General Election
NY Senate · Senate District 47
Democratic senator's first-year record versus a Republican policing-and-immigration platform
Erik Bottcher won the seat in a Feb. 3, 2026 special election with 91.7% of the vote against Charlotte Friedman, after Brad Hoylman-Sigal resigned upon his election as Manhattan Borough President. Neither party held a June primary, and the two meet again in November.
Issues
1 issue · 2 candidates · every claim sourced
Crime, policing and gun safety
Central to the race
Charlotte Friedman
Wants to "bring back respect for the blue," whom her campaign site calls "friends, not foe," and to keep "the dangerous behind bars."
Charlotte Friedman campaign website ↗
Erik D. Bottcher
In coverageHas introduced a state bill requiring gun stores to display graphic warning imagery about the lethal risks of firearms in the home, and wants every gun store in New York to carry such public health warnings. Says he passed a City Council bill requiring gun stores to post graphic images of those dangers.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Introduced a state bill, as a state senator since Feb. 4, 2026, requiring gun stores to display graphic warning imagery about the lethal risks of firearms in the home.
Introduced the bill · 2026 (as a state senator, since Feb. 4, 2026) · Introduced; no later action found in the sources reviewed