# Peter Oberacker

Peter Oberacker is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 51.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 51
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fe80b36a-56ba-49d6-a14c-05f35ba6f610

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe80b36a-56ba-49d6-a14c-05f35ba6f610 (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

2.9% of Oberacker’s statements use an extreme label, 2.2 times the State Senate Republican average of 1.3%.

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

878 classified statements: 878 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 | Oberacker | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.3% | 2.3% | 56 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 8.9% | 9.5% | 141 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 49.1% | 37.3% | 100 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.3% | 149 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 16.9% | 15.4% | 142 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 2.9% | 1.3% | 50 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 26% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Agriculture and Food 18% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 10% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 10.0% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.01), from 974 donors and 868 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 91.1% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 85% (93.2%). 225 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 93 bills: 93 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 719. 31.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 47 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10646: Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10646/
- J 2158: Congratulating Shannon Weir Beisler upon the occasion of her induction into the 2026 SUNY Oneonta Athletics Hall of Fame (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2158/
- J 2157: Congratulating James J. Weir upon the occasion of his honorary induction into the 2026 SUNY Oneonta Athletics Hall of Fame (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2157/
- S 10528: Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises (became law, 2026-07-24) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10528/
- S 10455: Expands the definition of professional misconduct (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10455/
- S 10308: Requires the completion of animal cruelty prevention workshops by certain persons (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10308/
- S 10209: Grants retroactive participation in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System to the Rockland Central School District (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10209/
- J 2039: Congratulating the SUNY Delhi Hot Food Teams for consecutive championship success and continued excellence in American Culinary Federation competition (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2039/
- S 9836: Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9836/
- S 9816: Enacts the "BEAMS" act (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9816/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.4K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114736862074146989
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114749664150847831
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114795235914227732
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114824387975155758
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114295909874102449
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114394052527600039
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114396704979996840
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114446906495824380
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2113933525523259859
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/senoberacker/status/2114097841744359764

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/peter-oberacker
- Campaign site: https://www.peterforsenate51.com/
- X: https://x.com/senoberacker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peter4senate51/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peter4senate51/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-oberacker-jr-3336a278/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe80b36a-56ba-49d6-a14c-05f35ba6f610