liu sits at −1.09 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Liu says (NY 2025–26 session)

34 classified statements: 34 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 | Liu | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.9% | 2.4% | 44 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 20.6% | 10.3% | 51 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 67.7% | 42.9% | 24 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 20.6% | 16.1% | 105 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 57% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Immigration 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.09 (standard error 0.02), from 1,155 donors and 1,200 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.6% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 6 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 126 bills: 126 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 598. 34.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 45 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10615: Relates to extending the deadline for reduction in class size under contracts for excellence in a city school district in a city having a population of one… (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10615/
- S 10490: Prohibits the monetization of ADS-B information (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10490/
- S 10365: Extends certain deadlines for purposes of the green roof tax abatement for certain properties in a city of one million or more persons (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10365/
- J 2053: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Tennis Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2053/
- S 10191: Increases the marriage ceremony fee and the marriage license fee in the city of New York (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10191/
- S 10007: Relates to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized education services… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10007/
- S 9682: Relates to the transfer of funds from the tuition reimbursement account (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9682/
- J 1846: Commending the Bangladesh-USA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BUCCI) and USA-Bangladesh Business Links upon the occasion of hosting the 5th Annual… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J1846/
- S 9647: Relates to the relocation of a charter school (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9647/
- S 9645: Relates to requiring public schools to offer plant-based food options in food service (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9645/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $308.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2108559499233804653
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2073487153279971618
- 2026-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2070984853130981456
- 2026-05-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2060066100247691645
- 2026-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2055984247307985352
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2054724654611177550
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2037203164647092723
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2032567393935827377
- 2026-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2027075490796699836
- 2026-02-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/liunewyork/status/2023799802312667647

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/john-c-liu/about
- Campaign site: https://www.johnliunewyork.com/
- X: https://x.com/liunewyork
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liu.nyc/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnliuny/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eee14916-d196-4857-a64a-b6e952db7a53