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D New York Senate · District 10 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. James Sanders

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Total votes
17,205
all sessions
Attendance
90%
1,550 missed
Lower than 84% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Higher than 78% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 81% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,891
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
8
assignments
17,205 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
15,353
voted in favor
Nay
277
voted against
Absent
1,550
missed votes
Total cast
17,205
across all sessions
Crossed party
193
votes against own party
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17,205
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
A 6743
Eliminates from income and resources considered for medical assistance eligibility, the corpus and income of a trust established by a disabled person for his or her own benefit
Yea
Passed
61–0
May 24, 2017
S 3836
Exemption from taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands Against party
Nay
Passed
55–6
May 24, 2017
S 2923
Eliminates the requirement that hunters wear back tags during hunting season in the state Against party
Nay
Passed
54–7
May 24, 2017
A 7245
Relates to clarifying provisions pertaining to pre-need funeral services
Yea
Passed
61–0
May 24, 2017
S 4450
Grants retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Scott Goodfellow
Yea
Passed
11–0
May 23, 2017
S 5413
Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system
Yea
Passed
11–0
May 23, 2017
S 1181
Makes the traffic infraction leaving the scene of an incident without reporting a class A misdemeanor
Yea
Passed
62–0
May 23, 2017
S 5807
Relates to eligibility for dependents of military service members for certain developmental disability services
Yea
Passed
62–0
May 23, 2017
S 5544
Changes the effective date of provisions providing for fiscal intermediary certification under the consumer directed personal assistance program
Yea
Passed
62–0
May 23, 2017
S 3027
Relates to prohibiting sex offenders from residing in community residences Against party
Nay
Passed
54–8
May 23, 2017
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