Ruslan Shamal
Republican · NY
Belarus-born Staten Island small-business owner and radio host focused on affordability, property and utility costs, homeowner protection, public safety, school choice, parental involvement, and neighborhood character.
Where Ruslan Shamal stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (2 support · 2 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Supported requiring notice and community hearings before a hospital or maternity unit closes and sought safety-net transformation funds for Staten Island hospitals.
September 7, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Supported public funding for North Shore climate resilience while calling for greater transparency and accountability in how the money is spent.
November 7, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nycvotes.org · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Supported state bills exempting tips and overtime pay from New York personal income tax.
September 7, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 2 support
Called for recorded committee votes and opposed trading a state-budget vote without obtaining district priorities.
September 7, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported public funding for North Shore climate resilience while calling for greater transparency and accountability in how the money is spent.
November 7, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nycvotes.org · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Called for recorded committee votes and opposed trading a state-budget vote without obtaining district priorities.
September 7, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Supported returning roughly $1 billion in unspent climate-account funds to utility ratepayers.
September 7, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Supported legislation allowing judges to consider a defendant's dangerousness when making pretrial-release decisions.
September 7, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported making repeat auto theft a felony and changing Family Court treatment of 16- and 17-year-olds charged with that offense.
September 7, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported Broken Windows policing and more aggressive enforcement of low-level offenses.
November 7, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nycvotes.org · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support · 2 oppose
Supported ending New York City's comparable-rental valuation mandate for co-ops and extending assessment-growth caps to co-ops with fewer than 35 units.
September 7, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported increasing and indexing the income and home-value thresholds for New York's property-tax circuit breaker so more homeowners could qualify.
September 7, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Opposed the REVIVE Act's by-right housing approvals and a proposal allowing development on religious-institution property to override local zoning.
September 7, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Opposed proposed homeless shelters on Staten Island's North Shore.
November 7, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: nycvotes.org · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Supported raising the senior homeowners' property-tax exemption and the state tax exclusion for private pension income.
September 7, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Opposed proposed homeless shelters on Staten Island's North Shore.
November 7, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nycvotes.org · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Opposed replacing the specialized-high-school admission test with multiple measures and supported universal test preparation and additional specialized-school seats.
September 7, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Supported abortion access during the first trimester while describing himself as personally opposed to abortion.
November 7, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nycvotes.org · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 4 support
Supported raising the senior homeowners' property-tax exemption and the state tax exclusion for private pension income.
September 7, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported ending New York City's comparable-rental valuation mandate for co-ops and extending assessment-growth caps to co-ops with fewer than 35 units.
September 7, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported increasing and indexing the income and home-value thresholds for New York's property-tax circuit breaker so more homeowners could qualify.
September 7, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported state bills exempting tips and overtime pay from New York personal income tax.
September 7, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Supported requiring notice and community hearings before a hospital or maternity unit closes and sought safety-net transformation funds for Staten Island hospitals.
September 7, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported returning roughly $1 billion in unspent climate-account funds to utility ratepayers.
September 7, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Supported funding the North Shore Bus Rapid Transit project, which had completed environmental review but remained in planning.
September 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Supported public funding for North Shore climate resilience while calling for greater transparency and accountability in how the money is spent.
November 7, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nycvotes.org · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Supported a one-year suspension of state taxes and surcharges embedded in utility bills.
September 7, 2026
Source: gazettenewyork.com · researched September 12, 2026
Race Ruslan Shamal is in:
- State Senator, District 23 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 23; New York
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.