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Andrew J. Lanza

RState Senator · District 24

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Senate · District 24

Biography

Andrew Lanza is the Republican incumbent state senator for District 24, covering most of Staten Island, and has held the seat since 2007. 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]

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]

  1. 1.Andrew Lanza · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.About Andrew J. Lanza · NYSenate.gov Official record
  3. 3.Andrew Lanza · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference

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

On the ballot

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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 Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

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 ↗

  • Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service

    What it does: Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service; directs the division of housing and community renewal to develop a standard reduction and an appeals process.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 38–0, Republicans 9–13

    Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗

  • Relates to the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems

    What it does: Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems; provides for enforcement by the attorney general.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 38–0, Republicans 9–13

    Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗

How this is counted

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

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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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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

NoVOTED

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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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

NoVOTED

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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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

NoVOTED

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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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 ↗

Showing 10 of 2037 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.