Incumbent
Luis R. Sepulveda
Chair of the New York State Senate Committee on Judiciary
Focus: Immigration
No endorsements beyond the Democratic nomination were found as of Oct. 1, 2026.
General Election
ELECTION WAS NOV 3
NY Senate · Senate District 32
Uncontested
Luis R. Sepulveda 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 2018 is the only candidate on the ballot
Luis R. Sepulveda, a Democrat, has held the seat since April 2018 and was re-elected in 2024 with 79.0% of the vote. The 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries for the seat were canceled, and he is the only candidate on the general-election ballot.
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Issues
Immigration and driver's licenses
State law already widens undocumented immigrants' access to driver's licenses and higher education through the Green Light and Jose Peralta DREAM Acts; the Legislature decides whether to keep, extend or narrow that access and how New York treats driver's licenses issued elsewhere.
In coverage
Sponsored a 2023 law letting the motor vehicles commissioner enter driver's license reciprocity agreements with other states, countries, provinces and territories. His Senate biography says he was lead sponsor of the Jose Peralta DREAM Act and the Green Light bill, which expanded undocumented immigrants' access to higher education and driver's licenses.
NY Senate — About Luis R. SepúlvedaCriminal justice and courts
The Legislature writes criminal law, prison rules and the standards judges apply, and the governor signs or vetoes its bills. Since December 2025 state law shields certain people engaged in prostitution from prosecution when they report a crime they suffered or witnessed or help investigate or prosecute it; a bill to align the prison definition of serious mental illness with the mental hygiene law passed both houses in May 2024 but was vetoed in November 2024.
In coverage
Sponsored a 2025 law giving immunity from prosecution to certain people engaged in prostitution who report, or help investigate or prosecute, a crime they suffered or witnessed. Also sponsored a bill aligning the prison definition of serious mental illness with the mental hygiene law, which passed both houses and was vetoed in 2024, and a bill barring judges from forbidding a parent's gender transition in custody cases, passed by the Senate in 2026.
NY Senate — S3967 (2025) bill pageHousing, tenants and homelessness
State law sets landlords' duties to tenants, including 2025 laws on bed bug notices and on landlords' use of algorithmic pricing to set rents; in question is how far the state should regulate rental practices.
In coverage
Sponsored a 2025 law requiring landlords to notify adjoining units and post notices in common areas about bed bug infestations, and voted for a 2025 law on landlords' use of algorithmic pricing to set rents. Sponsors a bill, passed by the Senate in 2026, to provide qualified homeless people with state non-driver identification cards.
NY Senate — S751 (2025) bill pageThe money
Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
Sepulveda$100K
Researched & verified Oct 1, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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