# Kristen Gonzalez

Kristen Gonzalez is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 59.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 59
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f96b188a-83e0-4eab-876f-964e06d721d4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f96b188a-83e0-4eab-876f-964e06d721d4 (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

Gonzalez sits at −1.02 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State Senate Democrats.

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

70 classified statements: 70 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 | Gonzalez | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 2.4% | 85 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 11.4% | 10.3% | 119 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 35.7% | 42.9% | 217 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.6% | 16.1% | 132 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 4.3% | 0.8% | 17 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 24% (State Senate Democrats 2.7%); Environmental Protection 20% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Housing and Community Development 20% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.02 (standard error 0.03), from 3,334 donors and 572 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.7% (93.2%). 9 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 95 bills: 95 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 592. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 35 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10700: Regulates the sale and marketing of E-motos and electric off-highway motorcycles (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10700/
- S 10678: Establishes the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare books (in committee, 2026-08-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10678/
- S 10675: Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals (in committee, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10675/
- S 10616: Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10616/
- S 10642: Enacts the responsible data center development act (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10642/
- S 10599: Relates to the inspection of election materials, equipment and non-public records (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10599/
- S 10546: Enacts the homegrown energy act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10546/
- S 10425: Relates to disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence by law enforcement agencies (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10425/
- S 10412: Relates to prohibiting fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10412/
- S 10419: Relates to automatic license plate readers (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10419/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $154.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2108390167795089676
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2092816637711823333
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2092819428664635657
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2072736610764890472
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2069149407149179102
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2065228530477060599
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2064921606372151450
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2057300770937024686
- 2026-04-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2039444555552936331
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/gonzalez4ny/status/2036877451716927588

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/kristen-gonzalez
- Campaign site: https://www.gonzalezforny.com/
- X: https://x.com/gonzalez4ny
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristen.gonzalez.2494
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gonzalez4ny/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f96b188a-83e0-4eab-876f-964e06d721d4