State Senator - District 25

Jabari Brisport

DemocraticIncumbent

Has represented Senate District 25 since Jan. 1, 2021, and chairs the Senate Committee on Children and Families.

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Child care and family assistance

In coverage

Wants a child care system in which all families have access to child care and all child care workers are paid fairly as educators. Sponsored a 2024 bill, vetoed by the governor, making caregivers eligible for child care aid regardless of the hours a parent actually works. Cast the only no vote as the Senate passed, 60-1, a 2024 law expanding the definitions of surplus agricultural and processed products for the Nourish New York program.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsored S8152, making a caregiver eligible for child care assistance under the child care block grant regardless of the hours the parent actually works; voted yes on June 3, 2024, when it passed the Senate; it passed the Assembly on June 6, 2024, and was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 13, 2024. Sponsored S1353, exempting certain income and resources provided to people enrolled in certain pilot programs when determining eligibility for public assistance; voted yes on Feb. 1, 2023, when it passed the Senate; it passed the Assembly on March 20 and was signed into law as Chapter 118 on March 24, 2023. Voted no on A9259, expanding the definition of surplus agricultural and processed products for the Nourish New York program, on May 29, 2024; it passed the Senate 60-1 with one member excused and was signed into law as Chapter 632 on Dec. 21, 2024.

Sponsor of S8152 and S1353, voting yes on each; voted no on A9259 · 2023-02-01 to 2024-06-03 · S8152 passed both houses in June 2024 and was vetoed Dec. 13, 2024; S1353 signed into law as Chapter 118 on March 24, 2023; A9259 passed the Senate 60-1 on May 29, 2024, and was signed into law as Chapter 632 on Dec. 21, 2024

NY Senate — S8152 (2023) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — S1353 (2023) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — A9259 (2023) bill page and floor vote ↗

NY Senate — Senator Jabari Brisport's legislation ↗

Housing and public housing

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Opposes every form of privatizing New York City Housing Authority buildings and supports rent control and affordable housing. Sponsored a bill, passed by the Senate on June 4, 2026, that would bar naming dependent children under 18 in eviction petitions and warrants.

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Sponsored S1615, prohibiting naming dependent children under 18 in petitions to recover possession of real property and in eviction warrants; voted yes on June 4, 2026, when it passed the Senate; it was referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Sponsor of S1615; voted yes · 2026-06-04 · Passed the Senate on June 4, 2026; referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee

NY Senate — S1615 (2025) bill page and floor vote ↗

Re-Elect Jabari Brisport for State Senate — campaign website ↗

Taxes and the state budget

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Wants to raise taxes on the rich to fund public hospitals, food aid, schools and affordable housing. Voted against the bills carrying major parts of the 2023-24 and 2026-27 state budgets, both of which became law, and against a 2024 extension of the state's thoroughbred breeding and development fund.

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Voted no on S4009C, enacting major components of the state fiscal plan for the 2023-24 fiscal year, on May 1, 2023; it was signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 3, 2023. Voted no on S9009C, enacting major components of the state fiscal plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year, on May 27, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026. Voted no on S8441, extending the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund until 14 years after video lottery terminals began operating at Aqueduct racetrack, on Feb. 28, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 325 on Sept. 20, 2024.

Voted no on S4009C, S9009C and S8441 · 2023-05-01 to 2026-05-27 · S4009 signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 3, 2023; S9009 signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026; S8441 signed into law as Chapter 325 on Sept. 20, 2024

NY Senate — S4009 (2023) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — S9009 (2025) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — S8441 (2023) bill page and floor vote ↗

BK Reader — Meet Your Candidates: Jabari Brisport and Marlon Rice for State Senate District 25 ↗

Public schools

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Wants New York to meet its class size mandate for public schools. Voted against the 2024 bill carrying the education, labor, housing and family assistance parts of the 2024-25 state budget.

