New York Senate · District 10
James Sanders
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
James Sanders's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for New York Senate District 10.
Also on the ballot:
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is James Sanders.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is James Sanders.
Bills
The bills James Sanders sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 247 |
| Passed both chambers | 25 |
| Became law | 16 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 2 |
| Awaiting the Governor's action | 7 |
| Of those, passed as a companion bill | 18 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 23 of 62 in the Senate · 23 of 40 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, as the Legislature records it; cosponsors and multisponsors aren't counted, and a bill introduced by the Rules Committee or for the budget counts for no member. New York passes most bills by substitution: the second chamber passes the first chamber's bill in place of its own identical one, which is then counted as passed for its sponsor too, marked "through its companion".
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| S.9987 Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland in the borough of Queens |
Became law passed as A.10866 |
Aug. 28, 2026 |
| S.10579 Extends the effectiveness of the state charter advisory board |
Became law passed as A.11393 |
Aug. 28, 2026 |
| S.6952 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr. |
Became law passed as A.7849 |
July 31, 2026 |
| S.4155 Requires contracting agencies to contact minority and women-owned business enterprises when such enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a… |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 4, 2026 |
| S.267 Relates to reciprocity between the state and New York city for businesses that are certified as minority and women-owned business enterprises |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 4, 2026 |
| S.8357 Relates to a deposit placement program for the Banking Development District Program |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 2, 2026 |
| S.8291 Requires that public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for small… |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.7125 |
June 2, 2026 |
| S.3180 Provides for elder abuse prevention training |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.582 |
May 28, 2026 |
| S.9656 Prohibits fees for any service rendered through a bank relating to the use of an electronic benefit transfer card issued by the state or certain departments… |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.3304 |
May 14, 2026 |
| S.3179 Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.1388 |
May 4, 2026 |
| S.8789 Defines "employer" for purposes of the fair credit reporting act; relates to the requesting or use for employment purposes of the consumer credit history of… |
Became law | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| S.8760 Requires the modification of restrictive covenants prior to the sale of real property |
Became law | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| S.3072 Relates to the use of consumer credit history for certain purposes |
Became law | Dec. 19, 2025 |
| S.6315 Establishes expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small and minority and women-owned business enterprises |
Vetoed passed as A.7235 |
Dec. 12, 2025 |
| S.7752 Relates to an exemption from the licensing requirements for servicers of student loans |
Became law passed as A.8067 |
Dec. 5, 2025 |
| S.4728 Establishes the New York state cryptocurrency and blockchain study task force |
Vetoed passed as A.3279 |
Dec. 5, 2025 |
| S.3178 Requires the modification of restrictive covenants prior to the sale of real property |
Became law passed as A.1820 |
Dec. 5, 2025 |
| S.4153 Relates to prohibiting food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash |
Became law | Nov. 21, 2025 |
| S.4157 Repeals section 3403 of the insurance law relating to anti-arson applications |
Became law passed as A.112 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.8315 Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises |
Became law passed as A.8639 |
Aug. 22, 2025 |
| S.8314 Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises |
Became law passed as A.8418 |
Aug. 22, 2025 |
| S.8299 Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities |
Became law passed as A.6870 |
July 29, 2025 |
| S.8292 Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to permissible fees in connection with open end loans |
Became law passed as A.8409 |
June 20, 2025 |
| S.812 Includes establishing a branch in a banking development district as a factor indicating that a bank is helping to meet the credit needs of its entire… |
Became law passed as A.421 |
Feb. 14, 2025 |
| S.2680 Relates to private education debt reporting |
Became law passed as A.431 |
Feb. 14, 2025 |
Budget projects
New York's budget bills don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for New York legislators.
Contested votes where they split
1 against the Senate Majority Leader; 1 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate Majority Leader | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | S 8161: Authorizes Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How James Sanders voted on each of the 3,518 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.nysenate.gov
- sanders@nysenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 711, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
518-455-3531 - District office
- 142-01 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park, NY 11436
718-523-3069 - District office
- 1931 Mott Ave. Suite 305, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
718-327-7017
Committees
- Banks Chair
- Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Chair
- Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business
- Future of the Long Island Power Authority Legislative Commission
- Insurance
- Labor
- Racing, Gaming and Wagering
- Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the New York Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the New York Assembly's and Senate's floor vote records, Jan. 13, 2025 to June 5, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections