Albert A. Stirpe Jr
Democratic · NY · Member of the New York State Assembly, District 127
Al Stirpe, a Cicero resident and former software company president, has served in Albany since 2013 after an earlier term from 2007 to 2010. He chairs the chamber's economic development committee and focuses on business growth and job creation.
Where Albert A. Stirpe Jr stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Labor Rights (3 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Gun Control (2 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (4 support · 1 oppose)
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Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Sponsored the law letting insurers issue certain accident and health policies directly to a college, and narrowing what counts as student health insurance. It became chapter 461 of 2015.
November 20, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the Compassionate Care Act, which legalized medical marijuana for patients certified by a doctor. The Assembly passed it 117-13.
June 20, 2014Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Ran a free paint recycling drive in North Syracuse that drew 577 cars and kept more than 55,000 pounds of leftover paint out of landfills. He holds the event twice a year with a recycling company.
May 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the Climate Change Superfund Act, which bills large oil and gas companies for a share of the cost of adapting to climate damage. The Assembly passed it 92-49.
June 8, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, New York's law setting deadlines to cut greenhouse gas emissions and move to renewable power. The Assembly passed it 111-35.
June 20, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 3 support
Sponsored the law opening the state's Secure Choice retirement savings program to freelancers and self-employed workers. It became chapter 776 of 2023.
January 26, 2024Supports Labor Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the law changing how New York works out a weekly unemployment check, so that part-time work no longer cut benefits as sharply. It became chapter 277 of 2021.
July 16, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the education, labor and housing part of the 2016-17 state budget. It raised New York's minimum wage toward 15 dollars an hour and created paid family leave. The Assembly passed it 104-39.
April 1, 2016Supports Labor Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted yes on the education, labor and housing part of the 2016-17 state budget. It raised New York's minimum wage toward 15 dollars an hour and created paid family leave. The Assembly passed it 104-39.
April 1, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Sponsored the law giving peace officer status to security staff at St. Joseph's Health Hospital and two Syracuse area medical centers while on duty at those sites. It became chapter 175 of 2026.
July 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the law raising penalties for leaving the scene of a boating accident. It became chapter 297 of 2009.
August 11, 2009Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the law creating the crime of aggravated identity theft and making it a crime to hold the personal identification of a service member unlawfully. It became chapter 226 of 2008.
July 7, 2008Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored the law setting up a statewide program of court-appointed special advocates, trained volunteers who speak for children in family court cases. It became chapter 291 of 2018.
October 1, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 support · 1 oppose
Broke with most of his party and voted no on the gun licensing law passed in a special session after the Supreme Court struck down New York's concealed carry rules. The Assembly passed it anyway, 90-52.
July 1, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on New York's red flag law, which lets a court order someone to give up their guns when a judge finds they are a danger. The Assembly passed it 108-30.
June 13, 2018Supports Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the NY SAFE Act, the gun law passed days after the Newtown school shooting. It expanded the assault weapon ban and required background checks on private gun sales. The Assembly passed it 104-43.
January 15, 2013Supports Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on the Reproductive Health Act, which wrote abortion rights into state health law and took abortion out of the criminal code. The Assembly passed it 95-49.
January 22, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals many old criminal convictions after a set waiting period. The Assembly passed it 82-65.
June 9, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the HALT Act, which limits how long New York can hold a prisoner in solitary confinement and bars it entirely for some groups. The Assembly passed it 101-49.
March 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Broke with most of his party and voted no on the Green Light Law, which let people get a standard New York driver's license without proving they are in the country legally. The Assembly passed it anyway, 87-61.
June 12, 2019Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes again on a bill to let same-sex couples marry in New York. The Assembly passed it 89-52 and the Senate rejected it later that year.
May 12, 2009Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on a bill to let same-sex couples marry in New York, two years before the state adopted the change. The Assembly passed it 85-61 and the Senate did not act on it.
June 19, 2007Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Voted yes on the Climate Change Superfund Act, which bills large oil and gas companies for a share of the cost of adapting to climate damage. The Assembly passed it 92-49.
June 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sponsored the law creating an upstate flood mitigation task force and grant program inside the canal corporation, to study flood damage and ways to prevent it. It became chapter 448 of 2017.
November 29, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Received the endorsement of New York State United Teachers for the November 2026 general election. The union's board of directors approved the list of endorsed candidates.
August 18, 2026
Source: nysut.org · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the law letting bars and restaurants buy wine and liquor from liquor stores, and liquor stores buy from them. It became chapter 613 of 2025.
December 5, 2025
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets a terminally ill patient ask a doctor for medication to end their own life. The Assembly passed it 81-67.
April 29, 2025
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Speaker Carl Heastie named him chair of the Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry. He had sat on the committee as a member before taking the chair.
January 9, 2024
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which legalized and taxed marijuana for adults and set up a state cannabis agency. The Assembly passed it 94-56.
March 30, 2021
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became co-chair of a new Assembly working group on New York's economic recovery from the pandemic, sharing the role with Assemblymember Harry Bronson of Rochester.
February 5, 2021
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the law creating a state disaster emergency loan program, run by local industrial development agencies, for small businesses and small nonprofits. It became chapter 109 of 2020.
June 17, 2020
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the law letting Onondaga County lease waterfront park land to the Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club. It became chapter 377 of 2013.
September 27, 2013
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
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- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 127 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 127; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.