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Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

DDemocratNY-7 · Representative
58
/ 100
Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone50
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency21
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

DemocratNY-7 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.547)
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Nydia M. Velázquez is a Democrat Representative from NY, District 7. She has served 33 years in Congress across 17 terms. Based on her voting record, she is rated as liberal, voting with her party 97.2% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.

33
Years in Office
17
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Nydia

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-2361Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.2%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
15 votes against party
3.4%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
18
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ

How Nydia Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.3% vs avg
97.2%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-0.2% vs avg
3.4%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+5.0 vs avg
18
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Small BusinessRanking MemberHouse Committee on Financial Services

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$113,788
Cash on Handⓘ
$180,257
Total Receiptsⓘ
$226,035
Disbursementsⓘ
$115,757
Individual Donors
$64,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1993–2013House · NY-12 · Democrat
2013–2027House · NY-7 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

NY-7 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

745,736
Population
$90,196
Median Income
34.0
Median Age
44.5%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 43.2%Black 12.4%Hispanic 35.4%Asian 12.5%