Sam Sutton
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 22; Chair, Administrative Regulations Review Commission
South Brooklyn state senator with business and nonprofit leadership experience focused on education, health, aging, disability services, social services, cancer care, addiction services, and community advocacy.
Where Sam Sutton stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (5 records), Environment and Public Health (5 records), Labor Rights (9 records),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 5 support
Sponsored S9649A, the Give Kids a Chance legislation, to mandate insurance coverage for treatment and rehabilitative services related to congenital anomalies.
March 31, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8257A to fund broader fertility-care access at Federally Qualified Health Centers for Medicaid patients; the Senate passed it 57-1 on January 27, 2026.
January 27, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8265A requiring large-group insurance coverage for backup cochlear-implant devices; it passed the Senate 59-0 and the Assembly before Governor Hochul vetoed it on December 5, 2025.
December 5, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8592A to require health-plan coverage of continuous glucose monitors for children with serious sugar disorders.
November 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Supported the launch of the New York Cancer Center and served as a founding board member of the SAFE Foundation, which provides addiction-related services.
May 28, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 support
Sponsored S10052 to authorize epinephrine auto-injectors on preschool premises.
April 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10051 to require epinephrine devices at children's overnight, day, and traveling summer camps.
April 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8600A to phase in tethered caps on plastic beverage containers sold by large manufacturers.
December 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8592A to require health-plan coverage of continuous glucose monitors for children with serious sugar disorders.
November 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8545 to require newborn screening for Gaucher disease; the measure advanced to the Assembly Health Committee.
October 24, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 9 support
Received the New York State United Teachers endorsement for the 2026 State Senate District 22 election.
September 12, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysut.org · researched September 13, 2026
Received the Communications Workers of America District 1 endorsement for the 2026 State Senate District 22 election.
September 12, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: cwad1.org · researched September 13, 2026
Received the New York State AFL-CIO endorsement for the 2026 State Senate District 22 election.
September 12, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysaflcio.org · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9123 to extend limited permits for licensed clinical and master social-work practice; the Senate passed the Assembly substitute 59-1.
May 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10053 to waive New York's biennial attorney-registration fee for attorneys employed in public-service jobs.
April 24, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9755A to require payroll-service businesses to provide clients annual wage and tax forms without added cost or delay.
April 2, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9300 to raise the mandatory retirement age for uniformed New York City firefighters from 65 to 67.
February 26, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored the BRIDGE Act, S9124, creating limited work permits for master's-in-social-work students and an internship-to-degree employment pathway.
February 5, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored the LIFT Act, S9125, establishing examination vouchers to cover social-work licensure testing costs for low-income applicants.
February 5, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 5 support
Sponsored S9930B requiring unclaimed remains to be entered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System before final disposition; the Senate passed the Assembly substitute 61-0.
June 3, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9885A requiring timely reimbursement of nonpublic-school safety-equipment grants and reporting of overdue payments; the Senate passed it 60-0.
June 1, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9123 to extend limited permits for licensed clinical and master social-work practice; the Senate passed the Assembly substitute 59-1.
May 13, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8821, prohibiting certain New York City sanitation tickets against residential occupants during specified weekend hours; it passed the Senate 59-0 and became Chapter 82 of the Laws of 2026.
February 13, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored the BRIDGE Act, S9124, creating limited work permits for master's-in-social-work students and an internship-to-degree employment pathway.
February 5, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support
Sponsored S10053 to waive New York's biennial attorney-registration fee for attorneys employed in public-service jobs.
April 24, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10055 to prohibit New York City agencies and tribunals from adding surcharges when people pay fines, penalties, or fees by credit or debit card.
April 24, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored the LIFT Act, S9125, establishing examination vouchers to cover social-work licensure testing costs for low-income applicants.
February 5, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support
Sponsored S9885A requiring timely reimbursement of nonpublic-school safety-equipment grants and reporting of overdue payments; the Senate passed it 60-0.
June 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10063 to register commercially used electric-assist bicycles and make employers liable for specified violations.
April 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10054 to require helmets for people operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or electric scooters in New York City.
