# Mario Mattera

Mario Mattera is a Republican member of the New York Senate for district 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New York Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2021-01-05
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/04f9beb9-b562-4f2f-9f23-4856fe0fd0dc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/04f9beb9-b562-4f2f-9f23-4856fe0fd0dc (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Mattera voted against the majority of New York Senate Republicans 157 times; party unity 82%, in the bottom quarter of the New York Senate (average 93.2%).

## What Mattera says (NY 2025–26 session)

27 classified statements: 27 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Mattera | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 29.6% | 9.5% | 16 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 44.4% | 37.3% | 132 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 7.4% | 15.4% | 240 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 58% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Environmental Protection 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Families 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.01), from 154 donors and 899 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 82% (93.2%). 157 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · R 2355 Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/R2355/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11538 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11538/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 1004 Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1004/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: C · A 329 Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A329/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 10223 Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10223/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 11006 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11006/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · S 8454 Relates to the residency requirement for the St. Lawrence county public health director and community services director · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8454/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote · A 10922 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10922/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: B · S 8616 Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act" · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8616/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Floor Vote - Version: A · A 4195 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A4195/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 74 bills: 74 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 613. 33.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 46 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- J 2364: Honoring Private First Class Alan Grant Blass posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed… (in committee, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2364/
- J 2101: Commending Marc Coppola upon the occasion of his designation as the 2026 Italian American of the Year by the New York Conference of Italian American State… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2101/
- J 2057: Honoring Kyle Palmieri upon the occasion of his designation as Italian American of the Year by the New York Conference of Italian American State Legislators… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2057/
- J 2065: commemorating May 24, 2026, as the 15th Anniversary of the birth of Paige Elizabeth Keely (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2065/
- J 2054: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 18, 2026, as Italian American Day in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2054/
- J 2055: Honoring Dr. Anthony Julian Tamburri upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by the New York Conference of Italian-American State… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2055/
- J 2056: Honoring John R. Durso upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators on May… (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2056/
- S 10115: Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10115/
- S 10114: Prohibits the public service commission authority to order collection of charges from ratepayers for greenhouse gas reduction unrelated to the electric grid (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10114/
- S 9947: Relates to the collection and use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes (became law, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9947/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $127.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2107852289738502307
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2097017844475011506
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2094868513647177850
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2094869280382759157
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2092711890040291584
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2090155820868653212
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2052795632553803838
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2034011074308043233
- 2026-02-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2022081752349782521
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatormattera/status/2014473945844437238

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/mario-r-mattera
- Campaign site: https://www.matteraforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatormattera
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatormariomattera/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormattera/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/04f9beb9-b562-4f2f-9f23-4856fe0fd0dc