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Jamaal T. Bailey

DState Senator · District 36

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Senate · District 36

Biography

Jamaal Bailey is the Democratic candidate for re-election to New York State Senate District 36, which covers the northern Bronx and the Westchester County city of Mount Vernon. A Bronx native and lawyer who began in politics as an intern and aide to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, he has been a state senator since January 2017. He chairs the Senate Insurance Committee and the Bronx Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

Bailey was born in 1982 and raised in the Bronx, where he attended P.S. 83 in Morris Park, M.S. 181 in Co-op City and Bronx High School of Science; the nysenate.gov biography says he grew up in Wakefield and is a lifelong resident of the district.[2][3] He earned a B.A. from the University at Albany, SUNY, and a J.D. from CUNY School of Law.[2][3] His political career began as an intern to Assemblymember Carl Heastie; nysenate.gov says he interned for Heastie during his senior year at Albany and later served as community relations director for him, while Wikipedia describes the role as district director. He also served as a Democratic district leader in the 83rd Assembly District for six years.[2][3]

Bailey won a five-way Democratic primary on September 13, 2016, for the seat vacated when Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson resigned to take a position in the Cuomo administration. He defeated Conservative Robert Diamond in the November 8, 2016 general election and was re-elected in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024.[2] According to his nysenate.gov biography, his first term focused on criminal justice measures, including discovery, speedy trial and bail changes enacted in the 2019 budget, and the repeal of Civil Rights Law 50-a on police disciplinary records.[3] In the 2025-2026 session he chairs the Senate Insurance Committee, after previously chairing the Senate Codes Committee, and his other committees include Codes, Finance, Judiciary and Rules.[1][3]

Bailey has chaired the Bronx Democratic Party since September 2020, when he succeeded Marcos Crespo.[2] According to nysenate.gov, he is a member of Butler Memorial United Methodist Church and the Williamsbridge Branch of the NAACP, lives in Baychester with his wife and three children, and is a 2026 New York State Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame honoree.[3]

  1. 1.Jamaal Bailey · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Jamaal Bailey · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  3. 3.About Jamaal Bailey · NYSenate.gov Official record

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

On the ballot

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Votes by issue

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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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