April 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9583 to increase criminal penalties for specified criminal-mischief and larceny offenses at houses of worship and for cemetery desecration.
March 26, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8599 to create 25-foot demonstration buffer zones around houses of worship and reproductive-health-care facilities, while publicly describing protection of prayer and protest as compatible values.
December 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Governor Hochul's announcement of $20 million in additional Nonpublic School Safety Equipment Grant funding after antisemitic vandalism at Brooklyn Jewish institutions and publicly backed the added security funding.
November 5, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Sponsored S10093 to let certain adults whose safety or welfare deteriorates after transfer into the OPWDD system return to their prior transitional-care placement under specified conditions.
April 28, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Supported the launch of the New York Cancer Center and served as a founding board member of the SAFE Foundation, which provides addiction-related services.
May 28, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served more than 30 years on the board of Sephardic Bikur Holim, including five years as president, while the organization developed into a multidivisional social-service center.
May 28, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 9 support
Received the New York State United Teachers endorsement for the 2026 State Senate District 22 election.
September 12, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysut.org · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9885A requiring timely reimbursement of nonpublic-school safety-equipment grants and reporting of overdue payments; the Senate passed it 60-0.
June 1, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10619 to authorize Dormitory Authority financing for construction of a school building for Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph.
June 1, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10354 to preserve school-bus eligibility when families move, schools relocate, or parents choose a nonpublic school after the April 1 request deadline.
May 14, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10064 to include the September 11, 2001 attacks in required courses on patriotism and citizenship.
April 27, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Governor Hochul's announcement of $20 million in additional Nonpublic School Safety Equipment Grant funding after antisemitic vandalism at Brooklyn Jewish institutions and publicly backed the added security funding.
November 5, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Co-founded the Sephardic Community Federation and Teach NYS, organizations focused respectively on civic advocacy and nonpublic-school advocacy.
May 28, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8266A to require late school-bus transportation for eligible pupils who remain at school after 4 p.m. for instruction or extracurricular activities.
May 28, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served on the City University of New York Board of Trustees from 2006 through 2012 and helped recruit presidents for Brooklyn College and City College.
December 31, 2012Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Sponsored S8257A to fund broader fertility-care access at Federally Qualified Health Centers for Medicaid patients; the Senate passed it 57-1 on January 27, 2026.
January 27, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8599 to create 25-foot demonstration buffer zones around houses of worship and reproductive-health-care facilities, while publicly describing protection of prayer and protest as compatible values.
December 3, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Sponsored Senate Resolution J2143 recognizing May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month; the Senate adopted it on June 2, 2026.
June 2, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8265A requiring large-group insurance coverage for backup cochlear-implant devices; it passed the Senate 59-0 and the Assembly before Governor Hochul vetoed it on December 5, 2025.
December 5, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8599 to create 25-foot demonstration buffer zones around houses of worship and reproductive-health-care facilities, while publicly describing protection of prayer and protest as compatible values.
December 3, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Sponsored S9755A to require payroll-service businesses to provide clients annual wage and tax forms without added cost or delay.
April 2, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9546A to require online marketplaces to give third-party sellers notice, an opportunity to respond, and an appeal before account suspension.
March 23, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Sponsored S10619 to authorize Dormitory Authority financing for construction of a school building for Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph.
June 1, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S9025 to authorize a 40-year New York City conveyance of the Amity Little League Baseball Complex, subject to land-use review.
January 23, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Chairs the Administrative Regulations Review Commission and serves on the Aging, Disabilities, Education, Health, New York City Education, and Social Services committees.
September 12, 2026
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Qualified for the November 2026 general-election ballot as the Democratic candidate for New York State Senate District 22.
September 4, 2026
Source: elections.ny.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S10065 to bar colleges and universities from using state aid to fund membership in academic institutions that boycott a country or that country's higher-education institutions.
April 27, 2026
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Won the May 20, 2025 special election for New York State Senate District 22 and was sworn into office on May 28, 2025.
May 28, 2025
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Race Sam Sutton is in:
- State Senator, District 22 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 22; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.