Roxanne J. Persaud

Won Senate passage of S8894, creating a public-awareness campaign on hormone-replacement therapy for perimenopause and menopause.

June 1, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Negotiated removal of a proposed peer-reviewed-evidence restriction on Medicaid biomarker testing while preserving ordinary medical-necessity review.

May 27, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Allocated nearly $2 million to improve public and community-based health facilities.

September 29, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored enacted S1040, protecting domestic-violence survivors from employment discrimination and providing reasonable leave accommodations.

August 20, 2019Supports Labor Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Introduced S8374 at the request of the court system to pilot alternative dispute resolution and navigator services in child-support cases.

June 5, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Allocated more than $3.6 million for security improvements at NYCHA and Mitchell-Lama residences.

September 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Allocated $755,000 in grants to first-response and public-safety institutions.

September 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored enacted S8244, extending enforcement of child-support obligations through driver's-license suspension.

July 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored S1284, requiring driver education and licensing materials to cover responsibilities during traffic stops.

January 9, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Voted for enacted 2026-27 budget housing investments including $140 million for NYCHA and $85 million for Mitchell-Lama preservation and homeownership.

May 27, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Helped enact a four-year Housing Access Voucher Program pilot funded at $50 million annually for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

May 8, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Won passage in both legislative chambers of S8750, creating a task force to study and recommend ways to eliminate benefit cliffs in public-assistance programs.

June 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Secured $16.8 million in the enacted budget for chip-enabled SNAP EBT cards to reduce benefit theft.

May 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Led efforts to secure an additional $5 million for the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program, bringing total funding to $8.7 million.

May 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Voted for $138 million in enacted emergency hunger-response funding, including the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program and Nourish New York.

May 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Secured a 2.7 percent targeted inflationary increase for covered human-services contracts in the enacted 2026-27 state budget.

May 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Led efforts to secure an additional $1.5 million for the Disability Advocacy Program, bringing total funding to $6.8 million.

May 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Voted for the enacted 2026-27 budget's $2.4 billion Child Care Assistance Program and major New York City 2-Care and 3-K expansions.

May 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Secured a $1 million Senate appropriation that helped bring total enacted statewide diaper-bank funding to $1.75 million.

May 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Helped continue $6.72 million for the Disability Advocacy Program, supporting legal assistance when federal disability benefits are denied or discontinued.

May 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Helped secure $1.5 million for New York diaper banks in the enacted 2025-26 budget.

May 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Won unanimous Senate passage of S1281, establishing a healthy-incentive program that rewards SNAP purchases of locally grown foods.

February 25, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Allocated $750,000 in grants to Brooklyn Public Library branches.

September 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Allocated $7.25 million in capital grants to New York City public schools for accessibility, technology, cooling, cafeteria, auditorium, studio, and playground projects.

September 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Won Senate passage of S2981 to establish a statewide Center for Firearm Violence Research.

June 2, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored enacted S8821A, requiring correctional facilities to provide menstrual hygiene products without charge.

December 7, 2018Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Voted for an enacted state income-tax deduction on up to $25,000 in eligible tipped income.

May 27, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Introduced S10101 to create an annual two-week sales-tax holiday for prepared food, restaurant meals, takeout, and delivery purchases.

April 28, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Introduced S9491 to allow state agencies and local governments to provide public benefits regardless of immigration status when federal law permits.

March 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Allocated more than $1.2 million to organizations serving and empowering people with disabilities, including vision loss.

September 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored S518C, requiring cultural-competency content in basic training for police, firefighters, correction officers, and other first responders.

January 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored enacted S1522, replacing gendered references to feminine hygiene products in state law with inclusive menstrual-product terminology.

November 17, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Won Senate passage of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, allowing reduced sentences and resentencing for eligible survivors whose offenses were substantially connected to abuse.

March 12, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Allocated $5 million in capital grants to public parks and non-school playgrounds serving her district.

September 29, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Received District Council 37's endorsement for reelection to the New York State Senate.

April 29, 2026

Source: dc37.net · researched September 13, 2026