# Paula Kay

Paula Kay is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 100.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 100
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ef4d73c0-2772-42ce-bc8b-407abf745f27

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef4d73c0-2772-42ce-bc8b-407abf745f27 (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

Kay sits at −0.20 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.20 (standard error 0.02), from 451 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 83% (92.9%). 184 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, 15 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 366. 22.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 52 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11276: Increases the penalty of knowingly violating the provisions relating to the appropriate shelter for dogs from a violation to a misdemeanor (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11276/
- A 11277: Allows certain unlicensed individuals to provide care to animals in the custody or possession of an animal shelter (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11277/
- A 11173: Requires insurers to disclose all available endorsements for homeowners liability insurance policies (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11173/
- K 1214: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 9, 2026, as Yellow Ribbon Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1214/
- A 11141: Enacts the renewable natural gas standard act (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11141/
- A 11120: Relates to certain reforms for ORES oversight of siting of major renewable energy facilities and major electric transmission facilities (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11120/
- A 11055: Establishes the New York rural growth fund tax credit and the New York rural growth fund (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11055/
- A 10879: Prohibits fractional pricing of certain petroleum products (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10879/
- A 10918: Provides that the New York state energy research and development authority shall provide information to residential and commercial consumers on renewable… (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10918/
- A 10845: Provides for any city, town or village in the state of New York to control the town speed limits (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10845/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $69.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Paula-Elaine-Kay/
- Campaign site: https://paulaforassembly100.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulaforassembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paula.drapkin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulaforassembly
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-elaine-kay-93078910/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef4d73c0-2772-42ce-bc8b-407abf745f27