Currently holds the office of New York State Senate - District 26 until January 6, 2027.
Candidate for New York State Senate - District 26 in 2026 New York General Election.
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Get StartedProtecting Reproductive Rights. Learn more
Create a weight-based vehicle-registration fee that charges more for heavier, more dangerous vehicles. For every 1,000 pounds of vehicle weight, the chance of a fatality in a crash increases by 46%. Learn more
Require speed limiters in the vehicles of repeatedly reckless drivers who put our safety at risk. Speeding plays a role in about one-third of all traffic deaths, about the same as crashes involving drunk drivers. Learn more
Mandate state vehicle safety ratings take pedestrian safety into account, not just the safety of those in the car. Learn more
Increasing the number of full-time faculty members while providing a pathway for more adjunct professors. Learn more
Enact a New Deal for CUNY. Chronic underinvestment has forced CUNY to cut academic offerings, short-change students, reduce counseling, and delay building repairs, even as tuition keeps rising. Andrew’s New Deal for CUNY would transform our state's approach to higher education by. Learn more
Making CUNY tuition-free for all students, like it used to be. Learn more
Banning smartphones in schools. Learn more
Require SUNY and CUNY hire staff to support students experiencing homelessness, and establish a pilot program that provides grants to increase enrollment, attendance, and success for homeless students. Learn more
Increasing the number of academic advisors and clinical mental health counselors to ensure students have the support they need. Learn more
Updating our anti-harassment laws for the age of social media by enabling victims of digital harassment to more easily obtain a restraining order. Learn more
Creating a five-year capital plan for both CUNY and SUNY in the state budget to address critical maintenance needs. Learn more
Ban New Yorkers under age 21 from purchasing semi-automatic rifles. Learn more
Ending the Gun Violence Epidemic. Learn more
Require microstamping in firearms, making it easier to track down illegal guns. Learn more
Strengthen New York’s “red flag” law, which limits gun access for people who might pose a threat to the safety of themselves or others. Learn more
Decrease children’s access to guns by requiring safe storage if a minor under the age of 18 lives in the home. Learn more
Pass his Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act, which would allow houses of worship to build affordable housing on their land. Churches, synagogues, mosques and other faith-based organizations are trusted community pillars that already offer crucial services like child care and education. Many want to continue that noble tradition by creating affordable housing on their land, but can’t because of restrictive zoning. Learn more
Require that SUNY and CUNY hire staff to support students experiencing homelessness, and establish a pilot program that provides grants to increase enrollment, attendance, and success for homeless students. Learn more
Create refundable tax credits for rent-burdened tenants who are struggling to make ends meet. Learn more
Expand culturally-appropriate food access to kids with religious dietary restrictions by requiring New York City public schools that have at least 25% of students practicing a religious faith to offer food options that meet their dietary restrictions, like kosher or halal food. Learn more
Codify New York's refugees resettlement services to protect them from future administrations seeking to cut them, as then-President Donald Trump did in 2019. For years, New York has successfully welcomed refugees from all over the world, helping them get the resources they need to be successful, and to contribute to their new communities. Learn more
The credit streamlines and fills gaps in current state tax credits by including 17-year-olds and families regardless of citizenship status. It also allows the lowest-income families to receive the biggest credit. Learn more
The credit raises the maximum credit to 1,600 per child, eliminates the cap on the number of eligible kids and pins the credit to inflation. Learn more
The credit is paid out quarterly, providing families with four regular payments per year instead of just one annual sum. Learn more
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