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Julia Salazar

DState Senator · District 18

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Senate · District 18

Biography

Julia Salazar is the Democratic and Working Families Party incumbent for New York State Senate District 18 in Brooklyn and Queens, and she is unopposed in the general election.[1][2][3] A former community organizer first elected in 2018, she chairs the Senate's Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee and, according to her campaign website, serves as Deputy Majority Leader for Senate and Assembly Relations.[2][3]

Salazar was born on December 30, 1990, in Miami, Florida.[4] She attended Columbia University, where, according to her official Senate biography, her advocacy began on tenant and worker issues; Wikipedia reports that she did not earn a degree there.[2][4] Before her 2018 election she worked as a community organizer with Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ), focusing on criminal justice and police accountability.[1][2] In 2018, as a first-time candidate, she defeated incumbent Martin Malave Dilan in the Democratic primary for State Senate District 18 and won the general election, taking office on January 1, 2019; her Senate biography says she was the youngest woman elected in the history of the New York State Senate.[1][2][4]

Salazar chairs the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee and previously chaired the Senate Committee on Women's Issues.[2][3] According to her campaign website, she serves as Deputy Majority Leader for Senate and Assembly Relations and as Treasurer of the legislature's Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Caucus.[3] Her official biography says her first bill to pass was the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act, that she played a key role in the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act and that she led the 2021 HALT Solitary Confinement Act.[2] District 18 includes Bushwick, Cypress Hills-East New York and parts of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and parts of Ridgewood, Queens.[2][3]

  1. 1.Julia Salazar · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.About Julia Salazar · NYSenate.gov Official record
  3. 3.Julia Salazar for State Senate · Salazar for Senate campaign Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Julia Salazar · 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 Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 3 of 675 party-divided votes on file.

  • 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 ↗

  • Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"

    What it does: Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advance…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 32–5, Republicans 9–12

    Jun 11, 2025Official record ↗

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Their votes on the most contested roll calls

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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.