# Chris Eachus

Chris Eachus is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 99.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 99
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fe66bda1-2564-4f24-8798-0cd8993a0f12

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe66bda1-2564-4f24-8798-0cd8993a0f12 (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

Eachus sits at −0.31 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 91% of State House Democrats.

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

6 classified statements: 6 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 | Eachus | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 66.7% | 10.4% | 1 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 66.7% | 39.2% | 52 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 14.4% | 62 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 100% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 352 donors and 593 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 89% (92.9%). 70 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 nay · 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 118 bills: 118 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 272. 27.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 33 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1616: Commemorating the 82nd Anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1616/
- A 11249: Repeals section 2 of chapter 316 of the laws of 2025 relating to the use of tax funds collected by the county of Orange (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11249/
- A 11198: Requires employers to pay employees accrued but unused vacation, paid time off, or other paid leave provided upon separation from employment (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11198/
- A 11131: Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the town of Woodbury (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11131/
- A 11128: Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the town of Palm Tree (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11128/
- K 1180: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 19-25, 2026, as Volunteer Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1180/
- K 1107: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 30, 2026, as Doctors' Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1107/
- K 1069: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 19, 2026, as West Point Day in New York State (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1069/
- K 1053: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 15-21, 2026, as Poison Prevention Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1053/
- A 10225: Requires the division of criminal justice to create and disseminate to police departments a video on bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10225/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2025-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/EachusAD99/status/1886877484211192267
- 2025-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/EachusAD99/status/1886877486140571750
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EachusAD99/status/1877036029519057189
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EachusAD99/status/1877036031020593258
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EachusAD99/status/1877036032140419218
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EachusAD99/status/1877036033482559613

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Chris-Eachus
- Campaign site: https://www.ceachus.com/
- X: https://x.com/EachusAD99
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chriseachus/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eachusad99/?hl=en
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eachusforassembly/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-eachus-940b5b21/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe66bda1-2564-4f24-8798-0cd8993a0f12