# Amy Paulin

Amy Paulin is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 88.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 88
- Serving since: 2001-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f0f08f55-cf1f-477c-a5f8-a7f2382e5fa8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0f08f55-cf1f-477c-a5f8-a7f2382e5fa8 (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

Paulin reported $272.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

125 classified statements: 125 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 | Paulin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.5% | 336 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 10.4% | 10.4% | 303 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 60.0% | 39.2% | 112 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 322 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 36.8% | 14.4% | 38 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 60% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Families 8.0% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 4.0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 4.0% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 508 donors and 1,171 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.6% (92.9%). 1 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 351 bills: 351 reached committee, 71 passed one chamber, 54 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 370. 20.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 62 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1596: Honoring the recipients of the LeadingAge New York 2026 Long Term Care Employee of Distinction Awards (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1596/
- K 1274: Honoring Carlos Beltran upon the occasion of his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and in recognition of his extraordinary career and… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1274/
- A 11179: Relates to requirements associated with contracts between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11179/
- A 11180: Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Pelham (became law, 2026-08-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11180/
- A 11139: Requires hospitals to obtain verbal and written informed consent from a patient or representative before including such patient information in a general… (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11139/
- A 11025: Requires periodic reviews of pending applications for material change in the coverage status of certain matters relative to new health technology assessment… (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11025/
- A 10953: Directs the department of health to collect certain data from relevant entities regarding calls and dispatches for emergency medical services (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10953/
- A 10926: Relates to coverage for New Yorkers losing insurance due to the implementation of HR 1 (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10926/
- A 10920: Relates to the composition of corn masa flour and wet corn masa product (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10920/
- A 10855: Enacts the oversight of health programs act (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10855/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $272.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2109088175465632022
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2109088350481068197
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2108346945966379297
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2107813074807992595
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2107117812804464969
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2105829364470256098
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2071988461368656304
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2054910994405527838
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2055058454268580171
- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/AmyPaulin Amy4Assembly/status/2042681862678565188

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin
- Campaign site: https://amypaulin.com/
- X: https://x.com/AmyPaulin
- X: https://x.com/Amy4Assembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/assemblywomanpaulin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amypaulin1/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-paulin-61838aa/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0f08f55-cf1f-477c-a5f8-a7f2382e5fa8