NY Senate · Senate District 29

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Jose M. Serrano is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat. You can also write in a candidate whose name isn't printed on the ballot.

A senator since 2005 is the only candidate on the ballot

Jose M. Serrano, a Democrat also on the Working Families line, has served in the Senate since 2005 and was re-elected in 2024 with 81.7% of the vote. He won the June 2026 Democratic primary against Nicholas Reyes and is the only candidate on the November ballot.

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Candidate

Incumbent

Jose M. Serrano

Chair of the New York State Senate Majority Conference

Focus: Environment & parks

New York Working Families Party

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Issues

Housing and tenants

State law sets landlords' obligations to tenants, and a law signed in October 2025 bars knowingly or recklessly helping rental owners agree not to compete on rents, including through pricing software or data services; at issue is whether the state should regulate rents and tenants' housing costs further or keep the current rules.

In coverage

Sponsors a bill requiring rent reductions for tenants whose utility service is submetered; it passed the Senate 48-13 in June 2026. Voted for the 2025 law barring anyone from knowingly or recklessly helping rental owners agree not to compete on rents, including through pricing software, and for the 2024-25 budget bill covering housing.

NY Senate — S1058 (2025) bill page

Health care

Medical aid in dying became state law in February 2026 after a 35-27 Senate vote, and the Legislature sets health and mental hygiene spending in each year's budget bills; at stake is how the state funds health care and which medical practices, such as medical aid in dying, state law allows.

In coverage

Voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which passed the Senate 35-27 and became law in February 2026, and for its follow-up on providing the medication. Sponsors a bill creating a temporary state commission on asthma in the Bronx. His Senate office says he helped secure funding for a new cardiac catheterization lab at Lincoln Hospital.

NY Senate — Senator Jose M. Serrano (newsroom)

Environment and state parks

Since a December 2025 law, state forests, wildlife management areas and similar state lands may not be leased for oil and gas production; the Legislature also writes the rules and programs for state parks, subject to the governor's signature or veto.

In coverage

Sponsored the 2025 law barring leases of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for oil and gas production, and a 2025 law encouraging farmers' markets in state parks; his state parks passport bill was vetoed in 2025. His Senate office reports that he ranked in the top 10% of Environmental Advocates New York's 2026 scorecard.

NY Senate — Senator Jose M. Serrano (newsroom)

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The money

Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.

Serrano

$91K

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Researched & verified Oct 1, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.

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