State Senator, District 28
State Senate District 28; New York
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 69 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 288,654 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(19,852,366 ÷ 288,654) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.55, measured against a statewide vote in NY (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- 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 · declared
Alina Bonsell is a healthcare and pharmaceutical industry professional and small-business owner who has lived on Manhattan's East Side for about 20 years. She focuses on public safety and family court reform, and on healthcare and small-business affordability.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Liz Krueger has represented Manhattan's East Side in the New York Senate since 2002 and chairs the Senate Finance Committee. She spent 15 years as associate director of the Community Food Resource Center and helped found the New York City Food Bank.
Records: Gun Control 3 for, 1 against, Civil Rights 3 for, Corporate Accountability 3 for,
Sources: elections.ny.gov2