George M. Borrello
Republican · NY · New York State Senator, District 57
George Borrello is a businessman who founded Top-Shelf Marketing and a former Chautauqua County legislator and county executive. His priorities are cutting taxes and regulations for farmers and small businesses and keeping energy reliable and affordable.
Where George M. Borrello stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Opposes
Gun Control (1 record), Civil Rights (4 records), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Anti-Corruption (1 support · 1 oppose)
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Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted against the Climate Change Superfund Act. It makes large fossil fuel companies pay into a fund for climate damage repairs in New York. It passed 43 to 17.
May 7, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Signed a memorandum of agreement as Chautauqua County Executive to coordinate weed and algae management on Chautauqua Lake. It set 24 shared rules for the county, the state and lake groups that had long disagreed.
March 27, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wrfalp.com · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support · 1 oppose
Moved to make the state ethics commission's chair testify and hand over records about Governor Cuomo's book deal and nursing home death data. The Aging Committee chair ruled the motion out of order.
March 16, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against repealing the state rule that kept police disciplinary records secret. The repeal passed 40 to 22 after the killing of George Floyd.
June 9, 2020Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for the Adult Survivors Act, which opened a one-year window for adults to sue over past sexual abuse. It passed 62 to 0.
April 26, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted against New York's new concealed carry law, passed after the Supreme Court struck down the old permit rules. It added training rules and barred guns from many public places. It passed 43 to 20.
July 1, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 oppose
Voted against the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals many old criminal convictions after a waiting period. It passed 37 to 25.
June 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against sending voters a state constitutional amendment banning discrimination on grounds including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity. It passed 43 to 20 and voters approved it in 2024.
January 24, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York. It let voters sue over local election rules that weaken minority voting power. It passed 43 to 20.
May 31, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against the HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement in New York prisons and jails to 15 days. It passed 42 to 21.
March 18, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted against the Climate Change Superfund Act. It makes large fossil fuel companies pay into a fund for climate damage repairs in New York. It passed 43 to 17.
May 7, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets a terminally ill adult ask a doctor for life-ending medication. It passed 35 to 27.
June 9, 2025
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sued the governor and the state health department over a rule letting officials order people into isolation or quarantine. A trial judge struck the rule down in July 2022, but the appeals court reversed that and dismissed the case because the lawmakers had no legal standing to sue.
November 17, 2023
Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against moving most local elections outside New York City to even-numbered years, so they share a ballot with state races. It passed 39 to 23.
June 9, 2023
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against the law legalizing marijuana for adults in New York and creating a licensed market for it. It passed 40 to 23.
March 30, 2021
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became ranking member of three Senate committees: Agriculture, Banks, and the new Procurement and Contracts Committee.
January 8, 2021
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became ranking member of the Senate Budget and Revenues Committee, the lead Republican on that committee.
January 27, 2020
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race George M. Borrello is in:
- State Senator, District 57 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 57; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.