Kathy Hochul

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Averages 54.1% across 3 public polls in the Governor race - latest: Beacon Research has it at 53% (Oct 6, 2026). public polling ↗
Latest coverage: “Mamdani and Hochul promise a new day for Puerto Rico after Democrats sweep midterms” (WPLG Local 10, Nov 6, 2026) - one of 100 stories across the spectrum (Left 10 · Center 18 · Right 10). coverage, lean labeled ↗

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Left–right estimates (academic)

DW-NOMINATE · votesCenter-Left

More liberal than 60% of the U.S. House

Details

Score−0.24 on a −1.0 to +1.0 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.16 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.40)

Compared with445 members of U.S. House · 112th Congress

Covers112th Congress

● This person Democrats (200) Republicans (245)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet. Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. DW-NOMINATE ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 86% of 2022 New York governor candidates

Details

Score−0.87 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Compared with7 members of 2022 New York governor candidates

Covers2012–2022

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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These are third-party academic estimates of one left–right dimension, computed by researchers from roll-call votes or campaign donors. They are not Poliscope’s judgment. Each source uses its own scale, so compare people within a source rather than across sources.

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Economy
← More shared provisionMore individual choice →
- Record: 33% toward more shared provision · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: Not in their statements
From the record
- Should tax policy focus more on narrowing income differences, or on letting people keep more of what they earn?
  Slightly Do more to narrow gaps
  Proposed a historic expansion of the child tax credit, consistent with center-left and liberal ideological ratings.
  100% of readings agreed
  Executive action · Proposed expansion of the Empire State Child Credit · Jan 6, 2025 · Official action reported by governor.ny.gov
  “As her second proposal for the 2025 State of the State, Governor Kathy Hochul today proposed a historic expansion of New York's child tax credit for more than 2.75 million children.”
  Executive action: Proposed expansion of the Empire State Child Credit, Jan 6, 2025, Official action reported by governor.ny.gov
  Academic score: DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes, Score -0.239 on a -1 to 1 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Center-Left". Peer comparison: 40% of U.S. House · 112th Congress (n=445) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.
  +1 more source
  Academic score · DIME CFscore score from campaign donors covering 2012–2022 · Jan 1, 2022 · Score -0.866 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Liberal". Peer comparison: 14% of 2022 New York governor candidates (n=7) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.
Work and wages
← More collective worker protectionsMore individually negotiated flexibility →
- Record: Not in the record
- Statements: 67% toward more collective worker protections · medium confidence · 2 answers
From their statements
- Should pay and conditions be negotiated mainly through collective agreements or individual agreements?
  Somewhat More collective agreements
  Praised union laborers as the lifeblood of the state and signed labor protection bills.
  100% of readings agreed
  Position reported in news · Statement on signing worker and labor protection bills · Sep 6, 2025 · Reported by governor.ny.gov
  “Our union laborers are the lifeblood of New York, working tirelessly to continue to build and uplift this great state”
  Position reported in news: Statement on signing worker and labor protection bills, Sep 6, 2025, Reported by governor.ny.gov
- Should employees have a formal collective role in major workplace decisions or influence those decisions through individual agreements?
  Somewhat Formal collective representation
  Praised union laborers as the lifeblood of the state and signed labor protection bills.
  67% of readings agreed
  Position reported in news · Statement on signing worker and labor protection bills · Sep 6, 2025 · Reported by governor.ny.gov
  “Our union laborers are the lifeblood of New York, working tirelessly to continue to build and uplift this great state”
  Position reported in news: Statement on signing worker and labor protection bills, Sep 6, 2025, Reported by governor.ny.gov
Safety net
← Broader automatic supportMore individual responsibility →
- Record: 33% toward broader automatic support · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: Not in their statements
From the record
- Should public benefits be broadly available or concentrated on people with the greatest financial need?
  Slightly Broad eligibility
  Proposed expanding the child tax credit to 2.75 million children and allowed pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines to anyone who requests one.
  67% of readings agreed
  Executive action · Proposed expansion of the Empire State Child Credit · Jan 6, 2025 · Official action reported by governor.ny.gov
  “As her second proposal for the 2025 State of the State, Governor Kathy Hochul today proposed a historic expansion of New York's child tax credit for more than 2.75 million children.”
