Josh Jensen
Republican · NY · Member of the New York State Assembly, District 134
Josh Jensen has represented Greece, Ogden, and Parma in Albany since 2021 after serving on the Greece Town Board, and is the top Republican on the health committee. He focuses on public safety, government accountability, careful spending, and affordability.
Where Josh Jensen stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Gun Control (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted yes on requiring companies that make artificial intelligence tools to mark the content those tools produce. The Assembly passed it 141 to 0.
June 5, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted no on a one-year pause on permits for large data centers, paired with new energy rules for them. The Assembly passed it 103 to 38.
June 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Sponsored a bill letting Monroe County offer its civil deputy sheriffs retirement after 25 years of service. Both houses passed it and the governor vetoed it.
December 16, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Signed a letter with other Republicans on the Health Committee asking the governor to put the state comptroller back in charge of reviewing bids for New York's home care assistance program.
August 13, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes on the 2025-2026 state budget bill covering school aid, labor, housing and family assistance. Most Assembly Republicans voted no; the bill passed 112 to 37.
May 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on the 2023-2024 state budget bill covering school aid, labor, housing and family assistance. The Assembly passed it 91 to 57.
May 2, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored a bill creating state matching grants of up to $250,000 for small towns to repair buildings and other non-road property. The Local Governments Committee held the bill, which kept it from a floor vote.
May 10, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for a Greece Town Board resolution opposing New York's 2019 criminal justice changes, including the end of cash bail for most offenses. All five board members voted yes.
November 19, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: greeceny.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, the gun licensing law New York passed after the Supreme Court struck down its old permit rules. The Assembly passed it 90 to 52.
July 1, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted no on a constitutional amendment letting the Legislature redraw New York's congressional districts on its own, outside the independent redistricting commission, until the next census plan takes effect. The Assembly passed it 90 to 48.
June 3, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 oppose
Voted no on banning surveillance pricing, where a seller sets a different price for each shopper using data collected about them. The Assembly passed it 100 to 42.
June 5, 2026Opposes Data Privacy
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 oppose
Voted no on the Clean Slate Act, which seals many old criminal convictions after a waiting period so they no longer show up in most background checks. The Assembly passed it 82 to 65.
June 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on legalizing and taxing marijuana for adults in New York. The Assembly passed the bill 94 to 56.
March 30, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted no on banning surveillance pricing, where a seller sets a different price for each shopper using data collected about them. The Assembly passed it 100 to 42.
June 5, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Sponsored a bill adding Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the state's list of inland waterways, which opens it to waterfront revitalization funding. Both houses passed the bill.
June 5, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored a bill creating state matching grants of up to $250,000 for small towns to repair buildings and other non-road property. The Local Governments Committee held the bill, which kept it from a floor vote.
May 10, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Was named the top Republican on the Assembly Health Committee for the 2023-2024 term.
January 3, 2023
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Josh Jensen is in:
- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 134 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 134; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.