# Samra Brouk

Samra Brouk is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 55.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 55
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f1914b1e-ae9f-4b37-a12a-418b8618b98b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1914b1e-ae9f-4b37-a12a-418b8618b98b (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

Brouk sits at −1.68 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.68 (standard error 0.02), from 3,420 donors and 741 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.2% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 71% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 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 97 bills: 97 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 582. 46.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 26 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2166: Congratulating Dr. Carol Podgorski upon the occasion of her retirement after many years of distinguished service to the University of Rochester Medical Center (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2166/
- J 2163: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Maternal Mental Health Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2163/
- S 10463: Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide a space on the forms of identification cards and licenses for a notation for returned peace corps… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10463/
- S 10462: Requires SUNY and CUNY institutions which offer a master of social work degree program to offer a maternal mental health elective course to students (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10462/
- S 10309: Relates to a competency restoration workgroup to evaluate (passed both chambers, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10309/
- S 10091: Enacts the "protecting our kids from gamification of gambling act" (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10091/
- S 10092: Enacts the "no gambling ads for kids act" (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10092/
- S 10056: Relates to the eligible credentials of faculty members in a program of studies leading to a certificate in psychoanalysis (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10056/
- S 9869: Establishes a task force to study aging in place in mental health housing (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9869/
- S 9868: Establishes a work group to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9868/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $156.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/samra-g-brouk
- Campaign site: https://samraforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/samrabrouk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samraforsenate
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorbrouk/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwOA4WlO0n78xtqWZZWsP0Q
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samrabrouk/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1914b1e-ae9f-4b37-a12a-418b8618b98b