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Robert Rolison
SD-039
Rob formerly served as Mayor of the City of Poughkeepsie, where he was elected to two consecutive terms. Upon taking office in 2016, Rob inherited a city in severe economic distress. He very quickly and successfully turned the city around – reducing the general fund deficit by $10 million and saving the city from the brink of economic disaster
Roxanne Persaud
SD-019
Roxanne Jacqueline Persaud was elected to the New York State Senate in November 2015, following her service in the State Assembly. She currently serves as Chair of the Senate Committee on Social Services and is a member of several key committees, including Children and Families, Cities 1, Codes, Disabilities, New York City Education, and Transportation. Senator Persaud also serves on the Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention and is an active m
Sam Sutton
SD-022
State Senator Sam Sutton represents New York’s 22nd Senate District in South Brooklyn. Before entering public office, he led his family business for more than three decades and sold it to an international conglomerate. He served over 30 years on the board of Sephardic Bikur Holim - five as president - during which the organization grew into a multidivisional social-service center
Samra Brouk
SD-055
Senator Samra G. Brouk represents the residents of New York's 55th District in Monroe County, including East and West Irondequoit, Webster, Penfield, Perinton, Fairport, Pittsford, East Rochester, and the eastern portion of the City of Rochester.Senator Brouk serves as Chair of the Senate Mental Health Committee and is working to revolutionize New York State’s mental health and substance abuse crisis response so that those in need receive compassionate, therapeutic care
Sean Ryan
SD-061
Sean M. Ryan was first elected to the New York State Senate in 2020 after previously serving in the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2020. Sean represents the 61st Senate District, which includes parts of the City of Buffalo, the City of Tonawanda, the Towns of Amherst, Grand Island, and Tonawanda, as well as the Villages of Kenmore and Williamsville.Sean proudly grew up in Lackawanna, where he learned the value of hard work from his father, who was a firefighter, and his mother, who was a teacher.
Shelley Mayer
SD-037
Shelley Mayer has spent her career as an advocate for New Yorkers. She is an experienced and progressive leader. Shelley was elected to the New York State Senate to represent the 37th District in an April 2018 Special Election, and she was subsequently re-elected in November 2018, 2020 and 2022. Prior to her time in the State Senate, she served in the State Assembly for six years.Shelley has been a champion for children and public schools throughout her time in the State Legislature.
Siela Bynoe
SD-006
Senator Siela A. Bynoe made history upon taking office becoming the first Black person to represent Long Island in the New York State Senate. Senator Bynoe is a first-generation American, a housing and education advocate and a former Nassau County Legislator. As a 49+ year resident of Long Island, Senator Bynoe has deep roots in the 6th Senate District and a first-hand understanding of the community’s needs. Raised by a single mother, she learned the lessons of leadership through hard work and how to give back to her community. Education, advocacy, and community service are constant threads throughout Senator Bynoe’s life
Simcha Felder
SD-022
State Senator Simcha Felder represents New York's 22nd State Senate District, which covers the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Midwood, Flatbush, Borough Park, Madison, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay. He was first elected to the State Senate on November 6th 2012.A lifelong New Yorker, Simcha lives with his wife and children just blocks from the house in which he was born and raised. Simcha is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Masters of Business Administration degree in Management from the renowned Zicklin School of Business at CUNY’s Baruch College.
Stephen Chan
SD-017
Personal History I was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States at the age of 11 with my family. I was fortunate to settle in the beautiful neighborhood of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, surrounded by Scandinavian and Irish cultures, great neighbors, and wonderful friends. I started working at various jobs at a young age, working in a sweatshop, a plastic factory, dish washer, etc, all before I graduated high school. I’ve been a resident of Brooklyn NY for 47 years.
Steven Rhoads
SD-005
A firefighter, County Legislator and public safety advocate, Steve Rhoads was elected to the State Senate in 2022. A volunteer firefighter for 30 years and attorney for first responders, Steve’s priority as Senator will be fighting to repeal dangerous bail laws that free killers, gang members, drug dealers, and other violent felons from jail. Steve will prioritize public safety, standing shoulder to shoulder with police officers and ensure they have the resources necessary to fight crime. He will work tirelessly to ease the crushing property tax burden by expanding the STAR program, protecting the property tax cap, and enhancing property tax rebate checks – all while limiting spending and cutting waste in the State Budget.
Thomas O'Mara
SD-058
Thomas F. O'Mara represents New York State's 58th Senate District which covers the counties of Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga and Yates, and the eastern portion of Allegany County (the towns of Alfred, Almond, Amity, Andover, Birdsall, Burns, Grove, Independence, Scio, Ward, Wellsville, and Willing).Senator O'Mara was appointed as the Ranking Member on the powerful Senate Finance Committee, the third-highest ranking position in the Senate Republican legislative conference, prior to the start of the 2021 legislative session of the Legislature and remains in that position.
Toby Stavisky
SD-011
Toby Ann Stavisky was the first woman from Queens County elected to the State Senate and the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on Higher Education. A native New Yorker, she graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and Syracuse University, which she attended on an academic scholarship. The Senator completed graduate school at Hunter and Queens Colleges. After working in the actuarial department of a major insurance company, Senator Stavisky taught Social Studies in the New York City high schools.
William Weber
SD-038
vNew York State Senator Bill Weber represents the 38th State Senate district, which includes the towns of Clarkstown, Haverstraw, Orangetown, and Ramapo in Rockland County. A lifelong resident of Rockland County, he is one of only two NYS Certified Public Accountants in the State Legislature.Prior to serving in the Senate, he worked as a Chief Financial Officer for a medium sized, family run business. Additionally
Zellnor Myrie
SD-020
Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie is a Brooklyn native and affordable housing advocate serving the 20th Senate District.Since joining the Senate in 2019, Senator Myrie has served in leadership roles and won several major legislative victories, including New York's strongest affordable housing and tenant protection laws in generations along with sweeping reforms to New York's criminal legal system. In 2021, as a rise in gun violence swept through communities of color across t