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Peter Oberacker
NY Senate District 51
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Issue areas
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Criminal Justice & Policing 148Government Operations & Budget 142Economy & Taxes 88Healthcare 84Education 72Social Services & Welfare 60Environment & Energy 59Labor & Employment 56Civil Rights & Liberties 44Transportation & Infrastructure 44Agriculture 26Technology & Privacy 23Housing 22Other 18Veterans Affairs 17Gun Policy 12Banking & Finance 11Elections & Voting 11Defense & Military 8Immigration 7Foreign Policy & Trade 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 51 current
New York |
Republican/Conservative | Jan 6, 2021 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,270 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 5257 — Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning… | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6666 — Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make facility water testing results accessible to the public… | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8447 — Establishes an elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7820 — Authorizes the town of Gardiner to impose a hotel and motel tax | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5168 — Authorizes the City of Newburgh to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 79 — Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new… | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8480 — Relates to payment of certain awards for disability | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2516 — Relates to a refugee resettlement program | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5003 — Rededicates the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8288 — Provides for the use of rooms within a public school at a reasonable rate | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5452 — Requires a commissioner of a board of elections to meet certain qualifications before their appointment | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3207 — Establishes maximum contaminant levels and a hazard index in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3233 — Provides protections against illegal voter purging | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8555 — Extends the authority for the town of Brookhaven to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited into a… | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1695 — Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities'… | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8968 — Relates to establishing a veteran suicide mortality review board | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8690 — Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 267 — Relates to reciprocity between the state and New York city for businesses that are certified as minority and women-owned business… | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5939 — Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7966 — Authorizes the village of Atlantic Beach to impose a hotel, motel and beach club tax | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7627 — Relates to the availability of information on home care services | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5067 — Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7611 — Directs the department of motor vehicles to create a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles in New York state… | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 614 — Provides for enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6980 — Creates a temporary state commission concerning the incidence of asthma in Brooklyn | Not voting | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (93 as lead sponsor)
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S 6429
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Authorizes police officers the ability to request a person who is driving a motor vehicle with tinted windows roll down all windows to protect such officer's…
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S 9400
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Provides for statewide uniformity of vehicle inspection fees
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S 6677
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Provides for the establishment of a method for determining the lowest responsible bidder when negotiating state contracts
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J 455
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Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Village of Margaretville, New York
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S 6624
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Provides tax credits equal to the cost of the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers
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S 5439
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Relates to establishing contractual requirements for logging agreements
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S 482
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Relates to a school resource officer program
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S 1119
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Relates to aggravated harassment by the display of symbols of Nazi Germany
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S 479
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Repeals provision of law prohibiting the possession of certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices and the exemption of certain ammunition feeding…
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S 8935
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Relates to requiring detailed billing for utilities and requiring utility providers to attend local municipal meetings to present proposed rate or charge…
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