General Election
NY Senate · Senate District 15
Senator since 2009 faces the challenger he beat in 2022 and 2024
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., a state senator since 2009, beat Danniel S. Maio for this seat in 2022 (57.2% to 42.6%) and 2024 (76.5% to 23.0%). Addabbo won the June 2026 Democratic primary with 77.8%; Maio is on the Conservative line.
Issues
1 issue · 2 candidates · every claim sourced
Criminal justice and public safety
Central to the raceState law sets criminal-justice rules such as which old convictions are sealed and how prisons are run; automatic sealing of certain convictions became law in 2023, and an omnibus correctional services bill became law in December 2025.
Danniel S. Maio
Wants a safe and clean community that gives police and neighbors authority and respect, and says he is committed to fixing and reporting growing community problems.
Maio for New York State Senate campaign website — About ↗
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
In coverageVoted against the 2023 law providing for automatic sealing of certain criminal convictions and against the 2025 omnibus bill on state correctional services, both of which became law. Also voted against the February 2026 law amending the limits on how close cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted no on A1029C, on automatic sealing of certain convictions, on June 9, 2023; it was signed into law as Chapter 631 on Nov. 16, 2023. Voted no on S8415, an omnibus bill on correctional services, on June 12, 2025; it passed both houses that day and was signed into law as Chapter 707 of 2025 on Dec. 19, 2025. Voted no on S9155, amending the limits on how close retail cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship, on Feb. 11, 2026; it was signed into law that day.
Voted no on A1029C, S8415 and S9155 · 2023-06-09 to 2026-02-11 · A1029 signed into law as Chapter 631 on Nov. 16, 2023; S8415 signed into law as Chapter 707 of 2025 on Dec. 19, 2025; S9155 signed into law on Feb. 11, 2026