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James Sanders

NY Senate District 10

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2013

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 114Criminal Justice & Policing 94Civil Rights & Liberties 81Economy & Taxes 70Banking & Finance 67Labor & Employment 59Environment & Energy 54Healthcare 54Housing 47Social Services & Welfare 47Education 38Transportation & Infrastructure 38Technology & Privacy 27Elections & Voting 10Other 10Gun Policy 8Veterans Affairs 7Immigration 4Agriculture 3Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
NY Senate District 10 current
New York
 Democratic Jan 1, 2013 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,984 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
S 561 — Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1250 — Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act" Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1242 — Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5989 — Relates to library cards for minors Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5729 — Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster and includes air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive… Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9788 — Relates to arbitration proceedings Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 429 — Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 120 — Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2602 — Establishes the office of Native American affairs Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 10047 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8426 — Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder Yea May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3194 — Relates to defining "period of war" for the alternative veterans' exemption Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 7316 — Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of… Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 10225 — Provides for the issuance of pet insurance Yea May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9197 — Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 10042 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9815 — Requires insurers to deposit certain funds into the reproductive health care access fund; and establishes the reproductive health care… Yea May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2113 — Relates to Medicaid accountable care organizations Yea May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4889 — Relates to defining veteran Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 7335 — Relates to enhanced eligibility requirements of STAR Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9632 — Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding Not voting May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8369 — Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings Yea May 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9570 — Relates to the clergy property tax exemption Yea May 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 5134 — Relates to the Long Island rail road commuter's council Yea May 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 9144 — Prohibits parties to mediation or dispute resolution from recording such proceedings without the consent of all parties Yea May 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (255 as lead sponsor)

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