# Jeffrey Dinowitz

Jeffrey Dinowitz is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 81.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 81
- Serving since: 1994-02-28
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ff604a07-1aaf-4e61-b070-dd478f42cea5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff604a07-1aaf-4e61-b070-dd478f42cea5 (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

Dinowitz reported $266.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

603 classified statements: 603 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 | Dinowitz | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.5% | 10.4% | 465 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 50.7% | 39.2% | 217 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 441 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 23.9% | 14.4% | 159 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.0% | 234 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Housing and Community Development 9.5% (State House Democrats 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.93 (standard error 0.02), from 506 donors and 1,196 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.0% (92.9%). 124 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 yea · 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 164 bills: 164 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 434. 9.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 117 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 11263: Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11263/
- A 11239: Relates to permitting a plaintiff to recover directly against a third party defendant found to be liable in certain actions (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11239/
- A 11064: Relates to the rights of sexual assault survivors during the investigative process (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11064/
- K 1198: Mourning the death of The Honorable Eliot Engel, Assemblyman, Congressman, distinguished citizen, and devoted member of his community (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1198/
- A 10746: Relates to notifying an insured of a rate filing increase or decrease for long term care (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10746/
- A 10616: Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of financial services (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10616/
- A 10492: Prohibits utilities from charging customers excise tax (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10492/
- A 10330: Relates to establishing a nonprofit news media jobs grant program (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10330/
- A 9548: Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9548/
- A 9476: Relates to the veterans tuition awards program; repealer (became law, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9476/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $266.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 83% 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 · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2114747095379050688
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2114757889902395826
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2113673872457286118
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2113682392858894404
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2113682473821323293
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2113252177959334345
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2113253591666377115
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2113282593122627669
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2112228801413542027
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz/status/2112232849361228012

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz
- Campaign site: https://www.jeffreydinowitz.com/
- X: https://x.com/JeffreyDinowitz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyDinowitz/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assemblymanjeffreydinowitz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/assemblymanjeffreydinowitz/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff604a07-1aaf-4e61-b070-dd478f42cea5