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Liz Krueger

DState Senator · District 28

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Senate · District 28

Biography

Liz Krueger is the Democratic incumbent seeking re-election to NY Senate District 28. A former anti-hunger advocate who directed the New York City Food Bank, she first won her seat in a 2002 special election after narrowly losing in 2000, and has chaired the Senate Finance Committee since the Democrats took the majority in 2018-2019. She has focused on tax and budget policy, affordable housing, reproductive health, climate legislation, and hunger/anti-poverty programs.[1][2][3]

Krueger was born on November 20, 1957, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1975.[3] She earned a B.S. in social policy and human development from Northwestern University in 1979 and a master's degree in public policy from the University of Chicago in 1981; her official Senate biography identifies the graduate school as the University of Chicago's Harris Graduate School of Public Policy.[1][2][3]

Her work before holding office centered on hunger and anti-poverty issues. She was a researcher for the Children's Policy Research Project at the University of Chicago (1980-1981), Special Project Coordinator for the Greater Cleveland Community Food Bank (1981-1983), a consultant to the board of Food for Survival, and Associate Director of the Community Food Resource Center (1986-2000).[1] According to her official Senate biography, she was the founding director of the New York City Food Bank, chaired the New York City Food Stamp Task Force and co-facilitated the New York City Welfare Reform Network.[2]

Krueger first ran for the State Senate in 2000, narrowly losing to incumbent Republican Roy Goodman; a University of Chicago alumni profile says she lost by 193 votes after a recount.[3][4] She won the seat in a 2002 special election after Goodman resigned, represented District 26 until redistricting, and has represented District 28 since 2013.[1][3]

After Democrats won the Senate majority in 2018, Krueger was elected chair of the Finance Committee, and in 2025-2026 she also sits on the Budget and Revenue and Rules committees.[1][3] Her official biography lists her as founding co-chair of the New York State Bipartisan Pro-Choice Legislative Caucus and as a 2026 honoree of the New York State Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame.[2] It also says she lives on Manhattan's East Side with her husband, John E. Seley, a retired professor of urban planning and geography at the CUNY Graduate Center.[2]

  1. 1.Liz Krueger · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.About Liz Krueger · NYSenate.gov Official record
  3. 3.Liz Krueger · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  4. 4.Buoyed by a tidal wave of activism, Liz Krueger (AM'81) looks toward the future · University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy News report

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 2 of 595 party-divided votes on file.

  • Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer

    What it does: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 33–4, Republicans 3–19

    Jun 4, 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

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.

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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.

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.

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

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