# Pam Helming

Pam Helming is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 54.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 54
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fb2db4c8-a730-4fe7-b5e3-4d0156e46a1d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fb2db4c8-a730-4fe7-b5e3-4d0156e46a1d (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

Helming voted against the majority of New York Senate Republicans 233 times; party unity 86%, in the bottom quarter of the New York Senate (average 93.2%).

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

185 classified statements: 185 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 | Helming | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 19.5% | 9.5% | 60 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 63.2% | 37.3% | 24 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 2.3% | 88 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 23.8% | 15.4% | 79 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 19% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Health 17% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 10% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.01), from 712 donors and 1,194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 86% (93.2%). 233 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 166 bills: 166 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 662. 28.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 51 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10694: Increases the penalties for overtaking and passing a school bus (in committee, 2026-09-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10694/
- J 2371: Commending Wade Peck upon the occasion of his designation as a recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York… (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2371/
- J 2337: Commemorating the 93rd Anniversary of the New York State Conservation Council (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2337/
- S 10541: Relates to custom farm operators (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10541/
- S 10491: Relates to the computation of sales tax on new mobile homes (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10491/
- J 2070: Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Alton Cobblestone Community Church (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2070/
- J 2067: Commending Camp Stella Maris upon the occasion of celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2067/
- J 2066: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Genesee Country Village & Museum (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2066/
- S 10182: Relates to the purpose of the Macedon Center Volunteer and Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association, Inc., and the use of foreign fire insurance premium… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10182/
- J 2040: Congratulating the Bloomfield High School Varsity Softball Team upon the occasion of winning the 2025 Class C NYSPHSAA Softball Championship (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2040/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $153.0K (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.

- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2100564798404468784
- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2057068821568237840
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2055634374041706793
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2051668398161985672
- 2026-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2049854494112985150
- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2049508154413650337
- 2026-04-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2047305948969013451
- 2026-04-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2045130399681016137
- 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2044423110628176150
- 2026-04-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorhelming/status/2043688608293437754

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/pamela-helming
- Campaign site: https://www.helmingforny.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorhelming
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pamhelming
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senator_helming/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYNZXsjtuO482_sFuz4BAA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-helming-8159a019/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fb2db4c8-a730-4fe7-b5e3-4d0156e46a1d