NY Senate · Senate District 31

Uncontested

Robert Jackson 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.

Senator since 2019 is the only candidate, on two ballot lines

Robert Jackson, a Democrat, has held the seat since 2019 and won it in 2024 with 99.3% of the vote. He won the June 2026 Democratic primary against Nayma Silver-Matos with 71.9% and is the only candidate on the November ballot, on two lines.

Overview Issues Money

Candidate

Incumbent

Robert Jackson

Chair of the New York State Senate Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

Immigration — Supports protecting immigrants from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Issues

State budget and taxes

The Legislature and governor enact the state budget each year in a set of bills, 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

Supports taxing the rich. 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 property tax-exempt status, and was one of five senators voting against a 2023 bill on the state's thoroughbred breeding and development fund.

Robert Jackson campaign site — priorities

School funding and student safety

State budget bills set education funding, and the state's Dignity for All Students Act sets rules against bullying and cyberbullying in public schools; at issue is how much the state spends on schools and how far those anti-bullying rules reach.

In coverage

Supports fully funding public education and expanding opportunities for young people. Sponsors a bill, passed by the Senate in May 2026, adding the intentional use of artificial intelligence to mimic or alter a person's likeness or voice without consent to the definition of cyberbullying in the state's school anti-bullying law.

Robert Jackson campaign site — priorities

Tenants and housing

The Legislature writes the rules for landlords and rental housing; in 2025 and 2026 it acted on landlords' use of algorithmic pricing to set rents, fees for paying rent online, and inspections of certain non-fireproof buildings. At issue is how far state rules on rents, fees and building safety should go.

In coverage

Supports protecting tenants and expanding access to housing. Sponsors a bill barring landlords from charging tenants fees for paying rent online, which passed both houses in 2026, and one requiring inspections of certain non-fireproof buildings, which passed the Senate. Voted for the 2025 law on landlords' use of algorithmic pricing to set rents.

Robert Jackson campaign site — priorities

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The money

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

Jackson

$120K

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

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