NY State Senate · District 24
Andrew Lanza
NY State Senator, District 24 (since 2007); Deputy Minority LeaderRCINCUMBENT
- Race
- NY State Senate · District 24
- Result
- Andrew Lanza, projected winner
- Opponent
- Alexis Rodriguez (D)
- Research
- In depth
Party line32 votes tracked
Broke with Republicans on
- Permits funds collected from the Oswego county occupancy tax to be used on making tourism related capital improvements voted no
- 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 organizations voted no
- Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriations for services and expenses of economic development and community services organizations voted no
- 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 services voted no
- and 2 more below
With party = voted the same way as most Republicans who voted.
Said vs. did3 statements · 32 votes
The leftist Democrat's radical and costly climate agenda was outed by NYSERDA's recent memo. Utility bills will continue to rise if we don't change course. Common sense should drive our State's energy policy, not climate activists who are damaging the quality of life and savings of New Yorkers.
Faster transition away from fossil fuels
Compare statements with votes ›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.
The leftist Democrat's radical and costly climate agenda was outed by NYSERDA's recent memo. Utility bills will continue to rise if we don't change course. Common sense should drive our State's energy policy, not climate activists who are damaging the quality of life and savings of New Yorkers.
Criticized the state's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act after a NYSERDA memo on its costs, saying the law is raising utility bills and that energy policy should not be driven by the push to cut fossil fuel use.[6]
- NOS6599 (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.[7]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
We're going to have a new EPA in Lee Zeldin, a good friend and opponent of this scheme.
Called Manhattan's congestion pricing program "this scheme" and described Lee Zeldin, then the incoming EPA administrator, as an opponent of it.[8]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Sponsors S2538, which would require police, courts and correctional facilities to notify ICE about arrested or convicted people who are not U.S. citizens and would repeal parts of the Protect Our Courts Act; the bill was defeated in the Senate Codes Committee in May 2026.
Documented position[9]
- 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.[10]
0 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOS6458 (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.[11]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOS2451 (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.[12]
- NOS51001 (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.[13]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOS240 (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]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOS2509-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.[15]
Biography
Andrew Lanza is the Republican New York State Senator for District 24, covering most of Staten Island, has held the seat since 2007, and won re-election on November 3, 2026, defeating Democratic nominee Alexis Rodriguez. A Staten Island lawyer and accountant, he was a Manhattan Assistant District Attorney and a New York City Council member before winning the Senate seat in 2006. He is Deputy Minority Leader and sits on the Judiciary and Rules committees.[1][2][3][4][5]
Andrew Lanza was born in Brooklyn in 1964, grew up in Great Kills, Staten Island, and graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School in 1982.[3] He earned a B.S. in accounting from St. John's University and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1992.[1][2] He worked as a senior auditor at KPMG Peat Marwick and then as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan office of Robert Morgenthau, and he later became general counsel partner of Mercury Securities LLC, a Wall Street software and trading firm; he describes his background as including accountant and business owner.[2][3]
Lanza was first elected to the New York City Council (51st District) as a Republican in 2001 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2005; his Senate biography cites zoning laws he enacted on the Council to limit overdevelopment.[2][3] He was elected to the State Senate on November 7, 2006, succeeding the retiring John Marchi, and took office in 2007.[1][2][3] He serves as Deputy Minority Leader and sits on the Rules, Judiciary, Ethics and Internal Governance, and Cities 1 committees; he is a former chair of the Senate Codes Committee.[2]
According to his Senate biography, Lanza created the I-STOP prescription drug monitoring database and led the effort to establish the 13th Judicial District, consisting solely of Richmond County (Staten Island).[2] The biography also says he lives in Great Kills with his wife, Marcele, a New York City public school teacher, and their three children.[2] Lanza won the November 3, 2026 general election with 70.6% of the vote to Alexis Rodriguez's 29.3%, according to unofficial results reported by Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[4][5]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | Enacts the responsible data center development actA11560 · Passed Senate 43–17 · official record ↗Democrats 36–1 · Republicans 6–16 |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | With partyvoted yes | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 | Split partyvoted no | 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 ↗ |
| 2026-06-04 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | Split partyvoted no | 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 ↗ |
| 2026-06-04 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | Against partyvoted no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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 no | 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.
- billSponsored S8578, which would incorporate the City of Staten Island as its own municipality; in the Senate Cities 2 Committee as of the most recent action in the 2025-26 session.[16]
- bill2026-03-18 · Sponsored S9493, the "Toll Payer Advocacy and Relief Act," which would cap cashless-tolling late-payment penalties at 10%, require toll-authority advocate offices to respond to disputes within 48 hours, and create a toll amnesty program; referred to the Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee on March 18, 2026.[17]
- billSponsored S9610, which would require elected county clerks and sheriffs in New York City; in the Senate Judiciary Committee as of the most recent action in the 2025-26 session.[16]
- actionServes as Deputy Minority Leader and sits on the Cities 1, Ethics and Internal Governance, Judiciary, and Rules committees, and the Joint Senate and Assembly Commission on Legislative Ethics.[18][19]
In their own words
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/andrew-j-lanza
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 133 of 679 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Rights & public safety (40), Jobs & cost of living (38), Climate & energy (31)
Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents
What it does: Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 38–0, Republicans 9–13
Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗
Requires the council on arts to make recommendations on the renaming of the agency buildings located at the empire state plaza
What it does: Requires the council on arts to make recommendations on the renaming of the agency buildings located at the empire state plaza; requires the governor to choose the new agency building names within 60 days after the co…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 37–1, Republicans 7–15
Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗
Requires liability insurance coverage for tanning facilities
What it does: Requires certain liability insurance covering bodily injuries and personal injuries arising out of the operation or use of ultraviolet radiation devices at tanning facilities.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 36–2, Republicans 9–13
Jun 3, 2026Official 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
- No
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 ↗
- No
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 ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed Senate 35–23 · Yes 35–No 23 · Democrats 34–1, Republicans 0–22
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
- No
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 ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed Senate 36–22 · Yes 36–No 22 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 0–22
May 29, 2026Official record ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Andrew Lanza · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.About Andrew J. Lanza · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 3.Andrew Lanza · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 4.New York State Senate District 24 election results 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 5.New York State Senate election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 6.Senate, Assembly Republicans Rally in Response to NYSERDA Memo · NYSenate.gov · 2026-03-05 Official record
- 7.Senate floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Senate · 2019-06-18 Official record
- 8.Governor Kathy Hochul says new congestion pricing proposal in the works, Staten Island officials sound off · ABC7 New York · 2024-11-12 News report
- 9.S2538 (2025-2026): Requires law enforcement and courts to notify ICE when an arrested person is not a U.S. citizen · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 10.Senate floor vote: S425-A — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Senate · 2020-07-22 Official record
- 11.Senate floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Senate · 2019-06-14 Official record
- 12.Senate floor vote: S2451 — Extreme Risk Protection Orders (Red Flag Law) · New York State Senate · 2019-01-29 Official record
- 13.Senate floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Senate · 2022-07-01 Official record
- 14.Senate floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Senate · 2019-01-22 Official record
- 15.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
- 16.Senator Andrew J. Lanza's sponsored legislation, 2025-2026 session · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 17.Senate Bill S9493, the Toll Payer Advocacy and Relief Act · NYSenate.gov · 2026-03-18 Official record
- 18.Andrew Lanza · Ballotpedia Reference
- 19.About Andrew J. Lanza · NYSenate.gov Official record