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Andrew Gounardes

DState Senator · District 26

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Senate · District 26

Biography

Andrew Gounardes is the Democratic and Working Families Party incumbent seeking re-election to State Senate District 26 in Brooklyn. A Brooklyn-born lawyer and former aide to local officials, he lost a 2012 Senate race, won the seat in 2018, and has represented District 26 since redistricting in 2023. He chairs the Senate Budget and Revenue Committee and has sponsored legislation on AI safety, social media regulation for minors, tax credits for families, and immigration protections.[1][2][3][4]

Andrew Gounardes was born in Brooklyn and raised in Bay Ridge, according to Wikipedia, and he graduated from Fort Hamilton High School.[3][2] He earned a B.A. in political science from Hunter College in 2006 and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 2010.[1] He worked as an attorney, as counsel to the Brooklyn Borough President, as director of external affairs for the Citizens Committee for New York City, and as a staff assistant in the U.S. Senate before entering elected office.[1][2] His Senate biography says he began in public service as an aide to City Councilmember Vincent Gentile and served as counsel to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams for five years, and that he later served as a trustee of the New York City Employees' Retirement System and, after Superstorm Sandy, co-founded the nonprofit Bay Ridge Cares.[2]

Gounardes ran for State Senate District 22 in 2012 on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines and lost to incumbent Republican Martin Golden.[1] He defeated Golden in the November 2018 general election to win the District 22 seat and took office in January 2019, and he has represented District 26 since 2023.[1][3] In the 2025-2026 session he chairs the Senate Budget and Revenue Committee and also sits on the Judiciary, Codes, Finance, Higher Education, Insurance, Ethics and Internal Governance, and Internet and Technology committees.[1][2] According to his campaign website, he has written more than 100 laws since taking office and is the father of three young children; his stated priorities include online safety for children, universal child care, and transit and street safety.[4]

  1. 1.Andrew S. Gounardes · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.About Andrew Gounardes (NY State Senate) · NYSenate.gov Official record
  3. 3.Andrew Gounardes — Wikipedia · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  4. 4.Andrew Gounardes for State Senate (campaign website) · Andrew Gounardes campaign Candidate's own words

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.

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Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

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Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

A10030-B · NY SENATE

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering

YesVOTED

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering.

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Passed Senate 58–2·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10158 · NY SENATE

Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland

YesVOTED

Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland for an additional year for 2026-2027.

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Passed Senate 59–1·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10184 · NY SENATE

Limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland

YesVOTED

Relates to limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland for 2026-2027.

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Passed Senate 58–2·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10312-A · NY SENATE

Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their families

YesVOTED

Relates 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.

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Passed Senate 39–21·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10390-A · NY SENATE

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie

YesVOTED

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2030.

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Passed Senate 59–1·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10391 · NY SENATE

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie

YesVOTED

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie.

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Passed Senate 59–1·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10411-A · NY SENATE

Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription fee for certain functions of a motor vehicle after the vehicle is sold

YesVOTED

Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription fee for certain functions of a motor vehicle after the vehicle is sold; provides that any manufacturer, dealer, or agent of a manufacturer or dealer that fails to comply with such requirements shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per point of sale for each violation.

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Passed Senate 57–3·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10478 · NY SENATE

Relates to the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton

YesVOTED

Increases the term of office from two years to four years for the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk, and providing for the staggering of such terms of office.

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Passed Senate 58–2·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10922 · NY SENATE

Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city

YesVOTED

Extends certain provisions relating to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York, the issuance of bonds or notes with variable rates of interest, interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York, the refunding of bonds, and the down payment for projects financed by bonds; extends the New York state financial emergency act for the city of New York; makes further amendments relating to the effectiveness thereof.

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Passed Senate 56–4·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A11030-A · NY SENATE

Requires utility corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning any scheduled non-emergency construction or other work

YesVOTED

Requires a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property; requires notice to include, but not be limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

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Passed Senate 59–1·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗

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