James Sanders Jr
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, 10th Senate District
James Sanders Jr. serves in the New York State Senate and chairs the Senate Banks Committee. His official biography records prior service on a Queens school board and the New York City Council.
Where James Sanders Jr stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records),
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Sanders introduced S.10574 to require standards, audits, disclosure, and training for police use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition.
May 26, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.4582, aligning the definition of palliative care across public-health and hospice law.
November 20, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.4583, requiring nursing homes to disclose physician-privilege policies before residency agreements.
November 20, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.5945, requiring HIV-prevention information for people leaving state correctional facilities.
October 24, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.911, protecting use of opioid antagonists such as naloxone from being used as evidence of controlled-substance possession.
October 7, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.4650, requiring quarterly reports on state initiatives addressing heroin and opioid addiction.
November 20, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.5945, requiring HIV-prevention information for people leaving state correctional facilities.
October 24, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 5 support
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.8082, increasing state discretionary-purchase thresholds for MWBEs and service-disabled-veteran businesses.
March 22, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.1163A, establishing the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies.
December 19, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.9351, raising the threshold for discretionary purchases from certified minority- and women-owned businesses.
October 6, 2022Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.571, allowing state MWBE development-program loans to refinance existing business debt.
October 6, 2022Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.6575, reauthorizing and expanding New York's minority- and women-owned business enterprise program.
July 15, 2019Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 3 support
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.661, reopening a claim window for families of workers who died from cancer caused by diesel-exhaust exposure.
October 29, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.1299, correcting state work-search rules used to determine unemployment-benefit eligibility.
February 16, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
After another Queens construction death, Sanders renewed his push for Carlos' Law to increase penalties on employers that disregard worker-safety rules.
February 24, 2020Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.9206, extending expedited rebuilding permits for New York City homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
June 28, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.4650, requiring quarterly reports on state initiatives addressing heroin and opioid addiction.
November 20, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Sanders introduced S.10574 to require standards, audits, disclosure, and training for police use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition.
May 26, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.911, protecting use of opioid antagonists such as naloxone from being used as evidence of controlled-substance possession.
October 7, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
After another Queens construction death, Sanders renewed his push for Carlos' Law to increase penalties on employers that disregard worker-safety rules.
February 24, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed James Sanders Jr.'s S.6437A, requiring police reports for missing adults whose safety may be at risk.
September 9, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Sanders introduced S.10574 to require standards, audits, disclosure, and training for police use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition.
May 26, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.9206, extending expedited rebuilding permits for New York City homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
June 28, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, restoring homeowner protections against manipulation of foreclosure deadlines.
December 31, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.666A, requiring benefit and service information for National Guard members and their families.
August 8, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.661, reopening a claim window for families of workers who died from cancer caused by diesel-exhaust exposure.
October 29, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.1299, correcting state work-search rules used to determine unemployment-benefit eligibility.
February 16, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.2680, requiring state reporting on private education debt and borrower outcomes.
February 14, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.1590, requiring online public access to candidate and contest information for every ballot style.
October 24, 2019Supports Election Integrity
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Sanders joined transit officials and residents to mark completion of ADA elevators and accessibility upgrades at the Locust Manor LIRR station.
July 2, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.1163A, establishing the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies.
December 19, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 6 support
Sanders announced that ten of his consumer-protection, housing, finance, and technology bills had passed both legislative chambers.
June 18, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's S.2680, requiring state reporting on private education debt and borrower outcomes.
February 14, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Kathy Hochul signed Sanders's Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, restoring homeowner protections against manipulation of foreclosure deadlines.
December 31, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
After another Queens construction death, Sanders renewed his push for Carlos' Law to increase penalties on employers that disregard worker-safety rules.
February 24, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.4583, requiring nursing homes to disclose physician-privilege policies before residency agreements.
November 20, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Sanders's S.6575, reauthorizing and expanding New York's minority- and women-owned business enterprise program.
July 15, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sanders joined transit officials and residents to mark completion of ADA elevators and accessibility upgrades at the Locust Manor LIRR station.
July 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov
Past race James Sanders Jr ran in:
- State Senator, District 10 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 10; New York · incumbent