NY State Senate · District 18
Julia Salazar
New York State Senator, District 18 (since January 2019)DWFPINCUMBENT
- Race
- NY State Senate · District 18
- Result
- Julia Salazar, projected winner
- Opponents
- Unopposed
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Party line32 votes tracked
Broke with Democrats on
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did7 statements · 32 votes
Julia is fighting to improve healthcare for all New Yorkers by supporting bills such as Fair Pay for Home Care and the New York Health Act to make healthcare universal and comprehensive
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotNY State Senate · 18
2026-11-03
| Julia Salazar DWFP | incumbent |
Nominated without a primary opponent; running unopposed in the general election
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Co-led, with Assemblymember Diana Moreno and NYC Councilmember Shahana Hanif, a coalition of 143 New York state and local elected officials calling on congressional Democratic leaders to support abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Documented position[6]
- YESS425-A (Protect Our Courts Act, 2020-07-22): Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.[7]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
Played a role in passing the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act and sponsored the Good Cause Eviction bill, signed into law in 2024, both of which strengthen tenant protections and regulate rent increases.
Documented position[8]
- YESS6458 (Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, 2019-06-14): Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.[9]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
Co-sponsored the Build Public Renewables Act, climate-justice legislation enacted in 2023 that expands the state power authority's role in building renewable energy.
Documented position[8]
- YESS6599 (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, 2019-06-18): Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.[10]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
Julia is fighting to improve healthcare for all New Yorkers by supporting bills such as Fair Pay for Home Care and the New York Health Act to make healthcare universal and comprehensive
Her campaign platform lists support for the New York Health Act, which creates a single-payer healthcare system, and for repealing the Global Medicaid Cap.[11]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
It is time to tax the rich and ensure New Yorkers can afford to live dignified lives.
Joined a May 2026 protest at the Governor's Manhattan office calling for taxes on the wealthy; her platform also lists support for progressive income, capital gains, corporate and wealth tax bills.[12][11]
- YESS2509-C (2021–22 Budget Revenue Bill (raised taxes on income over $1M and corporate franchise tax), 2021-04-06): Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures.[13]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
Her platform lists support for the Raise the Wage Act (S1978).
Documented position[11]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Her platform lists support for providing abortion medication at CUNY/SUNY campus health centers and for the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program.
Documented position[11]
- YESS240 (Reproductive Health Act, 2019-01-22): Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.[14]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESS2451 (Extreme Risk Protection Orders (Red Flag Law), 2019-01-29): Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms.[15]
- YESS51001 (Concealed Carry Improvement Act, 2022-07-01): Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places.[16]
Biography
Julia Salazar is the Democratic and Working Families Party New York State Senator for District 18 in Brooklyn and Queens and won re-election on November 3, 2026 as the only candidate listed on the ballot. A former community organizer first elected in 2018, she chairs the Senate's Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee and, according to her campaign website, serves as Deputy Majority Leader for Senate and Assembly Relations.[1][2][3][4][5]
Salazar was born on December 30, 1990, in Miami, Florida.[17] She attended Columbia University, where, according to her official Senate biography, her advocacy began on tenant and worker issues; Wikipedia reports that she did not earn a degree there.[2][17] Before her 2018 election she worked as a community organizer with Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ), focusing on criminal justice and police accountability.[1][2] In 2018, as a first-time candidate, she defeated incumbent Martin Malave Dilan in the Democratic primary for State Senate District 18 and won the general election, taking office on January 1, 2019; her Senate biography says she was the youngest woman elected in the history of the New York State Senate.[1][2][17]
Salazar chairs the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee and previously chaired the Senate Committee on Women's Issues.[2][3] According to her campaign website, she serves as Deputy Majority Leader for Senate and Assembly Relations and as Treasurer of the legislature's Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Caucus.[3] Her official biography says her first bill to pass was the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act, that she played a key role in the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act and that she led the 2021 HALT Solitary Confinement Act.[2] District 18 includes Bushwick, Cypress Hills-East New York and parts of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and parts of Ridgewood, Queens.[2][3] Salazar was the only candidate listed on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election, according to Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[4][5]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their familiesA10312-A · Passed Senate 39–21 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 1–21 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Enacts the "police radio transparency act"A11199-A · Passed Senate 37–23 · official record ↗Democrats 36–1 · Republicans 0–22 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to license fees required to be paid by wholesale beer licensees to sell ciderA11437 · Passed Senate 47–13 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 9–13 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Enacts the responsible data center development actA11560 · Passed Senate 43–17 · official record ↗Democrats 36–1 · Republicans 6–16 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearmsA1191-B · Passed Senate 40–20 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 2–20 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Promotes consumer choice by requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide retail sellers with a one through ten repair score that will be displayed to consumers at point of saleA3058-C · Passed Senate 39–21 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 1–21 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to the taxation of vapor productsA4619-B · Passed Senate 52–8 · official record ↗Democrats 32–5 · Republicans 19–3 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to training for school security guardsA5079-E · Passed Senate 52–8 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 14–8 |
Showing the 8 most recent of 32 votes.