  Executive action · Signed executive order expanding COVID-19 vaccine access · Sep 5, 2025 · Official action reported by indianexpress.com
  “New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed an executive order allowing pharmacists to administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests one, directly challenging new restrictions set by the Trump administration.”
  Executive action: Proposed expansion of the Empire State Child Credit, Jan 6, 2025, Official action reported by governor.ny.gov
  Executive action: Signed executive order expanding COVID-19 vaccine access, Sep 5, 2025, Official action reported by indianexpress.com
Liberty
← More common safeguardsMore personal discretion →
- Record: 67% toward more common safeguards · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: 100% toward more common safeguards · low confidence · 1 answer
From the record
- When a personal choice can create a public risk, should shared safeguards usually come first?
  Somewhat Shared safeguards first
  Signed the SAFE for Kids Act to protect children from addictive algorithmic feeds and expanded vaccine access to protect public health.
  100% of readings agreed
  Executive action · Signed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act · Jun 20, 2024 · Official action reported by pbs.org
  “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts suggested by a platform's algorithm, a move to limit feeds critics argue are addictive.”
  Executive action · Signed executive order expanding COVID-19 vaccine access · Sep 5, 2025 · Official action reported by indianexpress.com
  “New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed an executive order allowing pharmacists to administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests one, directly challenging new restrictions set by the Trump administration.”
  Executive action: Signed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, Jun 20, 2024, Official action reported by pbs.org
  Executive action: Signed executive order expanding COVID-19 vaccine access, Sep 5, 2025, Official action reported by indianexpress.com
From their statements
- When a personal choice can create a public risk, should shared safeguards usually come first?
  Strongly Shared safeguards first
  Signed social media regulations to protect children and supported restrictions on carrying concealed guns.
  100% of readings agreed
  Position reported in news · Remarks on signing social media regulation bills · Jun 20, 2024 · Reported by pbs.org
  “We can protect our kids. We can tell the companies that you are not allowed to do this, you don't have a right to do this, that parents should have say over their children's lives and their health, not you”
  Position reported in news · Interview remarks on public safety and concealed carry restrictions · Jun 24, 2022 · Reported by cbsnews.com
  “We never were taking away your right to possess a gun. We have a right to restrict who has it and where they use this gun”
  Position reported in news: Remarks on signing social media regulation bills, Jun 20, 2024, Reported by pbs.org
  Position reported in news: Interview remarks on public safety and concealed carry restrictions, Jun 24, 2022, Reported by cbsnews.com
Change and tradition
Institutions
World
← More local self-directionMore international cooperation →
- Record: Not in the record
- Statements: 33% toward more international cooperation · low confidence · 1 answer
From their statements
- Should countries make it easier for people to move across borders for work and family?
  Slightly Easier cross-border movement
  Opposed a surge of federal ICE immigration enforcement agents in New York.
  100% of readings agreed
  Position reported in news · immigration enforcement · May 7, 2026 · Reported by NPR Politics (direct quote)
  “All I have to say to Tom Homan is, Donald Trump himself said he would not send a surge of ICE agents to the state of NY unless I ask,”
  Position reported in news · immigration enforcement · May 7, 2026 · Reported by NPR Politics (direct quote)
  “I'm not asking.”
  Position reported in news: immigration enforcement, May 7, 2026, Reported by NPR Politics (direct quote)
  Position reported in news: immigration enforcement, May 7, 2026, Reported by NPR Politics (direct quote)
Levels of government
← More local discretionMore national standards →
- Record: 67% toward more local discretion · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: Not in their statements
From the record
- During an emergency affecting several states, should response rules be set mainly by each state or through a common national framework?
  Somewhat Mainly state-level rules
  Signed an executive order expanding vaccine access during the pandemic, directly challenging federal restrictions.
  67% of readings agreed
  Executive action · Signed executive order expanding COVID-19 vaccine access · Sep 5, 2025 · Official action reported by indianexpress.com
  “New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed an executive order allowing pharmacists to administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests one, directly challenging new restrictions set by the Trump administration.”
  Executive action: Signed executive order expanding COVID-19 vaccine access, Sep 5, 2025, Official action reported by indianexpress.com

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