Incumbent
Cordell Cleare
Chair of the New York State Senate Committee on Aging
Focus: Housing
New York Working Families Party
General Election
ELECTION WAS NOV 3
NY Senate · Senate District 30
Uncontested
Cordell Cleare 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 2021 runs alone on two ballot lines
Cordell Cleare, a Democrat, has held the seat since a November 2021 special election and won it in 2024 with 99.5% of the vote. The 2026 Democratic, Working Families and Republican primaries were canceled, and she is the only candidate on the ballot, on two lines.
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Issues
Housing, rents and lead hazards
Since October 2025 state law has barred knowingly or recklessly helping two or more residential landlords or managers agree not to compete with respect to rental units, including through coordinating software or algorithms; at issue is how much further the state regulates the rental market.
In coverage
Sponsors a bill, passed by both houses in early 2026, setting state environmental standards for ambient lead and for lead contamination in soil and on floors and window sills. Voted for the 2025 law barring anyone from knowingly or recklessly helping two or more residential landlords or managers agree not to compete with respect to rental units, including through coordinating software or algorithms.
NY Senate — S122 (2025) bill pageHealth care and medical aid in dying
Since February 2026 state law has set requirements for providing medication for medical aid in dying; the Legislature decides whether and how to change those rules.
In coverage
Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act in June 2025, and in February 2026 against the bill setting requirements for providing aid-in-dying medication, which was signed into law that month.
NY Senate — A136 (2025) bill pageState budget and taxes
The Legislature and governor enact the state budget in a set of bills each year, most recently in May 2026 for the 2026-27 fiscal year, and state law can grant individual institutions property tax exemptions; at stake is how much the state spends, on what, and who pays.
In coverage
Voted for the 2026-27 budget bill implementing the state fiscal plan and for the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill. Voted against a 2025 law granting Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim retroactive real property tax-exempt status.
NY Senate — S9009 (2025) bill pageThe money
Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
Cleare$88K
Researched & verified Oct 1, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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