All 32 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their familiesA10312-A · Passed Senate 39–21 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 1–21Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to separately disclose to residents and their families; requires such information to be posted on the residential health care facility's website. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Enacts the "police radio transparency act"A11199-A · Passed Senate 37–23 · official record ↗Democrats 36–1 · Republicans 0–22Requires that any law enforcement agency in the state that encrypts any portion of its radio communications shall ensure that all of its radio communications, with the exception of sensitive information, may be monitored in real time by professional journalists, newscasters, and individuals employed by emergency services organizations. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to license fees required to be paid by wholesale beer licensees to sell ciderA11437 · Passed Senate 47–13 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 9–13Requires wholesale beer licensees to only need to pay a one time additional license fee to sell cider. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Enacts the responsible data center development actA11560 · Passed Senate 43–17 · official record ↗Democrats 36–1 · Republicans 6–16Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearmsA1191-B · Passed Senate 40–20 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 2–20Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legislature on the results of the study. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Promotes consumer choice by requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide retail sellers with a one through ten repair score that will be displayed to consumers at point of saleA3058-C · Passed Senate 39–21 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 1–21Promotes consumer choice by requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide retail sellers with a repair score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to the taxation of vapor productsA4619-B · Passed Senate 52–8 · official record ↗Democrats 32–5 · Republicans 19–3Relates to the taxation of vapor products; provides for the licensing of vapor products distributors; imposes certain tax return filing requirements on vapor products distributors; provides for enforcement powers. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to training for school security guardsA5079-E · Passed Senate 52–8 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 14–8Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan programA5404-C · Passed Senate 47–13 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 9–13Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program regarding qualifying water improvements, qualifying resiliency improvements and, in a city with a population of one million or more, the use of low carbon intensity building components. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporationsA6285 · Passed Senate 53–7 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 15–7Relates to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations; requires such plans to include details of staffing, equipment, and ability to perform toward certain standards; requires the public service commission to establish a time-based restoration schedule. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency actA6578-B · Passed Senate 54–6 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 16–6Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency act requiring developers of generative artificial intelligence models or services to post on the developer's website information regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence model or service, including a high-level summary of the datasets used in the development of such system or service. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Enacts "the construction reporting pay act"A6950 · Passed Senate 50–10 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 12–10Enacts "the construction reporting pay act"; provides that each laborer, worker or mechanic in the employ of a contractor who by request or permission of an employer reports for work on any day shall be paid no less than four hours at the prevailing rate of wages. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Permits funds collected from the Oswego county occupancy tax to be used on making tourism related capital improvementsA8143-A · Passed Senate 55–5 · official record ↗Democrats 34–3 · Republicans 20–2Permits funds collected from the Oswego county occupancy tax to be used on making tourism related capital improvements; removes such tax on permanent residents. |
| 2026-06-04 | Against partyvoted no | Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officersA8235 · Passed Senate 47–13 · official record ↗Democrats 24–13 · Republicans 22–0Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Provides liability protections for health care providers who issue vaccinesA9140 · Passed Senate 42–18 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 4–18Provides liability protections for health care providers who issue vaccines so long as such vaccination does not arise out of willful misconduct or gross negligence. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Prohibits the use of surveillance pricingA9349-B · Passed Senate 39–21 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 1–21Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing, directly or indirectly; prohibits the collection, use, retention, or sharing of data to facilitate surveillance pricing; provides exceptions; provides for enforcement by the attorney general; makes related provisions. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Requires covered businesses to annually report to the department of labor regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence useA9581-B · Passed Senate 38–22 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 0–22Requires covered businesses to annually report to the department of labor regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use for the previous year; requires the department of labor to file an annual report on the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use in the state; establishes penalties for covered business that fail to submit such reports. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for additional grants in aid for certain educational and not-for-profit institutionsR2343 · Passed Senate 49–11 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 11–11 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year for services and expenses of human services and veterans community services organizationsR2344 · Passed Senate 51–9 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 13–9 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for additional grants in aid certain educational and not-for-profit institutionsR2345 · Passed Senate 49–11 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 11–11 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriations for services and expenses of economic development and community services organizationsR2346 · Passed Senate 50–10 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 12–10 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for aid for services and expenses of human services and veterans community services organizationsR2347 · Passed Senate 52–8 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 14–8 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Amending a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2025-26 state fiscal year for community adult and youth mental health programs and servicesR2348 · Passed Senate 50–10 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 12–10 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Amends a plan establishing itemized list of grantees for 2025-2026 providing community safety and restorative justice programsR2349 · Passed Senate 50–10 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 12–10 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for additional grants in aid for services and expenses of senate priorities for housing initiativesR2350 · Passed Senate 50–10 · official record ↗Democrats 37–0 · Republicans 12–10 |
| 2022-07-01 | Split partyvoted yes | Concealed Carry Improvement ActS51001 · Passed 43–20 · official record ↗Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places. |
| 2021-04-06 | Split partyvoted yes | 2021–22 Budget Revenue Bill (raised taxes on income over $1M and corporate franchise tax)S2509-C · Passed 38–25 · official record ↗Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures. |
| 2020-07-22 | Split partyvoted yes | Protect Our Courts ActS425-A · Passed 42–18 · official record ↗Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant. |
| 2019-06-18 | Split partyvoted yes | Climate Leadership and Community Protection ActS6599 · Passed 41–21 · official record ↗Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. |
| 2019-06-14 | Split partyvoted yes | Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019S6458 · Passed 36–26 · official record ↗Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements. |
| 2019-01-29 | Split partyvoted yes | Extreme Risk Protection Orders (Red Flag Law)S2451 · Passed 42–21 · official record ↗Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms. |
| 2019-01-22 | Split partyvoted yes | Reproductive Health ActS240 · Passed 38–24 · official record ↗Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law. |
Albany votes: landmark laws since 2019, plus the 25 most recent 2025–26 roll calls where at least five members voted on the losing side, from the legislature’s official records. Party line is scored for 2025–26 votes only.
