Daniel G. Stec
Republican · NY · New York State Senator, District 45
Dan Stec is a Navy veteran and chemical engineer who served as Queensbury town supervisor and for four terms in the State Assembly. He focuses on better broadband and cell service and on repealing bail reform.
Where Daniel G. Stec stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Housing Affordability (1 record), Gun Control (2 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)
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Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Introduced a bill requiring health insurance and Medicaid to cover at least 45 days of inpatient or outpatient substance abuse treatment. The bill stayed in committee.
January 9, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Introduced a bill letting the health commissioner fund medical training in Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and name organizations as centers for that care. The bill stayed in committee.
February 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on the state climate law that set targets for cutting greenhouse gases and building renewable power. The Assembly passed it 111-35.
June 20, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Introduced a bill to tighten Medicaid oversight by checking enrollment data, auditing parts of the program and adding payment safeguards and biometric verification. The bill stayed in committee.
February 17, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Introduced a bill requiring skiers under 14 to wear a helmet and requiring ski areas to keep helmets in stock. The bill stayed in committee.
January 8, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted no on the 2019 tenant protection law, which tightened rent regulation statewide and limited rent increases and evictions. The Assembly passed it 95-46.
June 14, 2019Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted no on the gun licensing law New York passed in a special session after the Supreme Court struck down its old concealed carry rules. It set training requirements and barred guns from many public places. The Senate passed it 43-20.
July 1, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on the New York SAFE Act, the gun law passed days after the Newtown school shooting. It expanded the assault weapon ban, capped magazines and required background checks on private sales. The Assembly passed it 104-43.
January 15, 2013Opposes Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Reproductive Health Act, which wrote abortion rights into state law and allowed later abortions when a patient's health is at risk. The Assembly passed it 95-49.
January 22, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted yes on the SAFE for Kids Act, which bars social media companies from feeding algorithm-driven content to minors without a parent's consent. The Senate passed it 61-0.
June 6, 2024Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 7 oppose
Voted no on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets a terminally ill adult ask a doctor for medication to end their own life. The Senate passed it 35-27.
June 9, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced a bill barring State University of New York dormitories from being used to house migrants, either permanently or temporarily. The bill stayed in committee.
February 5, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced a bill to repeal the Green Light law, the 2019 law that lets people living in New York without legal immigration status get a driver's license. The bill stayed in committee.
January 28, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals many old criminal convictions after a waiting period so they no longer show up in most background checks. The Senate passed it 37-25.
June 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on the HALT Act, which limited solitary confinement in New York prisons and jails to 15 days and barred it for young, old and disabled prisoners. The Senate passed it 42-21.
March 18, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on repealing section 50-a, the law that kept police disciplinary records secret. The repeal passed anyway and opened those records to the public. The Assembly vote was 101-43.
June 9, 2020Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on the Green Light law, which let people living in New York without legal immigration status get a standard driver's license. The Assembly passed it 87-61.
June 12, 2019Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Daniel G. Stec is in:
- State Senator, District 45 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 45; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.