New York Assembly · District 108
John McDonald
Where they sit
Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
John McDonald's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for New York Assembly District 108.
Also on the ballot: Joseph J. Adamo III (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is John McDonald.
Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is John McDonald.
Bills
The bills John McDonald sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 116 |
| Passed both chambers | 37 |
| Became law | 22 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 6 |
| Awaiting the Governor's action | 9 |
| Of those, passed as a companion bill | 13 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 4 of 150 in the Assembly (tied with 1 other) · 4 of 103 Democrats (tied with 1 other)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, as the Legislature records it; cosponsors and multisponsors aren't counted, and a bill introduced by the Rules Committee or for the budget counts for no member. New York passes most bills by substitution: the second chamber passes the first chamber's bill in place of its own identical one, which is then counted as passed for its sponsor too, marked "through its companion".
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| A.10518 Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, and St. Peter's Hospital |
Became law | July 24, 2026 |
| A.8814 Relates to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as S.9272 |
June 5, 2026 |
| A.5882 Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as S.5939 |
June 5, 2026 |
| A.9274 Requires merchants to round cash purchases to the nearest five cent denomination in order to reduce the circulation of pennies within New York state |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 3, 2026 |
| A.8617 Enacts the Mohawk River Basin management act |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 3, 2026 |
| A.8897 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sgt Henry Johnson |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as S.8440 |
May 14, 2026 |
| A.8849 Requires the department of health to facilitate the exchange of data between the state prescription drug program and electronic health records |
Awaiting the Governor's action | May 13, 2026 |
| A.4840 Relates to the requirements for certification for certified interior designers |
Awaiting the Governor's action | May 13, 2026 |
| A.2330 Requires electronic filing of all lobbying filings |
Awaiting the Governor's action | March 16, 2026 |
| A.9519 Requires certain health insurance policies include coverage for services provided by pharmacists related to contraceptives |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as S.8869 |
March 11, 2026 |
| A.9494 Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county |
Became law passed as S.8762 |
Feb. 13, 2026 |
| A.9474 Replaces the term addict with the term person with substance use disorder |
Became law passed as S.8758 |
Feb. 13, 2026 |
| A.9472 Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one |
Became law passed as S.8814 |
Feb. 13, 2026 |
| A.9451 Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise |
Became law | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| A.9439 Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for coroners and coroner's deputies |
Became law | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| A.4014 Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for coroners and coroner's deputies |
Became law | Dec. 19, 2025 |
| A.2496 Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons |
Vetoed | Dec. 19, 2025 |
| A.2340 Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one |
Became law passed as S.4552 |
Dec. 19, 2025 |
| A.2296 Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise |
Became law passed as S.596 |
Dec. 19, 2025 |
| A.8620 Relates to the time of transfer of certain state lands to KIPP: Albany Community Public Charter Schools, and to the effectiveness of certain provisions… |
Became law | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| A.7563 Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county |
Became law | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| A.6613 Permits records required to be disclosed under the freedom of information law to have exempt parts of such documents be redacted before disclosure |
Vetoed | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| A.4723 Allows for the donation of personal property of the state to certain not-for-profit organizations |
Vetoed | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| A.3415 Relates to public-facing websites operated by political committees |
Became law passed as S.1030 |
Dec. 5, 2025 |
| A.5892 Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment and authorizes practitioners to dispense… |
Became law passed as S.3416 |
Nov. 21, 2025 |
| A.2318 Raises the exclusion of certain indebtedness of school districts other than school districts in a city with one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more |
Became law passed as S.3367 |
Nov. 21, 2025 |
| A.29 Designates the state of New York a purple heart state |
Became law | Nov. 5, 2025 |
| A.2520 Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers |
Vetoed | Oct. 17, 2025 |
| A.7634 Relates to hotel and motel taxes in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs |
Became law | Oct. 16, 2025 |
| A.6917 Requires certain health insurance policies include coverage for services provided by pharmacists related to contraceptives |
Vetoed passed as S.6441 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| A.3273 Enacts the "New York State Resident Experience Act of 2025" |
Vetoed | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| A.7793 Extends the effectiveness of article 19-b of the real property actions and proceedings law providing for special proceedings to convey title to abandoned… |
Became law | June 26, 2025 |
| A.926 Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to the submission of physician profile information |
Became law | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| A.443 Relates to step therapy protocol |
Became law | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| A.1099 Relates to information regarding the home energy assistance program for participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program |
Became law | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| A.1021 Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin |
Became law | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| A.1016 Relates to recommendations of the traumatic brain injury services coordinating council |
Became law | Feb. 14, 2025 |
Budget projects
New York's budget bills don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for New York legislators.
Contested votes where they split
19 against the Speaker; 7 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How John McDonald voted on each of the 2,005 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- nyassembly.gov
- mcdonaldj@nyassembly.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 625, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-4474
Committees
- Governmental Operations Chair
- Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
- Health
- Higher Education
- Ways and Means
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the New York Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the New York Assembly's and Senate's floor vote records, Jan. 13, 2025 to June 5, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections