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Zellnor Myrie

DState Senator · District 20

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Senate · District 20

Biography

Zellnor Myrie is the incumbent Democratic and Working Families Party state senator for District 20 in Brooklyn. A Brooklyn native and attorney, he worked as a City Council legislative director and at Davis Polk & Wardwell before defeating incumbent Jesse Hamilton in 2018. He chairs the Senate Codes Committee, ran unsuccessfully for New York City Mayor in 2025, and is the only candidate listed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the seat.[1][2][3]

Zellnor Myrie was born in Brooklyn on November 3, 1986, to Costa Rican-born immigrant parents and was raised in Prospect Lefferts Gardens; his official biography says his mother moved to Brooklyn from Costa Rica and is an inspiration for his public service.[2][3] He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, earned a B.A. in Communications and an M.A. in Urban Studies from Fordham University, and received a J.D. from Cornell Law School, where he served as student government president.[3][2] Before law school he worked as legislative director to New York City Council Member Fernando Cabrera, and after law school he spent just over a year at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell.[2]

Myrie left the firm to run for the State Senate in 2018, defeating incumbent Jesse Hamilton in the Democratic primary and again in the general election, and he took office on January 1, 2019.[1][2][4] In the 2025-2026 session he chairs the Senate Codes Committee and is also a member of the Children and Families, Consumer Protection, Elections, Health, Judiciary, and Rules committees; his official biography says he previously chaired the Elections Committee.[3] According to that biography, his legislative work includes tenant protection and criminal-legal-system measures, a 2021 state law on gun industry liability, election measures including early voting, and authorship of the John R. Lewis New York Voting Rights Act.[3]

Myrie ran for New York City Mayor in 2025 and placed sixth in the first round of the Democratic primary; the winner of that primary, Zohran Mamdani, went on to win the general election.[2][1]

  1. 1.Zellnor Myrie · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Zellnor Myrie · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  3. 3.About Zellnor Myrie · NYSenate.gov Official record
  4. 4.Zellnor Myrie (BK 50) · Brooklyn Magazine · 2021-07-13 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 1 of 427 party-divided votes on file.

  • Relates to the location of retail adult-use dispensaries in proximity to schools and houses of worship; repealer

    What it does: Amends provisions limiting the location of retail adult-use dispensaries in proximity to schools and houses of worship.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 33–5, Republicans 1–19

    Feb 11, 2026Official 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.