NY State Senate · District 25
Jabari Brisport
NY State Senator, District 25 (since January 2021)DWFPINCUMBENT
- Race
- NY State Senate · District 25
- Result
- Jabari Brisport, projected winner
- Opponents
- Unopposed
- Research
- In depth
Party line27 votes tracked
Broke with Democrats on
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did6 statements · 27 votes
Senator Brisport is a vocal advocate of raising taxes on the rich, and policies that place the needs of working-class people above corporate profits, including a Green New Deal, the New York Health Act, universal access to housing, and the cancelation of rent and mortgage arrears accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotNY State Senate · 25
2026-11-03
| Jabari Brisport DWFP | incumbent |
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.
Lists winning universal child care as a top campaign priority and cites his record as Children and Families Committee chair on the issue.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Campaign platform calls for rent control and affordable housing and opposes privatization of public housing.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Campaign platform pledges to fight federal immigration enforcement ("ICE") activity in New York City and defend immigrants' civil rights.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Cites passage of the Build Public Renewables Act, which expands public renewable-energy development, as part of his legislative record.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Senator Brisport is a vocal advocate of raising taxes on the rich, and policies that place the needs of working-class people above corporate profits, including a Green New Deal, the New York Health Act, universal access to housing, and the cancelation of rent and mortgage arrears accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
His official Senate biography describes him as an advocate of raising taxes on the rich.[8]
- 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.[9]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
Senator Brisport is a vocal advocate of raising taxes on the rich, and policies that place the needs of working-class people above corporate profits, including a Green New Deal, the New York Health Act, universal access to housing, and the cancelation of rent and mortgage arrears accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
His official Senate biography lists the New York Health Act, a state single-payer plan, among the policies he advocates.[8]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- 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.[10]
Biography
Jabari Brisport is the Democratic and Working Families Party New York State Senator for District 25 in central Brooklyn and won re-election on November 3, 2026 as the only candidate listed on the ballot. A former public school math teacher who describes himself as a socialist, he has represented the district since 2021 after an unsuccessful 2017 City Council run, and chairs the Senate Children and Families Committee. His campaign website lists universal child care, affordable housing, and opposition to ICE and the Trump administration among his priorities.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Jabari Brisport was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant and raised in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, and describes himself as the son of an undocumented immigrant; Wikipedia lists his birth date as August 9, 1987, and says he graduated from Poly Prep in Dyker Heights.[2][4] He earned a bachelor's degree from New York University in 2009 and a master's degree from Yale University in 2014.[1] Before his election he worked as a public school math teacher in Crown Heights and was an active member of the United Federation of Teachers.[1][2]
Brisport was an organizer for same-sex marriage legalization in New York from 2009 to 2011 and an early organizer with the Black Lives Matter movement, where he organized rallies and trained protesters on interacting with police.[2] After the 2016 election he joined the New York City chapter of Democratic Socialists of America and, according to Wikipedia, became a leader in opposition to private development of the Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights.[4] In 2017 he ran for the 35th District of the New York City Council as a Green Party candidate against incumbent Laurie Cumbo and lost, receiving 29% of the vote according to Wikipedia.[4]
Brisport won the June 2020 Democratic primary for the open District 25 Senate seat, vacated by Velmanette Montgomery, over Assemblywoman Tremaine Wright and another candidate, then won the November general election and took office in January 2021; he is described as the first openly gay person of color elected to the New York State Legislature.[4][1] He was re-elected in 2022 and 2024, and according to Wikipedia he won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 73% of the vote against Marlon Rice.[4][1] He chairs the Senate Committee on Children and Families and is also a member of the Banks; Codes; Housing, Construction and Community Development; Libraries; and Procurement and Contracts committees and the Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention.[2] Brisport was the only candidate listed on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election, according to Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[5][6]
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 27 votes.
All 27 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. |
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.
- bill2026-05-28 · Sponsored S10000, which lets foster youth 18 or older at their permanency hearing request confidentiality protections over notices and reports; passed the Senate 47-13 on May 28, 2026 and was on the Assembly floor calendar as of this research.[11]
- bill2026-04-06 · Sponsored S9814, which would extend paid sick leave protections to app-based delivery workers; referred to the Senate Labor Committee on April 6, 2026.[12]
- bill2026-04-06 · Sponsored S9813, which would classify app-based delivery workers as employees entitled to workers' compensation coverage; referred to the Senate Labor Committee on April 6, 2026.[13]
- actionChairs the Senate Children and Families Committee; also serves on the Banks, Codes, Housing Construction and Community Development, and Libraries committees.[14][8]
In their own words
Priorities
- Campaign platform lists winning universal child care, building affordable housing, and "fighting Trump and ICE out of NYC" as top priorities.[7]
- As Children and Families Committee chair, says he has led the fight for universal child care and helped secure $1.4 billion in public school funding.[7]
- Says he will continue fighting for fully funded public housing and against privatization of NYCHA, including RAD/PACT conversions.[7]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/jabari-brisport
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 7 of 681 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (3), Rights & public safety (2), Climate & energy (1)
Relates to placing restrictions on the sale of flare guns
What it does: Establishes the crimes of criminal sale of a flare gun in the first and second degrees; sets restrictions on and requirements for the sale of flare guns.
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 34–3, Republicans 0–22
Jun 1, 2026Official record ↗
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 ↗
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.Jabari Brisport · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.About Jabari Brisport · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 3.Re-Elect Jabari Brisport for State Senate · Jabari Brisport campaign site Candidate's own words
- 4.Jabari Brisport — Wikipedia · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 5.New York State Senate District 25 election results 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 6.New York State Senate election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 7.Re-Elect Jabari Brisport for State Senate · Jabari Brisport campaign site Candidate's own words
- 8.About Jabari Brisport · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 9.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
- 10.Senate floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Senate · 2022-07-01 Official record
- 11.Senate Bill S10000 · NYSenate.gov · 2026-05-28 Official record
- 12.Senate Bill S9814, paid sick leave for delivery network workers · NYSenate.gov · 2026-04-06 Official record
- 13.Senate Bill S9813, workers' compensation for delivery network workers · NYSenate.gov · 2026-04-06 Official record
- 14.Jabari Brisport · Ballotpedia Reference