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Voted no on S8306C, enacting major components of the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, in the Senate floor vote on April 19, 2024.

Voted no on S8306C · 2024-04-19 · Senate floor vote held April 19, 2024; the bill's final outcome was not established

NY Senate — S8306 (2023) bill page and floor vote ↗

BK Reader — Meet Your Candidates: Jabari Brisport and Marlon Rice for State Senate District 25 ↗

Courts, child welfare and policing

In coverage

Sponsored laws on sealing family court records in persons-in-need-of-supervision cases, giving youth in foster care luggage, and requiring names and contact information in certain calls to the state child abuse register, plus a family court right-to-counsel bill the governor vetoed. Voted against peace officer status for hospital security officers in 2024 and 2026.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsored S8010, on sealing and expunging records in persons-in-need-of-supervision cases in family court; it passed the Senate on Feb. 12, 2024, with him excused from the vote, passed the Assembly on Feb. 26 and was signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 1, 2024. Sponsored S3781, requiring the Office of Children and Family Services to provide luggage to youth in foster care; voted yes on May 22, 2025; it was signed into law as Chapter 684 on Dec. 19, 2025. Sponsored S8778, requiring name and contact information in certain calls to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment; voted yes on Jan. 28, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 64 on Feb. 13, 2026. Sponsored S8197, on the right to counsel in certain family court proceedings on violations of child support orders and on establishing paternity or parentage; voted yes on June 11, 2025; it passed the Assembly on June 17, 2025, and was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 5, 2025. Voted no on A362, granting peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Rochester Regional Health, on June 5, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 459 on Nov. 22, 2024. Voted no on A10518, granting peace officer status to security officers at Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital and St. Peter's Hospital, on June 3, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 176 on July 24, 2026. Voted no on A10338, extending New York City marshals' authority to exercise the powers of sheriffs in executing money judgments, on June 3, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 137 on June 26, 2026.

Sponsor of S8010 (excused from the final Senate vote), S3781, S8778 and S8197, voting yes on the last three; voted no on A362, A10518 and A10338 · 2024-02-12 to 2026-06-03 · S8010 signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 1, 2024; S3781 signed into law as Chapter 684 on Dec. 19, 2025; S8778 signed into law as Chapter 64 on Feb. 13, 2026; S8197 passed both houses and was vetoed Dec. 5, 2025; A362 signed into law as Chapter 459 on Nov. 22, 2024; A10518 signed into law as Chapter 176 on July 24, 2026; A10338 signed into law as Chapter 137 on June 26, 2026

NY Senate — S8010 (2023) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — S3781 (2025) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — S8778 (2025) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — S8197 (2025) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — A362 (2023) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — A10518 (2025) bill page and floor vote ↗NY Senate — A10338 (2025) bill page and floor vote ↗

NY Senate — S8010 (2023) bill page ↗

Health care

In coverage

Supports the New York Health Act, which would establish single-payer health care in New York State. Sponsored the New York Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, which passed the Senate on June 4 and the Assembly on June 5, 2026.

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Sponsored S6983, establishing the New York Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act; voted yes on June 4, 2026, when it passed the Senate; it passed the Assembly on June 5, 2026.

Sponsor of S6983; voted yes · 2026-06-04 · Passed the Senate on June 4, 2026, and the Assembly on June 5, 2026

NY Senate — S6983 (2025) bill page and floor vote ↗

Wikipedia — Jabari Brisport ↗

Climate and fossil fuel divestment

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Wants teacher pensions kept out of fossil fuel investments, saying as a former teacher that fossil fuels threaten the future teachers work to build. Sponsored the Teachers' Fossil Fuel Divestment Act in the 2023 session.

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Sponsored the Teachers' Fossil Fuel Divestment Act in the 2023 legislative session.

Sponsor of the Teachers' Fossil Fuel Divestment Act · 2023 · Sponsored in the 2023 session; later action not established

NY Senate — Senator Jabari Brisport's legislation ↗

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