# Jen Lunsford

Jen Lunsford is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 135.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 135
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f6394f20-1953-434b-a2bb-2d255d4fafbe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6394f20-1953-434b-a2bb-2d255d4fafbe (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

35% of the 82 bills Lunsford sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New York House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 617 donors and 896 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 92.3% (92.9%). 160 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 82 bills: 82 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 565. 35.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 19 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1267: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Melanoma Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1267/
- A 11178: Authorizes distinctive license plates for women veterans (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11178/
- K 1233: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 29, 2026, as Fentanyl Awareness Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1233/
- K 1220: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 4-10, 2026, as Banned Books Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1220/
- K 1204: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 2026, as Early Intervention Awareness Month in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1204/
- A 11072: Requires allergen labeling for food service establishment menu items (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11072/
- A 10816: Relates to the classification of resident entrance fees for residents of continuing care retirement communities (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10816/
- K 1084: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 14, 2026, as World Diabetes Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1084/
- A 10524: Relates to motor vehicle insurance fairness; repealer (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10524/
- A 10483: Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across reforestation areas (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10483/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $127.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jen-Lunsford
- Campaign site: https://www.votejenlunsford.com/
- X: https://x.com/VoteJenLunsford
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteJenLunsford/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votejenlunsford/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenlunsford/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6394f20-1953-434b-a2bb-2d255d4fafbe