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- bill2026-06-05 · Sponsored S845, the Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act, which passed the Senate with bipartisan support in 2026.[18]
- bill2026-06-05 · Sponsored S2667, prohibiting restraints on pregnant and postpartum people in law enforcement custody except in specified emergency circumstances and banning restraints during active labor; passed both the Senate and Assembly.[19]
- bill2026-06-04 · Sponsored S8353, the Tampons Aren't Contraband Act, barring state and local correctional facilities from denying visitors entry over menstrual products or IUDs; passed both the Senate and Assembly and was awaiting the Governor's signature as of the source date.[20]
- billWas the lead sponsor of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act (2021), which ended the use of long-term solitary confinement in New York state prisons.[8]
- billSponsored the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act (2019), requiring insurance companies to cover all FDA-approved forms of contraception.[8]
- actionChairs the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee in the 2025-2026 session.[8]
In their own words
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/julia-salazar
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 3 of 675 party-divided votes on file.
Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year
What it does: Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; sets forth a child and dependent care credit for taxable years beginning on o…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 36–3, Republicans 1–21
May 27, 2026Official record ↗
Provides for the election of two Regents of the University of the State of New York
What it does: Elects two Regents of the University of the State of New York for five-year terms starting April 1, 2026: one fifth Judicial District Regent re-elected and one at-large Regent elected.
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 34–3, Republicans 5–15
Feb 25, 2026Official record ↗
Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"
What it does: Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advance…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 32–5, Republicans 9–12
Jun 11, 2025Official record ↗
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- Yes
Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals
With most of their party · Passed Senate 34–24 · Yes 34–No 24 · Democrats 33–2, Republicans 0–22
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
Relates to the closure of nursing homes
With most of their party · Passed Senate 32–20 · Yes 32–No 20 · Democrats 32–0, Republicans 0–20
May 15, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed Senate 35–23 · Yes 35–No 23 · Democrats 34–1, Republicans 0–22
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions
With most of their party · Passed Senate 36–22 · Yes 36–No 22 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 0–22
May 29, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed Senate 36–22 · Yes 36–No 22 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 0–22
May 29, 2026Official record ↗
Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Julia Salazar · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.About Julia Salazar · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 3.Julia Salazar for State Senate · Salazar for Senate campaign Candidate's own words
- 4.New York State Senate District 18 election results 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 5.New York State Senate election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 6.UPDATE: 143 NY Elected Officials Pressure Schumer, Jeffries, Congressional Dems to Abolish ICE · NYSenate.gov · 2026-07-29 Official record
- 7.Senate floor vote: S425-A — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Senate · 2020-07-22 Official record
- 8.About Julia Salazar · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 9.Senate floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Senate · 2019-06-14 Official record
- 10.Senate floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Senate · 2019-06-18 Official record
- 11.Platform — Julia Salazar for State Senate · Salazar for Senate campaign Candidate's own words
- 12.Senator Salazar Joins New Yorkers at Governor's Office; Calls on Governor to Tax the Rich · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 13.Senate floor vote: S2509-C — 2021–22 Budget Revenue Bill (raised taxes on income over $1M and corporate franchise tax) · New York State Senate · 2021-04-06 Official record
- 14.Senate floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Senate · 2019-01-22 Official record
- 15.Senate floor vote: S2451 — Extreme Risk Protection Orders (Red Flag Law) · New York State Senate · 2019-01-29 Official record
- 16.Senate floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Senate · 2022-07-01 Official record
- 17.Julia Salazar · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 18.Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act Passed NY Senate and Gains Bipartisan Support · NYSenate.gov · 2026-06-05 Official record
- 19.New York Legislature Passes Anti-Shackling Bill · NYSenate.gov · 2026-06-05 Official record
- 20.New York Legislature Passes Tampons Aren't Contraband Act · NYSenate.gov · 2026-06-04 Official record
- 21.Julia Salazar for State Senate · Salazar for Senate campaign Candidate's own words