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Robert Jackson

Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 31

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New York State senator for District 31 and Civil Service and Pensions Committee chair with prior City Council service and a long record of education and worker advocacy.

Where Robert Jackson stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (1 record),

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support

  • Prime-sponsored S10133 to prohibit most classroom use of artificial intelligence before high school while preserving specified diagnostic and disability-related uses.

    April 30, 2026Supports AI Regulation

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 2 support

  • Prime-sponsored S10317 to require real-time verification and disclosure of health-care provider network status before scheduled nonemergency care.

    May 13, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Won Senate passage of S2128, requiring health insurers to pass most prescription-drug rebates to patients at the point of sale.

    February 24, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support

  • Co-sponsored S1984, which passed both legislative chambers and requires an annual public report on environmental-radiation surveillance.

    May 12, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 6 support

  • Prime-sponsored enacted S10605, extending the filing deadline for World Trade Center disability claims and permitting reconsideration of certain previously disallowed claims.

    September 10, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored enacted S10655, implementing the 2026-2031 collective-bargaining agreement covering approximately 56,000 state employees represented by the Public Employees Federation.

    June 12, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored enacted S7314B, allowing surviving spouses of members in certain public-retirement plans to retain benefits after remarriage.

    December 18, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored enacted S8181, extending the September 11th Worker Protection Task Force.

    September 10, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored enacted S1165, granting civil-service examination credits to eligible children and siblings of New York City sanitation workers who died from September 11-related service.

    September 10, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored S3487 to classify more workers as employees for purposes including health-care and retirement benefits.

    January 28, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 5 support

  • Prime-sponsored S10687 to require plain-language tenant-rights notices when landlords seek major-capital-improvement rent increases.

    August 24, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Won passage in both legislative chambers of S947, prohibiting landlords from charging tenants fees for paying rent online or by automated clearinghouse transfer.

    May 13, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Joined a legislative coalition calling for $250 million in Housing Access Voucher Program funding to prevent homelessness and housing instability.

    January 20, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored S7925 to create a property-tax rebate pilot for financially distressed rent-regulated housing.

    May 14, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored the New York Fair Housing Act, S6958, requiring municipalities to plan for a fair share of affordable housing.

    March 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support

  • Prime-sponsored S10677, directing the state comptroller to study a universal pension program for workers including gig, part-time, and seasonal workers.

    August 12, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support

  • Prime-sponsored S6400 to require structured-literacy and science-of-reading coursework in teacher-preparation programs.

    March 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Won Senate passage of S27, extending Tuition Assistance Program eligibility to students experiencing homelessness.

    February 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support

  • Co-sponsored S8869A, which passed both legislative chambers and expands contraceptive access through pharmacist dispensing and related insurance coverage.

    March 11, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Co-sponsored S8544A, which passed both legislative chambers and protects access to prescribed medication abortion drugs under specified circumstances.

    January 28, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 5 support

  • Won Senate passage of S2126, directing statewide and regional conventions to recruit and retain educators from underrepresented backgrounds.

    May 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Co-sponsored S1946, which passed both legislative chambers and expunges specified convictions involving possession or sale of hypodermic syringes and needles.

    May 13, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored enacted S3161, transferring the Amistad Commission to the Education Department to strengthen teaching about slavery and African-American history.

    November 21, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored S6806 to create a task force on incorporating LGBTQIA New Yorkers' contributions into public-school curricula.

    March 24, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored S6636 to suspend unnecessary state-funded travel to jurisdictions whose laws permit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or same-sex relationships.

    March 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • Was certified on the Democratic and Working Families ballot lines for the November 2026 general election in State Senate District 31.

    September 4, 2026

    Source: elections.ny.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Received the New York State United Teachers endorsement for reelection in State Senate District 31.

    August 18, 2026

    Source: nysut.org · researched September 13, 2026

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Profile last researched September 12, 2026.