State Senator, District 41
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:
Democratic · Incumbent
Michelle Hinchey is a Hudson Valley state senator first elected in 2020 who chairs the Agriculture Committee and was lead sponsor of free school meals for all New York students. She focuses on farms and local food, rural health care and housing, and clean water.
Records: Environment and Public Health 4 for, Corporate Accountability 2 for, Social Programs and Welfare 2 for,
Republican
Patrick Sheehan is a Kingston-born lawyer and former Queens prosecutor who runs the company that operates the Kingston city marina and works as a real estate broker. His priorities are cutting taxes and energy costs and toughening the state's 2019 bail law.
Sources: elections.ny.gov2