The 60 Plus Association was started with Koch money in 1992. It bragged in 1997 that it was the first seniors group to back privatizing Social Security, and it has pushed to turn Medicare into vouchers. Twelve Republicans in tight races took its award anyway.
POLITICO asked all 16 whether they'd return money from a congressman accused of assaulting his ex-wife and their young child. Brad Finstad returned $5,000. Mike Lawler said no. The other 14 didn't answer at all.
A Texas judge threw out the registration rules for silencers and short-barreled rifles. Six days later, Andrew Clyde — who owns two gun stores — led a letter asking DOJ to skip the appeal and stop enforcing the law nationwide. Thirty-three of the signers have report cards here.
Harris won New York with 55.9% of the vote to 43.3%, a margin of 12.6 points. (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.
You can compare New York directly to other states on our Compare States page.
6, listed above. We grade Republicans 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.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 81 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
