#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
On April 16 a war powers resolution failed 213-214. On May 14 the next one deadlocked 212-212, and a tie fails. Either one needed exactly one Republican to switch. Only Thomas Massie, who has no page here, voted yes both times.
Malliotakis has been a cosponsor of the Major Richard Star Act since the day it was introduced. When a petition to force a House vote sat one signature short for nearly two weeks, she didn't sign it. Her reason: a Republican package she also cosponsored, which pays for the Star Act by cutting disability ratings for tinnitus and sleep apnea.
Lawler's congressional campaign has paid Checkmate Strategies $502,538 since 2022. He didn't sign a deal to sell his half of the firm until 2025, and his newest disclosure shows he is still owed $100,001 to $250,000 on that sale — paid, the firm's head says, out of his own pocket — while the campaign's monthly fee to the firm went up.
Oct. 24 – Nov. 1
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Harris won New York with 55.9% of the vote to 43.3%, a margin of 12.6 points, with 60.5% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
7 of 28 — 25%. In the U.S. House, New York has 7 Republicans and 19 Democrats; in the Senate, 0 Republicans and 2 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from New York, on Wikipedia.)
New York ranks #15 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
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We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost New York. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
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Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 24 – Nov. 1. Details on New York's official election site. (Checked against New York’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Any voter can vote by mail. Ballots start going out Sept. 18. Ballots postmarked by Election Day count if they arrive by Nov. 10. Details on New York's official election site. (Checked against New York’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
