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Peter Oberacker

RState Senator · District 51

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · New York's 19th Congressional District

Biography

Peter Oberacker is a Republican and Conservative New York State Senator for District 51, first elected in 2020, and the Republican nominee for NY-19. A SUNY Delhi graduate who grew up in a family meat market, he worked as a food scientist and founded FormTech Solutions before serving as a town supervisor and Otsego County legislator. He won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary and is challenging incumbent Josh Riley.[1][2][3]

Peter Oberacker was born in Merrick, New York, in 1963 and raised in Schenevus, where he worked in his family's meat market from childhood, according to Wikipedia and a campaign-website biography reproduced by Ballotpedia.[1][3] He graduated from Schenevus High School and from SUNY Delhi (1983, per Wikipedia).[1][3] Oberacker worked with his father at Spicey Pete's Meat Market and became a research chef and food scientist; the state Senate site says he specialized in beef, pork and poultry ingredient formulations.[2][3] He founded FormTech Solutions, a food-innovation company, and his campaign website says he moved its headquarters to his hometown in 2017.[1]

Oberacker served two terms on the Maryland, New York town board and two terms as town supervisor, and then as an Otsego County legislator.[1][2][3] He was elected to the State Senate in November 2020 with 55.4% of the vote, succeeding James Seward, took office January 1, 2021, and was re-elected in 2024.[2][3] In the Senate he is ranking member of the Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders and Transportation committees and a member of Agriculture, Finance, Higher Education and Labor; his stated focus is rural emergency services, agriculture, broadband and infrastructure.[2] He won the Republican primary for NY-19 on June 23, 2026, and faces Democratic Rep. Josh Riley in November, Spectrum News reported.[4]

Oberacker has volunteered with the C.H. Graham Hose Company for nearly 40 years, is a SUNY Delhi Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, and is a member of the Masonic Lodge.[1][2] He lives in Schenevus.[1][2]

  1. 1.Peter Oberacker · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.About Senator Peter Oberacker · New York State Senate Official record
  3. 3.Peter Oberacker · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  4. 4.Oberacker wins GOP nomination in NY-19, will face Rep. Josh Riley in November · Spectrum News · 2026-10-19 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 Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 95 of 622 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (40), Rights & public safety (21), Housing & rent (20)

  • Relates to license fees required to be paid by wholesale beer licensees to sell cider

    What it does: Requires wholesale beer licensees to only need to pay a one time additional license fee to sell cider.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 37–0, Republicans 9–13

    Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗

  • Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing

    What it does: Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing, directly or indirectly; prohibits the collection, use, retention, or sharing of data to facilitate surveillance pricing; provides exceptions; provides for enforcement by the…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 37–0, Republicans 1–21

    Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗

  • Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial

    What it does: Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 37–0, Republicans 8–14

    Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗

  • Relates to certain powers of the attorney general

    What it does: Authorizes the denial of access to certain public records which relate to civil investigations; relates to the enforcement powers of the attorney general; authorizes the attorney general to investigate and bring any c…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 36–1, Republicans 1–21

    Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗

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

    Jun 4, 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

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.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
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.