# Sarah Clark

Sarah Clark is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 136.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 136
- Serving since: 2020-11-12
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fbb1dc03-2c64-431f-9aeb-6ee54c1c8ac6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fbb1dc03-2c64-431f-9aeb-6ee54c1c8ac6 (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

Clark has 8 classified statements in the NY 2025–26 session.

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

8 classified statements: 8 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 | Clark | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 12.5% | 10.4% | 252 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 37.5% | 39.2% | 419 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 14.4% | 7 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 33% (State House Democrats 11%); Families 33% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.03), from 383 donors and 880 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 95.0% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 3 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 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 62 bills: 62 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 371. 17.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 73 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1483: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Rochester School for the Deaf (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1483/
- K 1143: Commending the IBS Patient Support Group upon the occasion of observing its 7th Annual World IBS Day on April 19, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1143/
- K 1133: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 19-25, 2026, as Medical Laboratory Professionals Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1133/
- A 10942: Requires the municipal police training council establish a use of force policy for companion animals (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10942/
- A 10570: Requires certain establishments provide tap water on request (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10570/
- A 10564: Expands the type of certifications that may be accepted by the state of New York for restricted licenses (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10564/
- A 10494: Renames the block grant for child care to the early childhood fund and requires the office of children and family services administer such fund (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10494/
- A 10253: Prohibits ticket sales that exceed the capacity of a place of entertainment or not-for-profit venue (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10253/
- K 955: Commemorating the 22nd Annual Susan B. Anthony Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K955/
- A 10119: Establishes an animal abuser registry (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10119/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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 · https://x.com/sarahhartclark/status/2100703529996517548
- 2025-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/sarahhartclark/status/1920507224998215767
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/sarahhartclark/status/1920155059247051129
- 2025-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahhartclark/status/1907520339027902748
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahhartclark/status/1904530971698901453
- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/sarahhartclark/status/1895928471903457503
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/sarahhartclark/status/1879250095822274993
- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/sarahhartclark/status/1877378409199751251

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Sarah-Clark
- Campaign site: https://sarahclarkforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/sarahhartclark
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahclarkny/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahhartclark/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-anderson-clark-a0347511/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fbb1dc03-2c64-431f-9aeb-6ee54c1c8ac6