General Election
NY Senate · Senate District 32
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.
Issues
7 issues · 1 candidate · every claim sourced
Immigration and driver's licenses
Central to the raceState 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.
Luis R. Sepulveda
In coverageSponsored 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S4329, authorizing the commissioner of motor vehicles to enter driver's license reciprocity agreements with other states, countries, provinces and territories; voted yes on S4329A when it passed the Senate 42-20 on June 8, 2023, and it was signed into law as Chapter 277 on Aug. 13, 2023.
Sponsor of S4329; voted yes on the Senate floor · 2023-06-08 to 2023-08-13 · Signed into law as Chapter 277 on Aug. 13, 2023
Criminal justice and courts
Central to the raceThe 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.
Luis R. Sepulveda
In coverageSponsored 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S3967; voted yes on S3967B on June 11, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 686 on Dec. 19, 2025. Sponsored S4621, conforming the definition of an incarcerated individual with a serious mental illness to the mental hygiene law's definition; voted yes on the final Senate vote on May 7, 2024; it passed the Assembly on May 15, 2024 and was vetoed by the governor on Nov. 22, 2024. Sponsored S9764, preventing a judge from prohibiting a parent's gender reassignment when deciding child custody; voted yes when it passed the Senate on May 19, 2026, and it was referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Sponsor of S3967, S4621 and S9764, voting yes on each in the Senate · 2024-05-07 to 2026-05-19 · S3967 signed into law as Chapter 686 on Dec. 19, 2025; S4621 passed both houses and was vetoed by the governor on Nov. 22, 2024; S9764 passed the Senate on May 19, 2026 and was referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee
Housing, tenants and homelessness
Also in playState 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.
Luis R. Sepulveda
In coverageSponsored 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S751, on bed bug notice requirements in rental housing; voted yes on Feb. 3, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 77 on Feb. 14, 2025. Voted yes on S7882, on the use of algorithmic pricing by residential landlords, on June 9, 2025; it was signed into law as Chapter 437 on Oct. 16, 2025. Sponsored S7032, providing qualified homeless individuals non-driver state identification cards; voted yes on June 9, 2025 and on June 1, 2026, when it passed the Senate and was referred to the Assembly Transportation Committee.
Sponsor of S751 and S7032, voting yes on each; voted yes on S7882 · 2025-02-03 to 2026-06-01 · S751 signed into law as Chapter 77 on Feb. 14, 2025; S7882 signed into law as Chapter 437 on Oct. 16, 2025; S7032 passed the Senate on June 1, 2026 and is in the Assembly Transportation Committee
Health care
Also in playMedical 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.
Luis R. Sepulveda
In coverageVoted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which passed the Senate 35-27 in June 2025 and became law in February 2026, and for the 2024-25 health and mental hygiene budget bill.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act, in the Senate floor vote on June 9, 2025 (35 yes, 27 no, 1 excused); it was signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Voted yes on S8307C, the 2024-25 health and mental hygiene budget bill, on April 19, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 57 on April 20, 2024.
Voted yes on A136 and on S8307C in the Senate · 2024-04-19 to 2026-02-06 · A136 signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; S8307 signed into law as Chapter 57 on April 20, 2024
State budget, taxes and business
Also in playThe Legislature and governor enact the state budget in a set of bills each year, most recently in May 2026, and state law decides which businesses get tax deductions or relief; at stake is how much the state spends, on what, and who pays.
Luis R. Sepulveda
In coverageVoted for the 2026-27 budget bill signed in May 2026 and the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill. Sponsored a 2023 law allowing certain tax deductions tied to selling, producing or distributing cannabis, and the COVID-19 Livery Vehicle Recovery Act, signed in 2024.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S9009C, a budget bill for the 2026-27 fiscal year, on May 27, 2026; it passed both houses that day and 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. Sponsored S7508, permitting certain tax deductions related to the sale, production or distribution of cannabis products; voted yes on June 5, 2023, and it was signed into law as Chapter 671 on Nov. 17, 2023. Sponsored S6670, the COVID-19 Livery Vehicle Recovery Act; voted yes on S6670A on June 5, 2024, and it passed the Assembly on June 7, 2024 and was signed into law as Chapter 382 on Sept. 27, 2024.
Voted yes on S9009C and S8306C; sponsor of S7508 and S6670, voting yes on each · 2023-06-05 to 2026-05-28 · S9009 signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026; S8306 signed as Chapter 56 on April 20, 2024; S7508 signed as Chapter 671 on Nov. 17, 2023; S6670 signed as Chapter 382 on Sept. 27, 2024
Energy and gas service
Also in playLuis R. Sepulveda
In coverageVoted for a 2025 law on providing gas service to new customers, which was signed in December 2025.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S8417, on the provision of gas service to new customers, in the Senate floor vote on June 12, 2025; it was signed into law as Chapter 709 on Dec. 19, 2025.
Voted yes on S8417 in the Senate · 2025-06-12 · Signed into law as Chapter 709 on Dec. 19, 2025
Lobbying disclosure and city ballot questions
Also in playState law sets which lobbying must be registered and disclosed and which local questions may reach a city's ballot when a charter commission puts forward a new or revised charter.
Luis R. Sepulveda
In coverageVoted against a 2024 bill requiring registration and disclosure of lobbying on nominations and confirmations to state office, which passed the Senate 44-17, and against a 2025 bill repealing limits on other questions reaching a city's ballot when a charter commission proposes a charter, which passed the Senate 35-24 and was vetoed by the governor in December 2025.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted no on S7883, requiring registration and disclosure of information on lobbying for the nomination or confirmation of persons to state office, on March 26, 2024; it passed the Senate 44-17 that day. Voted no on A3665A, repealing provisions that limit the submission of questions to a city's voters when a charter commission proposes a new or revised charter, on June 12, 2025, when it passed the Senate 35-24; it had passed the Assembly on June 10, 2025, and was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 5, 2025.
Voted no on S7883 and on A3665A in the Senate · 2024-03-26 to 2025-06-12 · S7883 passed the Senate 44-17 on March 26, 2024 over his no vote; A3665A passed the Senate 35-24 on June 12, 2025 over his no vote and was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 5, 2025