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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | mixed |
NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 1 | Fred Thiele, Jr. | Democratic, Conservative, Independence, Working Families | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 6 | Phil Ramos | Democratic, Working Families | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 8 | Michael Fitzpatrick | Republican, Conservative, Independence | anti-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 14 | David McDonough | Republican, Conservative, Independence | anti-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | Democratic, Liberal | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 35 | Jeffrion Aubry | Democratic, Liberal | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 41 | Helene Weinstein | Democratic, Liberal | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | Democratic, Working Families | mixed |
NY | State Assembly - 66 | Deborah Glick | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 69 | Daniel O'Donnell | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 83 | Carl Heastie | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 88 | Amy Paulin | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 89 | Gary Pretlow, Sr. | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | Republican | mixed |
NY | State Assembly - 129 | Bill Magnarelli | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Democratic, Working Families | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 11 | Toby Ann Stavisky | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 12 | Michael Gianaris | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 21 | Kevin Parker | Democratic, Working Families | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 28 | Liz Krueger | Democratic, Working Families | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 44 | Jim Tedisco | Republican, Conservative, Independence | anti-choice |
NY | State Senate - 46 | Neil Breslin | Democratic, Working Families, Independence Party | pro-choice |
NY | Comptroller | Thomas DiNapoli | Democratic | pro-choice |
NY | Mayor - At-Large | Mike Spano | pro-choice | |
NY | Public Service Commissioner | James Alesi | No Party Affiliation | anti-choice |
NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | Democratic | pro-choice |
Peter Abbate, Jr. | mixed | |||
Patricia Acampora | anti-choice | |||
Thomas Alfano | anti-choice | |||
Carl Andrews | pro-choice | |||
Carmen Arroyo | pro-choice | |||
James Bacalles | anti-choice | |||
Michael Balboni | anti-choice | |||
Robert Barra | anti-choice | |||
Thomas Barraga | anti-choice | |||
Jonathan Bing | pro-choice | |||
John Bonacic | mixed | |||
William Boyland, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Adam Bradley | pro-choice | |||
James Brennan | pro-choice | |||
Richard Brodsky | pro-choice | |||
Byron Brown | pro-choice | |||
Joseph Bruno | anti-choice | |||
Daniel Burling | anti-choice | |||
Marc Butler | anti-choice | |||
Kevin Cahill | pro-choice | |||
Nancy Calhoun | mixed | |||
Ronald Canestrari | pro-choice | |||
Ann-Margaret Carrozza | mixed | |||
Pat Casale | anti-choice | |||
Joan Christensen | pro-choice | |||
Barbara Clark | pro-choice | |||
Adele Cohen | pro-choice | |||
Michael Cohen | pro-choice | |||
Martin Connor | pro-choice | |||
James Conte | anti-choice | |||
Clifford Crouch | pro-choice | |||
Steven Cymbrowitz | pro-choice | |||
John DeFrancisco | anti-choice | |||
RoAnn Destito | mixed | |||
Ruben Diaz, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Thomas Duane | pro-choice | |||
Patricia Eddington | pro-choice | |||
Joseph Errigo | anti-choice | |||
Hugh Farley | anti-choice | |||
Herman Farrell, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Donna Ferrara | anti-choice | |||
Gary Finch | anti-choice | |||
John Flanagan, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Charles Fuschillo, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Sandy Galef | pro-choice | |||
David Gantt | pro-choice | |||
Martin Golden | anti-choice | |||
Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. | mixed | |||
Diane Gordon | pro-choice | |||
Dick Gottfried | pro-choice | |||
Alexander Grannis | pro-choice | |||
Roger Green | pro-choice | |||
Aurelia Greene | pro-choice | |||
Barry Grodenchik | pro-choice | |||
Alexander Gromack | mixed | |||
Jacob Gunther III | mixed | |||
Kemp Hannon | anti-choice | |||
Ruth Hassell-Thompson | pro-choice | |||
James Hayes | anti-choice | |||
Brian Higgins | anti-choice | |||
Dov Hikind | anti-choice | |||
Nancy Larraine Hoffmann | pro-choice | |||
Earlene Hooper | pro-choice | |||
Sam Hoyt III | pro-choice | |||
