Christopher J. Ryan
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 50
Chris Ryan is a former Communications Workers of America local president who led the minority in the Onondaga County Legislature and served on the Geddes Town Board. He focuses on affordability and on making the Micron chip plant bring good local jobs.
Where Christopher J. Ryan stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record)
Mixed record
Election Integrity (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted yes on the bill requiring hidden labels on pictures, video and audio made by artificial intelligence, so people can tell what is synthetic. The Senate passed it 60-1.
June 3, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Broke with most of his party and voted no on a one-year pause on building very large data centers, those drawing 20 megawatts or more of power. The Senate passed it 43-17.
June 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Sponsored the bill expanding mental health treatment for injured workers with a workers' compensation claim. The Senate passed it 61-0.
June 2, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the law protecting a worker's pay from being cut because the worker took part in an investigation into a wage violation. The governor signed it as chapter 364 of 2025.
September 5, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Sponsored the bill raising penalties for falsely reporting an emergency, such as a fake call that sends armed police to someone's home. The Senate passed it 60-0 and the Assembly did not act on it.
April 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on the constitutional amendment that lets the Legislature redraw district lines in the middle of a decade. The Senate passed it 38-22.
June 3, 2026Opposes Election Integrity
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Publicly backed the lawsuit his fellow Onondaga County Democratic legislators filed against the county over its 2021 district maps, which they called a gerrymander. He described going to court as a last resort after a rushed map-drawing process.
August 18, 2022Supports Election Integrity
Source: waer.org · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Voted yes on the One Fair Price Act, which bars stores from using a shopper's personal data to set a different price for that shopper. The Senate passed it 39-21.
June 4, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the bill barring stores from using hidden software that sets a different price for each shopper based on personal data. The Senate passed it 59-1.
May 12, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Voted yes on the One Fair Price Act, which bars stores from using a shopper's personal data to set a different price for that shopper. The Senate passed it 39-21.
June 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored the bill barring stores from using hidden software that sets a different price for each shopper based on personal data. The Senate passed it 59-1.
May 12, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Sponsored the law tightening safety and quality rules for equipment attached to utility poles and requiring the poles and attachments to be labeled so owners can be identified. The governor signed it as chapter 700 of 2025.
December 19, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted yes on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets a terminally ill adult ask a doctor for medicine to end their own life. The Senate passed it 35-27.
June 9, 2025
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the bill expanding the state Commission of Correction, the board that oversees New York prisons and jails, from three members to nine. The Senate passed it 40-21.
May 20, 2025
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became chair of the Senate Cities 2 Committee, which handles the affairs of every New York city outside New York City, at the start of his first term.
January 9, 2025
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Received the endorsement of New York State United Teachers, the state's teachers union, for his 2024 re-election in the 50th Senate District.
August 13, 2024
Source: nysut.org · researched September 20, 2026
Received the endorsement of Communications Workers of America District 1 for his 2024 run for the state Senate. He was president of CWA Local 1123 at the time.
March 12, 2024
Source: cwad1.org · researched September 20, 2026
Race Christopher J. Ryan is in:
- State Senator, District 50 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 50; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.