Cordell Cleare
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 30
Harlem state senator and Aging Committee chair with experience in tenant organizing, public-school leadership, and legislative administration, focused on affordable housing, education, healthcare, jobs, and violence prevention.
Where Cordell Cleare stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (9 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Labor Rights (2 records),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 9 support
Saw her negotiated continuing-care-community oversight amendments signed into law as Chapter 76.
February 13, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law strengthening state oversight of continuing-care retirement communities.
December 19, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law extending long-term-care ombudsman protections to assisted-living facilities.
August 7, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law revising the Medicare Savings Program application process.
December 13, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Won Senate passage of her bill establishing a statewide database of successful dementia and Alzheimer's disease programs for families and caregivers.
May 13, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law strengthening state reporting on unresolved issues at residential health-care facilities.
February 7, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring SUNY and CUNY campuses to provide access to medication-abortion prescription drugs.
May 2, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her Medicaid legislation signed into law protecting access to noninvasive prenatal testing from age-based coverage limits recommended by specified federal agencies.
March 3, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her assisted-living legislation signed into law establishing procedures for facility closure or decertification.
March 3, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Won Senate passage of her legislation establishing environmental standards for lead in ambient air, contaminated soil, floors, windowsills, and window troughs.
March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring state agencies to develop and publish lithium-ion battery fire-prevention resources and emergency protocols.
July 11, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law adding lithium-ion battery incidents to state hazardous-materials emergency-response training.
July 11, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Joined city and state lawmakers at a City Hall rally advocating a Social Housing Development Authority to build permanently affordable, union-built housing.
February 28, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Secured enacted-budget funding for school meals, substance-abuse specialists, a youth jobs program, safety-net hospitals, and Harlem cultural and educational institutions.
May 2, 2023Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 4 support
As Senate Aging Committee chair, issued the committee's 2024 annual report documenting three meetings and 24 bills reported during the session.
December 10, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law strengthening state reporting on unresolved issues at residential health-care facilities.
February 7, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring gender-neutral terminology on New York State websites.
June 25, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law making technical insurance-law corrections and removing specified gendered references to the superintendent of insurance.
July 21, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 11 support
Saw her coerced-debt legislation signed into law, creating a civil cause of action for survivors of domestic violence and other economic abuse.
December 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Spoke at an AARP elder-fraud press conference and advocated stronger prevention of financial exploitation targeting older New Yorkers.
March 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Won Senate passage of her bill establishing an interagency Elder Justice Task Force involving aging, victim-services, financial-services, and other agencies.
March 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Won Senate passage of her legislation establishing environmental standards for lead in ambient air, contaminated soil, floors, windowsills, and window troughs.
March 5, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law reforming eligibility procedures for certificates of relief from disabilities.
December 21, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring state agencies to develop and publish lithium-ion battery fire-prevention resources and emergency protocols.
July 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law adding lithium-ion battery incidents to state hazardous-materials emergency-response training.
July 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law directing the state human-trafficking task force to investigate links between social media and human trafficking.
September 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring human-trafficking service information in lactation rooms at New York State Thruway service areas.
September 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring human-trafficking victim-service information in Metropolitan Transportation Authority facilities.
September 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Won Senate passage of her fire-safety legislation requiring space heaters sold in New York to have thermostats, automatic shutoffs, and recognized safety certification.
May 9, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
Joined the Fix the Freeze press conference to advocate expanding SCRIE and DRIE rent-freeze protections for older and disabled residents.
May 28, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Joined city and state lawmakers at a City Hall rally advocating a Social Housing Development Authority to build permanently affordable, union-built housing.
February 28, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law updating the naturally occurring retirement community supportive-service program.
November 17, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Won Senate passage of her fire-safety legislation requiring space heaters sold in New York to have thermostats, automatic shutoffs, and recognized safety certification.
May 9, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 11 support
Saw her legislation signed into law extending long-term-care ombudsman protections to assisted-living facilities.
August 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Joined the Fix the Freeze press conference to advocate expanding SCRIE and DRIE rent-freeze protections for older and disabled residents.
May 28, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Spoke at an AARP elder-fraud press conference and advocated stronger prevention of financial exploitation targeting older New Yorkers.
March 18, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Won Senate passage of her bill establishing an interagency Elder Justice Task Force involving aging, victim-services, financial-services, and other agencies.
March 11, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law revising the Medicare Savings Program application process.
December 13, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
As Senate Aging Committee chair, issued the committee's 2024 annual report documenting three meetings and 24 bills reported during the session.
December 10, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Won Senate passage of her bill establishing a statewide database of successful dementia and Alzheimer's disease programs for families and caregivers.
May 13, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law updating the naturally occurring retirement community supportive-service program.
November 17, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Secured enacted-budget funding for school meals, substance-abuse specialists, a youth jobs program, safety-net hospitals, and Harlem cultural and educational institutions.
May 2, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her assisted-living legislation signed into law establishing procedures for facility closure or decertification.
March 3, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Hosted Harlem's first annual National Senior Citizens Appreciation Day, reconnecting hundreds of older residents with the neighborhood's commercial and cultural life.
August 17, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Secured enacted-budget funding for school meals, substance-abuse specialists, a youth jobs program, safety-net hospitals, and Harlem cultural and educational institutions.
May 2, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring SUNY and CUNY campuses to provide access to medication-abortion prescription drugs.
May 2, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her Medicaid legislation signed into law protecting access to noninvasive prenatal testing from age-based coverage limits recommended by specified federal agencies.
March 3, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 7 support
Saw her coerced-debt legislation signed into law, creating a civil cause of action for survivors of domestic violence and other economic abuse.
December 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law reforming eligibility procedures for certificates of relief from disabilities.
December 21, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law directing the state human-trafficking task force to investigate links between social media and human trafficking.
September 27, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring human-trafficking service information in lactation rooms at New York State Thruway service areas.
September 27, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring human-trafficking victim-service information in Metropolitan Transportation Authority facilities.
September 27, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law requiring gender-neutral terminology on New York State websites.
June 25, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law making technical insurance-law corrections and removing specified gendered references to the superintendent of insurance.
July 21, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 3 support
Saw her negotiated continuing-care-community oversight amendments signed into law as Chapter 76.
February 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her coerced-debt legislation signed into law, creating a civil cause of action for survivors of domestic violence and other economic abuse.
December 19, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Saw her legislation signed into law strengthening state oversight of continuing-care retirement communities.
December 19, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Race Cordell Cleare is in:
- State Senator, District 30 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 30; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.