Jose M. Serrano
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 29
South Bronx state senator and Senate Majority Conference chair focused on affordable housing, public health, economic development, immigrant rights, income inequality, environmental protection, and arts education.
Where Jose M. Serrano stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Environment and Public Health (7 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
Secured a $1 million state investment toward a new cardiac catheterization laboratory at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx.
August 10, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation requiring suicide-prevention and mental-health service hotlines to provide access to a person instead of operating solely through automation.
June 1, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation expanding patient access to health and mental-health records and barring record fees for government-benefit applications and appeals.
February 5, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 7 support
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation creating a temporary state commission to study Bronx asthma rates and recommend remedies.
May 29, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law prohibiting oil and gas production leases in state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife-management areas, and designated unique areas.
December 19, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of a bill creating a state guide to appropriately graded walking and hiking routes for older adults.
July 21, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of a parkland-review program requiring a compelling public need and no available alternative before municipal parkland is discontinued.
July 21, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of a bill requiring an intensive state study of Bronx asthma rates and a remedial plan addressing pollution, housing, income, racial, and health-care disparities.
July 21, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of legislation prohibiting littering in state parks and historic sites, with fines or park community service as penalties.
February 26, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of legislation requiring municipalities to document replacement land or equal-value investment when municipal parkland is converted to another use.
February 26, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Supported raising taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers and large corporations to fund public services and community investments.
March 22, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation barring criminal-justice agencies from disclosing pending adjournments in contemplation of dismissal on civil background reports.
April 21, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law requiring state parks and responding agencies to approve risk, training, equipment, command, and evacuation plans before deploying employees into hazardous conditions.
December 12, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Secured a $1 million state investment toward a new cardiac catheterization laboratory at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx.
August 10, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation offering financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums, and cultural institutions in low-income communities.
June 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Supported raising taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers and large corporations to fund public services and community investments.
March 22, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law restoring the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation's authority to fund nonprofit organizations providing community services.
December 3, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation providing free criminal-history background checks to nonprofit mentoring programs.
June 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law requiring state parks and responding agencies to approve risk, training, equipment, command, and evacuation plans before deploying employees into hazardous conditions.
December 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Co-sponsored and voted for the Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, which authorized standard driver's licenses for undocumented New Yorkers.
June 17, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of legislation prohibiting littering in state parks and historic sites, with fines or park community service as penalties.
February 26, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 6 support
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation requiring suicide-prevention and mental-health service hotlines to provide access to a person instead of operating solely through automation.
June 1, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation providing free criminal-history background checks to nonprofit mentoring programs.
June 1, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation offering financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums, and cultural institutions in low-income communities.
June 1, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation expanding patient access to health and mental-health records and barring record fees for government-benefit applications and appeals.
February 5, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of a bill creating a state guide to appropriately graded walking and hiking routes for older adults.
July 21, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law restoring the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation's authority to fund nonprofit organizations providing community services.
December 3, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Supported requiring public schools to teach factual civic education about the January 6 attack, political violence, and disinformation.
March 22, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Supported unrestricted access to reproductive care and abortion.
March 22, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Supported requiring public schools to teach factual civic education about the January 6 attack, political violence, and disinformation.
March 22, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Supported raising taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers and large corporations to fund public services and community investments.
March 22, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation expanding patient access to health and mental-health records and barring record fees for government-benefit applications and appeals.
February 5, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 7 support
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation requiring cultural-awareness and cultural-competence training for medical professionals.
June 1, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation creating a temporary state commission to study Bronx asthma rates and recommend remedies.
May 29, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and voted for Senate passage of legislation barring criminal-justice agencies from disclosing pending adjournments in contemplation of dismissal on civil background reports.
April 21, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Stated support for making New York a transgender sanctuary state and opposition to endorsements from people who oppose LGBTQ or reproductive rights.
March 22, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Committed to ending state and local agency coordination with federal immigration enforcement and supporting New York for All protections.
March 22, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and won Senate passage of a bill requiring an intensive state study of Bronx asthma rates and a remedial plan addressing pollution, housing, income, racial, and health-care disparities.
July 21, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Co-sponsored and voted for the Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, which authorized standard driver's licenses for undocumented New Yorkers.
June 17, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Supported raising taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers and large corporations to fund public services and community investments.
March 22, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: jimowles.squarespace.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Sponsored a law letting dog owners make voluntary contributions to municipal animal shelters when applying for a dog license.
September 26, 2025
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation that passed both chambers to create a preservation registry and promotional assistance for businesses operating for at least 50 years.
July 21, 2020
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law adding an income-tax checkoff through which New Yorkers may voluntarily contribute to the New York State Council on the Arts.
November 8, 2019
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored a law requiring state-agency websites carrying advertisements or public-service announcements to link to New York's official tourism website.
October 3, 2013
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Race Jose M. Serrano is in:
- State Senator, District 29 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 29; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.