John C. Liu
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 16; Chair, New York City Education Committee
Queens state senator and former New York City comptroller focused on education, fiscal accountability, worker protections, transportation, affordable housing, retirement security, language access, and equal opportunity.
Where John C. Liu stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (4 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Labor Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 4 support
Voted for a state budget requirement that health insurers cover treatment for gambling addiction disorders.
May 29, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Co-sponsored legislation requiring health-insurance coverage for acupuncture services and helped advance it through the Senate Insurance Committee.
March 12, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation expanding insurance coverage for evidence-based diabetes and prediabetes screening.
February 24, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Enacted legislation requiring health insurers to let domestic-violence survivors use safe alternative contact information for claims and billing.
October 18, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Sponsored and passed legislation extending and improving New York City's green-roof tax abatement to support heat and stormwater resilience.
June 24, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for an Earth Day package expanding environmental enforcement, renewable-energy infrastructure, electric-vehicle use, and protections for state lands.
April 26, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Supported legislation prohibiting offshore oil and gas drilling in New York waters.
February 5, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation requiring parents monetizing content featuring children to reserve a share of earnings in trust and providing removal rights.
June 20, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 4 support
Advanced the ERIC Act in the state budget to require a newly elected mayor to confirm a last-minute municipal charter revision commission created by an outgoing mayor.
May 21, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored Senate-passed legislation requiring registered lobbyists to complete anti-sexual-harassment training before lobbying.
May 25, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Published Checkbook NYC's source code for public reuse and secured commitments to help other governments adopt the financial-transparency platform.
June 6, 2013Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: comptroller.nyc.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Launched Checkbook NYC, placing New York City's day-to-day expenditures in a searchable public database.
July 1, 2010Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: comptroller.nyc.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Secured a planned Main Street loading zone from the city transportation department so Flushing businesses can receive deliveries while keeping the bus lane clear.
August 25, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Secured an $18,051.71 refund and corrected assessment for a senior homeowner after New York City had doubled her property-tax bill in error.
January 7, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Sponsored and passed S9460 to cap New York City public-school class sizes, backed by an additional $1.6 billion in annual state school aid.
June 3, 2022Opposes 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 passed Senate legislation making cyber extortion and ransomware demands criminal offenses under state law.
June 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for Sammy's Law, authorizing New York City to lower speed limits to 20 mph and establish 10-mph traffic-calming zones.
April 30, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for a state budget package creating a small-business security tax credit and strengthening penalties for retail theft and assaults on retail workers.
April 26, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation applying New York's reckless-driving offense to dangerous driving in private parking lots.
June 7, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, which made rent regulations permanent and repealed vacancy deregulation.
June 14, 2019Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 10 support
Sponsored legislation requiring New York public schools to teach the history and aftermath of the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
December 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Passed the AANHPI Education Equity Act through both legislative chambers to survey AANHPI-history instruction and establish a curriculum advisory committee.
June 16, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Passed Senate legislation requiring higher-education institutions to provide students notice of tuition-liability policies.
February 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Helped enact a statewide public-school holiday for Lunar New Year.
September 11, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate measures intended to attract, develop, and retain a more diverse educator workforce.
February 13, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation requiring colleges to notify students clearly about tuition liability and withdrawal policies.
February 6, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Advanced legislation requiring Asian American history in New York public-school curricula.
August 8, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed S9460 to cap New York City public-school class sizes, backed by an additional $1.6 billion in annual state school aid.
June 3, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored Senate-passed legislation establishing Grow Your Own initiatives for underrepresented teachers and protecting students observing religious or cultural holidays.
February 3, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation encouraging Grow Your Own partnerships to recruit underrepresented teachers.
February 13, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 3 support
Supported legislation imposing greater responsibility on gun and ammunition manufacturers and sellers as part of a Senate gun-violence-prevention package.
June 2, 2021Supports Gun Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Co-sponsored Senate legislation expanding awareness of and access to New York's extreme-risk protection order process.
September 25, 2020Supports Gun Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Supported gun-safety legislation requiring safe-storage warnings and stronger visual distinctions between toy and real guns.
March 4, 2019Supports Gun Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Supported creating a voluntarily funded New York abortion-access fund for patients unable to afford abortion care.
May 25, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Voted for New York's Reproductive Health Act and celebrated its enactment as protection for reproductive choice.
February 21, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 3 support
Advanced the ERIC Act in the state budget to require a newly elected mayor to confirm a last-minute municipal charter revision commission created by an outgoing mayor.
May 21, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored legislation requiring New York public schools to teach the history and aftermath of the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
December 29, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation allowing candidates to use commonly known alternate or anglicized names on election petitions and ballots when not misleading.
July 22, 2020Supports Election Integrity
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Sponsored and passed legislation extending and improving New York City's green-roof tax abatement to support heat and stormwater resilience.
June 24, 2024Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 3 support
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation requiring parents monetizing content featuring children to reserve a share of earnings in trust and providing removal rights.
June 20, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation making cyber extortion and ransomware demands criminal offenses under state law.
June 3, 2024Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Enacted legislation requiring health insurers to let domestic-violence survivors use safe alternative contact information for claims and billing.
October 18, 2022Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 10 support
Opposed limiting nationwide judicial injunctions and defended birthright citizenship and constitutional protections.
June 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Passed the AANHPI Education Equity Act through both legislative chambers to survey AANHPI-history instruction and establish a curriculum advisory committee.
June 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Helped enact a statewide public-school holiday for Lunar New Year.
September 11, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate measures intended to attract, develop, and retain a more diverse educator workforce.
February 13, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Enacted legislation adding citizenship and immigration status to New York's protections against discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
December 23, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Enacted legislation requiring health insurers to let domestic-violence survivors use safe alternative contact information for claims and billing.
October 18, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Advanced legislation requiring Asian American history in New York public-school curricula.
August 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored Senate-passed legislation establishing Grow Your Own initiatives for underrepresented teachers and protecting students observing religious or cultural holidays.
February 3, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation allowing candidates to use commonly known alternate or anglicized names on election petitions and ballots when not misleading.
July 22, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sponsored and passed Senate legislation encouraging Grow Your Own partnerships to recruit underrepresented teachers.
February 13, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Supported legislation imposing greater responsibility on gun and ammunition manufacturers and sellers as part of a Senate gun-violence-prevention package.
June 2, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Secured a planned Main Street loading zone from the city transportation department so Flushing businesses can receive deliveries while keeping the bus lane clear.
August 25, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Enacted legislation defining squatters as ineligible for tenant protections under New York housing law.
December 23, 2024
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Race John C. Liu is in:
- State Senator, District 16 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 16; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.