State Senator, District 44
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Republican · Incumbent
Jim Tedisco is a former special education teacher who served in the State Assembly from 1983 to 2016, including four years as minority leader. He focuses on capping property taxes and on laws that protect missing children and pets.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Civil Rights 2 against, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 2 against,
Democratic
Sarah Rogerson is an immigration lawyer and Albany Law School professor who founded its Immigration Law Clinic, and she served on the Niskayuna School Board. She focuses on the cost of living and on protecting immigrant New Yorkers.
Records: Gun Control 2 for, Immigration 2 for
Sources: elections.ny.gov2