# Steve Rhoads

Steve Rhoads is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f7d38428-2656-4fb3-ac28-2455d5533a0b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f7d38428-2656-4fb3-ac28-2455d5533a0b (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

Rhoads voted against the majority of New York Senate Republicans 270 times; party unity 83%, in the bottom quarter of the New York Senate (average 93.2%).

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

13 classified statements: 13 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rhoads | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 2.3% | 31 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 30.8% | 9.5% | 14 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 61.5% | 37.3% | 33 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 7.7% | 15.4% | 235 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 38% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 25% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Taxation 25% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 636 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 83% (93.2%). 270 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 nay · 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 177 bills: 177 reached committee, 97 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 841. 56.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 17 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2330: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of CrossFit Strong Island and recognizing its outstanding contributions to the health, wellness, and vitality of the… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2330/
- J 2278: Congratulating Stephanie Tiemer upon the occasion of earning the distinguished Gold Award, the most prestigious of Scouting honors (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2278/
- J 2253: Honoring Jude Miranda upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2253/
- J 2199: Honoring Maidi Ghali upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2199/
- J 2167: Honoring Sahana Kristen Passaro upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2167/
- J 2201: Honoring Nickolas Zgombic upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2201/
- J 2202: Honoring Michael Verbanac upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2202/
- J 2200: Honoring Abdelrahman Arafa upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2200/
- J 2146: Honoring Michael Antonellis upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2146/
- J 2154: Congratulating Shannon Williams upon the occasion of earning the distinguished Gold Award, the most prestigious of Scouting honors (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2154/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $139.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/2113967516922118462
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/2112212181760770232
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/2055034341852336166
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/2052395321469071425
- 2025-12-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/2000398966954025009
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/1988240729102061908
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/1965875360157020271
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/1892666608616681504
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/1892671894396059759
- 2025-01-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate/status/1884753495112188033

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/steven-d-rhoads
- Campaign site: https://steverhoads.com/
- X: https://x.com/rhoadsforsenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electsteverhoads
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelectsteverhoads/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorrhoads/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyfqCaupQ3hGH44KD4_RmMw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-rhoads-04a6688/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f7d38428-2656-4fb3-ac28-2455d5533a0b