# Ron Kim

Ron Kim is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 40
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f8732ad5-c692-4bab-bbaa-fb772a031a5d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f8732ad5-c692-4bab-bbaa-fb772a031a5d (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

Kim sits at −0.85 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 80% of State House Democrats.

## What Kim says (NY 2025–26 session)

147 classified statements: 147 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 | Kim | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.5% | 253 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 15.0% | 10.4% | 209 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 29.9% | 39.2% | 533 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 2.9% | 367 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.8% | 14.4% | 567 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 3.4% | 1.0% | 64 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Commerce 16% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Labor and Employment 9.1% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.85 (standard error 0.02), from 4,635 donors and 1,155 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 0 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 71 bills: 71 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 189. 15.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 85 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1589: Recognizing the first Sunday in November, for the 40th consecutive year, on November 1, 2026, as New York City Marathon Sunday in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1589/
- A 11050: Keeps professional sports franchises in their home communities (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11050/
- A 10937: Relates to composting facilities in state parks (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10937/
- A 10417: Establishes the New York state park police (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10417/
- A 10333: Relates to the maximum hours for home care aides (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10333/
- A 10187: Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for acupuncturists (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10187/
- K 945: Commemorating the Asian American community's celebration of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse, on February 17, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K945/
- A 9517: Requires operational safety plans to require employees to check in before taking action at an incident location; directs the office to make efforts to provide… (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9517/
- A 9562: Establishes the empire state sports and entertainment fund (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9562/
- K 829: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 13, 2026 as Korean American Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K829/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $106.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2109661192566304933
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2104707373088784414
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2085785297539776595
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2081374237583876412
- 2026-07-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2075944809567576512
- 2026-07-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2075949376753574307
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2064919983839174836
- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2060366953508983220
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2059771968988357101
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/rontkim/status/2059382790517354566

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Ron-Kim
- X: https://x.com/rontkim
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rontkim/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ronkimNYC/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rk4ny
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkim/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f8732ad5-c692-4bab-bbaa-fb772a031a5d