# Joe Addabbo

Joe Addabbo is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2009-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f3a41618-3c28-4bab-9a56-ef49c9cafcec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3a41618-3c28-4bab-9a56-ef49c9cafcec (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

12% of Addabbo’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats (average 43%).

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

222 classified statements: 222 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 | Addabbo | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 12.2% | 42.9% | 308 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 6.3% | 16.1% | 245 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 33% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Health 26% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.4% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Emergency Management 7.4% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.03), from 354 donors and 1,190 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.3% (93.2%). 7 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 150 bills: 150 reached committee, 42 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 756. 40.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 34 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2378: Commending Joseph R. Arcara upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New… (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2378/
- S 10607: Relates to insurance coverage for endodontic services (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10607/
- S 10606: Relates to insurance coverage for bruxism diagnosis and treatment (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10606/
- S 10439: Relates to registered radiologic technologists working within a collaborative practice agreement with a licensed physician (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10439/
- J 2096: Commemorating the 191st Anniversary of the neighborhood of Woodhaven to be celebrated on July 1, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2096/
- S 10313: Requires digital parking payment applications to provide notice of applicable parking restrictions (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10313/
- S 10312: Authorizes the transfer of memberships for certain members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to the New York state and local… (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10312/
- S 10190: Establishes a certified community behavioral health clinic public awareness campaign (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10190/
- S 10104: Includes offenses involving physical harm or danger to others to be qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10104/
- S 10069: Enhances know your customer requirements and responsible gaming procedures (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10069/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $345.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 74% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2114356957733646643
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2113257917176533351
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2112895512600850899
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2112970954737353098
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2112170738098565394
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2110721175559004203
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2110086962627354896
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2109633968815403031
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2108507885810434314
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo/status/2108607220942340411

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/joseph-p-addabbo-jr
- Campaign site: https://joeaddabboforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/senjoeaddabbo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorjoeaddabbo/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykchvuoUGGA3tQbmgzNtEA/about

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3a41618-3c28-4bab-9a56-ef49c9cafcec