Bob Cohen
Working Families · NY
Policy and research director at Citizen Action of New York and longtime Working Families judicial candidate whose advocacy includes health-care access, climate policy, and economic justice.
Where Bob Cohen stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (10 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Housing Affordability (5 records),
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 10 support
Supported the Corporate Catastrophe Act to create criminal penalties for senior corporate officials whose safety failures cause major environmental disasters.
May 11, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: citizen.org
Testified for at least $3 billion in state funding for emissions reduction, thermal networks, electric vehicles, and other climate-law priorities.
January 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Testified against expanding nuclear generation and for renewable energy, geothermal networks, building upgrades, and utility-ratepayer representation.
January 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Citizen Action won a State Supreme Court ruling that New York's climate-law emissions mandates are binding and cannot be indefinitely delayed.
October 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Through Citizen Action, joined a lawsuit asking a state court to compel overdue greenhouse-gas regulations required by New York's climate law.
March 31, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: earthjustice.org
Testified before three Senate committees for legislation and budget action to implement the state's final climate scoping plan.
January 19, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Submitted state climate-plan comments supporting an all-electric building requirement and rejecting new on-site fossil-fuel systems.
July 1, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: climate.ny.gov
Urged New York's Climate Action Council to require every industry sector to meet statutory emissions targets and protect frontline communities.
October 13, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nyrenews.org
As a NY Renews steering-committee member, helped lead the coalition campaign that won passage of New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
June 18, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Helped lead a statewide action demanding a halt to new fracked-gas infrastructure, a transition to renewable energy, and fees on corporate polluters.
April 23, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cuomowalkthetalk.org
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Supported the Corporate Catastrophe Act to create criminal penalties for senior corporate officials whose safety failures cause major environmental disasters.
May 11, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: citizen.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 5 support
Testified for at least $3 billion in state funding for emissions reduction, thermal networks, electric vehicles, and other climate-law priorities.
January 28, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Testified against expanding nuclear generation and for renewable energy, geothermal networks, building upgrades, and utility-ratepayer representation.
January 28, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Submitted state climate-plan comments supporting an all-electric building requirement and rejecting new on-site fossil-fuel systems.
July 1, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: climate.ny.gov
Authored Citizen Action testimony supporting a corporate-polluter fee with revenue reserved for low- and moderate-income households and frontline communities.
April 12, 2021Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Supported health coverage regardless of immigration status and bans on home liens and wage garnishment for medical debt.
March 8, 2021Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cssny.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 9 support
Citizen Action won a State Supreme Court ruling that New York's climate-law emissions mandates are binding and cannot be indefinitely delayed.
October 30, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Supported a statewide ban on employers using applicants' personal credit history in hiring decisions after the measure passed both chambers.
June 2, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Through Citizen Action, joined a lawsuit asking a state court to compel overdue greenhouse-gas regulations required by New York's climate law.
March 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: earthjustice.org
Testified before three Senate committees for legislation and budget action to implement the state's final climate scoping plan.
January 19, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Urged New York's Climate Action Council to require every industry sector to meet statutory emissions targets and protect frontline communities.
October 13, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyrenews.org
Authored Citizen Action testimony supporting a corporate-polluter fee with revenue reserved for low- and moderate-income households and frontline communities.
April 12, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Supported health coverage regardless of immigration status and bans on home liens and wage garnishment for medical debt.
March 8, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: cssny.org
As a NY Renews steering-committee member, helped lead the coalition campaign that won passage of New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
June 18, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Helped lead a statewide action demanding a halt to new fracked-gas infrastructure, a transition to renewable energy, and fees on corporate polluters.
April 23, 2018Supports Civil Rights
Source: cuomowalkthetalk.org
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Testified for progressive income, corporate, capital-gains, and inheritance taxes to finance climate and affordability programs.
January 28, 2026
Source: nysenate.gov
Co-authored a policy analysis supporting a ban on surprise facility fees and clearer, itemized hospital billing.
March 23, 2021
Source: hcfany.org
Supported first-in-the-nation legislation ending New York tax expenditures that subsidize the fossil-fuel industry.
September 25, 2017
Source: nysenate.gov
Supported legislation requiring the state pension fund to divest from fossil-fuel holdings and reinvest in renewable energy and efficiency.
June 17, 2015
Source: nysenate.gov
Testified to New York officials for a single statewide health-insurance exchange with consumer participation and regional enrollment support.
May 2, 2011
Source: info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov
Advocated ending federal tax cuts for wealthy households, restoring the estate tax, and closing oil-and-gas tax subsidies to fund jobs and public services.
August 11, 2010
Source: timesunion.com
Past race Bob Cohen ran in:
- New York County Justice of the Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · New York County, New York