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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

DState Senator · District 23

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Senate · District 23

Biography

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the Democratic incumbent state senator for District 23, covering Staten Island's North and East Shores and parts of southern Brooklyn. A Staten Island native, she worked in the state legislature for years, including as legislative director in the Assembly and director of operations for Senator Diane Savino, before winning the seat in 2022. She chairs the Senate's Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee and is seeking re-election.[1][2]

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton was born and raised on Staten Island by parents who were both school teachers.[2][1] She began as an intern for the NYS Assembly in 2009 and rose to Legislative Director; according to her Senate biography, she was hired for that post before finishing her bachelor's degree, while Ballotpedia notes only that she earned one.[2][1] In 2012 she moved to Colorado Springs while her husband, a U.S. Army veteran, served, including a deployment to Afghanistan, and she later returned to Staten Island.[2]

Scarcella-Spanton served as Director of Operations for then-state Senator Diane Savino from 2017 to 2021, including work on the district's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and hospital-support advocacy, and she worked as Assistant Director of Government and Community Relations at the MTA before her election.[1][2] She won the open District 23 seat in the November 2022 general election, defeating Joseph Tirone, and took office on January 1, 2023; she was re-elected in 2024 over Marko Kepi.[1] She chairs the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee and also sits on the Civil Service and Pensions, Cultural Affairs/Tourism/Parks/Recreation, Disabilities, Labor, and Women's Issues committees and the Legislative Women's Caucus.[2]

Her Senate biography says she organized families to speak with their Assembly members on a stillbirth-related bill that gathered 148 sponsors and became law, and that an advocacy group recognized this work.[2] The same biography says she is married to Josh, a U.S. Army veteran, and that they have two children and live in West Brighton.[2]

  1. 1.Jessica Scarcella-Spanton · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.About Jessica Scarcella-Spanton · NYSenate.gov Official record

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 Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 32 of 673 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (11), Rights & public safety (9), Transportation (7)

  • Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community preservation fund

    What it does: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community preservation fund.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 35–3, Republicans 7–15

    Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗

  • Relates to personal income taxes in the city of New York

    What it does: Extends certain provisions of law relating to tax rates and the imposition of income taxes in the city of New York.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 35–3, Republicans 5–17

    Jun 2, 2026Official record ↗

  • Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals

    What it does: Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work or training encompassing minority healthcare issues; provides an exemption for certain individuals; req…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 36–1, Republicans 0–22

    Jun 1, 2026Official record ↗

  • Prohibits the sale of ATVs and off-highway motorcycles in the city of New York

    What it does: Prohibits the sale of ATVs and off-highway motorcycles in the city of New York; provides enforcement mechanisms and penalties.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 35–2, Republicans 1–21

    Jun 1, 2026Official record ↗

  • Relates to labeling requirements for gas stoves

    What it does: Requires the display of certain labels and warnings on gas stoves sold, displayed for sale, or offered for sale at retail to a consumer in this state; authorizes the department of state to adopt regulations regarding…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 36–3, Republicans 2–18

    May 28, 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

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.

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

YesVOTED

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

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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

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.

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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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.