Jake Ashby
Republican · NY · New York State Senator, District 43
Jake Ashby is a former Army Reserve captain who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he worked for 20 years as an occupational therapist. He focuses on veterans' services, housing development, and funding for roads and bridges.
Where Jake Ashby stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record)
Opposes
Housing Affordability (1 record), Gun Control (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Immigration (1 support · 1 oppose), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on the state climate law that set targets for cutting greenhouse gases and building renewable power. The Assembly passed it 111-35.
June 20, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov
Introduced a bill setting a limit of 0.35 parts per billion for 1,4-dioxane, an industrial solvent linked to cancer, in public drinking water. The bill stayed in committee.
September 19, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted yes on repealing section 50-a, the law that kept police disciplinary records secret. The repeal opened those records to the public. The Assembly passed it 101-43.
June 9, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support · 1 oppose
Introduced a bill limiting how far state and local police may help federal immigration agents, and barring immigration enforcement at sensitive places such as schools and hospitals. The bill keeps cooperation on judicial warrants in criminal cases.
February 3, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: nysenate.gov
Voted no on the Green Light law, which let people living in New York without legal immigration status get a standard driver's license. The Assembly passed it 87-61.
June 12, 2019Opposes Immigration
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals many old criminal convictions after a waiting period so they no longer show up in most background checks. The Senate passed it 37-25.
June 9, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nysenate.gov
Voted yes on the HALT Act, which limited solitary confinement in New York prisons and jails to 15 days and barred it for young, old and disabled prisoners. The Assembly passed it 101-49.
March 16, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nyassembly.gov
Voted yes on repealing section 50-a, the law that kept police disciplinary records secret. The repeal opened those records to the public. The Assembly passed it 101-43.
June 9, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted no on the 2019 tenant protection law, which tightened rent regulation statewide and limited rent increases and evictions. The Assembly passed it 95-46.
June 14, 2019Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted no on the gun licensing law New York passed in a special session after the Supreme Court struck down its old concealed carry rules. The Assembly passed it 90-52.
July 1, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Reproductive Health Act, which wrote abortion rights into state law and allowed later abortions when a patient's health is at risk. The Assembly passed it 95-49.
January 22, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted yes on the SAFE for Kids Act, which bars social media companies from feeding algorithm-driven content to minors without a parent's consent. The Senate passed it 61-0.
June 6, 2024Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets a terminally ill adult ask a doctor for medication to end their own life, and argued against it on the Senate floor. The Senate passed it 35-27.
June 9, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Past race Jake Ashby ran in:
- State Senator, District 43 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 43; New York · incumbent