Rhoda Jacobs | pro-choice | |||
Susan John | pro-choice | |||
Owen Johnson | anti-choice | |||
Ryan Scott Karben | pro-choice | |||
Stephen Kaufman | mixed | |||
Thomas Kirwan | anti-choice |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | pro-choice |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | mixed |
NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 1 | Fred Thiele, Jr. | Other | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 6 | Phil Ramos | Other | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 8 | Michael Fitzpatrick | Other | anti-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 14 | David McDonough | Other | anti-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | Other | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 35 | Jeffrion Aubry | Other | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 41 | Helene Weinstein | Other | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | Other | mixed |
NY | State Assembly - 66 | Deborah Glick | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 69 | Daniel O'Donnell | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 83 | Carl Heastie | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 88 | Amy Paulin | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 89 | Gary Pretlow, Sr. | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | R | mixed |
NY | State Assembly - 129 | Bill Magnarelli | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Assembly - 141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Other | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 11 | Toby Ann Stavisky | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 12 | Michael Gianaris | D | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 21 | Kevin Parker | Other | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 28 | Liz Krueger | Other | pro-choice |
NY | State Senate - 44 | Jim Tedisco | Other | anti-choice |
NY | State Senate - 46 | Neil Breslin | Other | pro-choice |
NY | Comptroller | Thomas DiNapoli | D | pro-choice |
NY | Mayor - At-Large | Mike Spano | pro-choice | |
NY | Public Service Commissioner | James Alesi | N/A | anti-choice |
NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | D | pro-choice |
Peter Abbate, Jr. | mixed | |||
Patricia Acampora | anti-choice | |||
Thomas Alfano | anti-choice | |||
Carl Andrews | pro-choice | |||
Carmen Arroyo | pro-choice | |||
James Bacalles | anti-choice | |||
Michael Balboni | anti-choice | |||
Robert Barra | anti-choice | |||
Thomas Barraga | anti-choice | |||
Jonathan Bing | pro-choice | |||
John Bonacic | mixed | |||
William Boyland, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Adam Bradley | pro-choice | |||
James Brennan | pro-choice | |||
Richard Brodsky | pro-choice | |||
Byron Brown | pro-choice | |||
Joseph Bruno | anti-choice | |||
Daniel Burling | anti-choice | |||
Marc Butler | anti-choice | |||
Kevin Cahill | pro-choice | |||
Nancy Calhoun | mixed | |||
Ronald Canestrari | pro-choice | |||
Ann-Margaret Carrozza | mixed | |||
Pat Casale | anti-choice | |||
Joan Christensen | pro-choice | |||
Barbara Clark | pro-choice | |||
Adele Cohen | pro-choice | |||
Michael Cohen | pro-choice | |||
Martin Connor | pro-choice | |||
James Conte | anti-choice | |||
Clifford Crouch | pro-choice | |||
Steven Cymbrowitz | pro-choice | |||
John DeFrancisco | anti-choice | |||
RoAnn Destito | mixed | |||
Ruben Diaz, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Thomas Duane | pro-choice | |||
Patricia Eddington | pro-choice | |||
Joseph Errigo | anti-choice | |||
Hugh Farley | anti-choice | |||
Herman Farrell, Jr. | pro-choice | |||
Donna Ferrara | anti-choice | |||
Gary Finch | anti-choice | |||
John Flanagan, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Charles Fuschillo, Jr. | anti-choice | |||
Sandy Galef | pro-choice | |||
David Gantt | pro-choice | |||
Martin Golden | anti-choice | |||
Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. | mixed | |||
Diane Gordon | pro-choice | |||
Dick Gottfried | pro-choice | |||
Alexander Grannis | pro-choice | |||
Roger Green | pro-choice | |||
Aurelia Greene | pro-choice | |||
Barry Grodenchik | pro-choice | |||
Alexander Gromack | mixed | |||
Jacob Gunther III | mixed | |||
Kemp Hannon | anti-choice | |||
Ruth Hassell-Thompson | pro-choice | |||
James Hayes | anti-choice | |||
Brian Higgins | anti-choice | |||
Dov Hikind | anti-choice | |||
Nancy Larraine Hoffmann | pro-choice | |||
Earlene Hooper | pro-choice | |||
Sam Hoyt III | pro-choice | |||
Rhoda Jacobs | pro-choice | |||
Susan John | pro-choice | |||
Owen Johnson | anti-choice | |||
Ryan Scott Karben | pro-choice | |||
Stephen Kaufman | mixed | |||
Thomas Kirwan | anti-choice |