General Election
NY Senate · Senate District 30
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.
Issues
7 issues · 1 candidate · every claim sourced
Housing, rents and lead hazards
Central to the raceSince 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.
Cordell Cleare
In coverageSponsors 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S122, establishing environmental standards for ambient lead and lead contamination in soils and on floors and window sills; voted yes when it passed the Senate on Feb. 10, 2026, and it passed the Assembly on March 31, 2026. Voted yes on S7882, on landlords' use of algorithmic pricing to set rents, on June 9, 2025; it passed the Senate 40-22 and was signed into law as Chapter 437 on Oct. 16, 2025.
Sponsor of S122, voting yes; voted yes on S7882 · 2025-06-09 to 2026-02-10 · S122 passed the Senate on Feb. 10, 2026 and the Assembly on March 31, 2026; S7882 signed into law as Chapter 437 on Oct. 16, 2025
Health care and medical aid in dying
Central to the raceSince 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.
Cordell Cleare
In coverageVoted 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted no on A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act, on June 9, 2025. Voted no on A9515, on requirements for the provision of medication for medical aid in dying, on Feb. 4, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 1 on Feb. 6, 2026.
Voted no on A136 and on A9515 in the Senate · 2025-06-09 to 2026-02-04 · A136: Senate floor vote on June 9, 2025; A9515 signed into law as Chapter 1 on Feb. 6, 2026
State budget and taxes
Central to the raceThe 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.
Cordell Cleare
In coverageVoted 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S9009C, implementing 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 yes on S8306C, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, on April 19, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 56 on April 20, 2024. Voted no on S8161, authorizing Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status, on June 12, 2025; it was signed into law as Chapter 475 on Oct. 16, 2025.
Voted yes on S9009C and S8306C; voted no on S8161 · 2024-04-19 to 2026-05-27 · S9009 signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026; S8306 signed as Chapter 56 on April 20, 2024; S8161 signed as Chapter 475 on Oct. 16, 2025
Criminal justice and prisons
Also in playCordell Cleare
In coverageSponsored a 2024 bill, vetoed by the governor, to end the lifetime ban on jury duty for people with felony convictions who have completed all sentencing requirements, and the 2024 law giving incarcerated people access to breast cancer screenings every two years and information on breast self-exams.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S206, removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for people convicted of felonies who have completed all sentencing requirements; voted yes on S206B on June 6, 2024, when it passed the Senate; it passed the Assembly on June 7, 2024 and was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 21, 2024. Sponsored S204, giving incarcerated individuals access to breast cancer screenings every two years and information about breast self-examinations; voted yes in the final Senate vote on Feb. 27, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 570 of the Laws of 2024 on Dec. 13, 2024.
Sponsor of S206 and S204, voting yes on each · 2024-02-27 to 2024-06-06 · S206 passed both houses in June 2024 and was vetoed on Dec. 21, 2024; S204 signed into law as Chapter 570 on Dec. 13, 2024
Consumer protection and product safety
Also in playCordell Cleare
In coverageSponsored three laws enacted in 2025: one letting people bring claims over debts incurred through coercion, one banning the sale of infant walkers and restricting their use in certain settings, and one requiring operating manuals for e-bikes and other devices powered by lithium-ion batteries.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S1353, establishing a right of action for claims arising out of coerced debts; voted yes on S1353B in the final Senate vote on June 9, 2025; it passed the Assembly on June 11, 2025 and was signed into law as Chapter 710 on Dec. 19, 2025. Sponsored S123, prohibiting the sale of infant walkers and restricting their use in certain settings; voted yes on March 10, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 629 on Dec. 12, 2025. Sponsored S738, requiring operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion batteries, and for such batteries; voted yes on Feb. 3, 2025; it passed the Assembly on Feb. 11, 2025 and was signed into law as Chapter 70 on Feb. 14, 2025.
Sponsor of S1353, S123 and S738, voting yes on each · 2025-02-03 to 2025-06-09 · S1353 signed into law as Chapter 710 on Dec. 19, 2025; S123 signed as Chapter 629 on Dec. 12, 2025; S738 signed as Chapter 70 on Feb. 14, 2025
Utility shutoffs and gas service
Also in playCordell Cleare
In coverageSponsors a bill barring the shutoff of electricity or heat service during forecasts of 85 degrees or higher or 32 degrees or below; it passed both houses in May 2026. Voted for a 2026 law on the provision of gas service to new customers.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S120, prohibiting termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of 85 degrees or higher or 32 degrees or below; voted yes on S120B on May 18, 2026, when it passed the Senate, and it passed the Assembly on May 19, 2026. Voted yes on S8812, on the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the provision of gas service to new customers, on Feb. 5, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026.
Sponsor of S120, voting yes; voted yes on S8812 · 2026-02-05 to 2026-05-18 · S120 passed the Senate on May 18, 2026 and the Assembly on May 19, 2026; S8812 signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026
City parkland
Also in playIn 2025 the state authorized New York City to stop using and alienate parkland in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and in the Bronx's Ferry Point Park, the latter through leases or agreements with Bally's; at issue is when city parkland should be given up for other uses.
Cordell Cleare
In coverageVoted against both 2025 laws authorizing New York City to stop using and alienate parkland in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and in the Bronx's Ferry Point Park, the latter through leases or other agreements with Bally's; the Flushing Meadows bill passed the Senate 54-5.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted no on A6781, authorizing New York City to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park, on May 27, 2025; it passed the Senate 54-5 and was signed into law as Chapter 138 on June 18, 2025. Voted no on S7049A, authorizing the city to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate land within Ferry Point Park in the Bronx through leases or agreements with Bally's New York Operating Company, LLC, on June 13, 2025; it was signed into law as Chapter 152 on June 18, 2025.
Voted no on A6781 and on S7049A in the Senate · 2025-05-27 to 2025-06-13 · A6781 passed the Senate 54-5 and was signed into law as Chapter 138 on June 18, 2025; S7049 signed as Chapter 152 on June 18, 2025