General Election
NY Senate · District 28
Public safety, housing and energy policy frame the District 28 contest
Incumbent Liz Krueger, first elected to the New York State Senate in 2002, is on the ballot with Republican Alina Bonsell. Their positions span public safety, housing, energy and public education, including criminal-justice rules, rent laws, utility policy and school aid. The contest concerns how a state senator uses legislative and budget authority in these statewide areas.
Issues
4 issues · 2 candidates · every claim sourced
Public safety and criminal justice
Also in playNew York's Legislature defines crimes and penalties and appropriates money for state programs, while courts apply enacted laws. A senator can shape criminal-law and public-safety legislation and funding, but cannot decide individual court cases.

Alina Bonsell
Would restore judicial discretion to consider public-safety risks for repeat violent offenders while preserving protections for low-income people charged with nonviolent offenses. She also proposes transparent, auditable, bias-tested risk tools and tighter shelter rules near schools and playgrounds.
Alina Bonsell for New York — 8-Point Plan ↗
Liz Krueger
Said the final 2026-27 budget increases public safety.
New York State Senate — State Senate Passes 2026-27 Budget ↗Housing and rents
Also in playNew York's rent laws regulate legal rents and vacancy rules, and the Legislature can amend those statutes and appropriate housing funds; local governments still control much zoning and land-use administration. The outcome affects the balance among tenant protections, rehabilitation, new construction, and the use of state housing resources.

Alina Bonsell
Would overhaul property-tax assessments for multifamily rental buildings, tie housing exemptions to long-term affordability, and remove long-term vacant units from rent-stabilization constraints when extensive rehabilitation is needed. She also proposes repair credits and returning rehabilitated units to market rate.
Alina Bonsell for New York — 8-Point Plan ↗
Liz Krueger
Said the final 2026-27 budget invests in housing affordability, including raising the SCRIE and DRIE income-eligibility cap.
New York State Senate — State Senate Passes 2026-27 Budget ↗Energy and climate
Also in playNew York's Climate Act mandates greenhouse-gas reductions from 1990 levels by 2030 and 2050. The Legislature can amend governing statutes and appropriate funds.
The data behind the debate
Statewide electricity prices for New York and the United States

Alina Bonsell
Would prioritize reliable, zero-emission baseload power by investing in nuclear energy and exploring a reopening or replacement of Indian Point's capacity. She also proposes lifting the fracking ban, opposing infrastructure spending she considers inefficient, and requiring grid-reliability and emissions accounting.
Alina Bonsell for New York — 8-Point Plan ↗
Liz Krueger
In coverageSponsors the NY HEAT Act, which would align gas-utility regulation with New York's climate targets, create an affordable gas-transition plan, and redirect investment toward electrification and other clean-energy alternatives while protecting customers from excessive energy burdens and preserving reliable service.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored 2025–26 Senate Bill S4158, the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act; the bill was referred to the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee and was not enacted in the cited record.
New York State Senator and bill sponsor · 2025-02-03 · In Senate Committee (Energy and Telecommunications); not enacted in the cited bill record.
Public education
Also in playState education law provides for apportionment of public money to school districts, and the Legislature may amend education statutes and appropriate funds. The seat can therefore affect statewide school-aid rules and funding.

Liz Krueger
Said she was pleased that the Legislature negotiated wins including access to education.
New York State Senate — State Senate Passes 2026-27 Budget ↗
Alina Bonsell
Supports expanding charter schools and adding civics education, identifying both as education priorities in her campaign principles. The statement does not specify a funding formula, curriculum standard, or implementation timeline for either proposal.
Alina Bonsell for New York — My Principles ↗