Members
The talk-time ranking for the Committee on Higher Education is held
Fewer than four members can be compared fairly. Each member’s page has their clips and meetings. The minutes below count only speech we named by voice, so they are floors, not a ranking.87% of members’ talk time here is identified
87% identified80% for a full comparison
Runs the meetingsOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topicMembers · listed by seatOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topicOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topicOpen their page: every clip, meeting and topic
“Voice identified” counts the meetings where we could attribute a member’s voice. A meeting missing there means we couldn’t attribute it, not that they were absent.Rita C. JosephDistrict 40 · Chair · runs the meetings20.1min of talk time a meeting5 of 5present at roll callVoice identified at 7 of 7 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 5 of 5 meetings, Feb 27, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking20.1 min of talk time a meetingRuns the meetings, so not compared.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Harvey D. EpsteinDistrict 2 · Member0.9min of talk time a meeting5 of 5present at roll callVoice identified at 3 of 7 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 5 of 5 meetings, Feb 27, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking0.9 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only seven meetings in 12 months.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Virginia MaloneyDistrict 4 · Member0.3min of talk time a meeting5 of 5present at roll callVoice identified at 1 of 4 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 5 of 5 meetings, Feb 27, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking0.3 min of talk time a meetingSeated for only four meetings in 12 months.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
Eric DinowitzDistrict 11 · Member6.0min of talk time a meeting8 of 8present at roll callVoice identified at 4 of 7 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendancePresent at the roll call for 8 of 8 meetings, Oct 28, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026. Official roll call, from the clerk
Speaking6.0 min of talk time a meetingRan some of its meetings, so not compared.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
2 former members sat on the Committee on Higher Education in 12 months
Attendance
Roll calls at 8 of 11 meetings, through Sep 29, 2026
From the clerk’s own record, listed by seat. This is the official attendance record. It is separate from our voice counts, and we don’t compare members on it.| Member | Present | Absent | Excused | Roll calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita C. Joseph | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Harvey D. Epstein | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Virginia Maloney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Dinowitz | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |