# Nathalia Fernández

Nathalia Fernández is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 34.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 34
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2a38ba4b-176e-479f-8083-2ff50aef693e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a38ba4b-176e-479f-8083-2ff50aef693e (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

The policy areas Fernández talks about and legislates on agree at 0.50 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

53 classified statements: 53 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fernández | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.8% | 2.4% | 69 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 15.1% | 10.3% | 90 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 49.1% | 42.9% | 144 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 9.4% | 16.1% | 209 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 35% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 27% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Immigration 23% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Labor and Employment 15% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.05), from 16 donors and 1,200 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.7% (93.2%). 3 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 184 bills: 184 reached committee, 59 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 835. 48.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 22 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10706: Relates to judicial diversion programs; repealer (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10706/
- S 10632: Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10632/
- S 10400: Prohibits billboard advertising of alcohol, tobacco and nicotine products and gambling or sports wagering services (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10400/
- S 10401: Relates to the removal of billboard advertisements related to the promotion of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, alcoholic… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10401/
- S 10366: Requires certain retailers stock nicotine replacement therapy products (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10366/
- S 10299: Relates to prescribing sodium chloride nebulizer solution (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10299/
- S 10274: Relates to access to fair and transparent real estate listings (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10274/
- J 2069: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 10-16, 2026, as Prevention Week in the State of New York (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2069/
- S 10156: Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Pelham (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10156/
- S 10149: Provides that coverage for outpatient diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorder shall not be subject to preauthorization (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10149/

## Campaign money (2020 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,570 (State Senate Democrats median $9,570). 90% 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.

- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2106080508849307842
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2106146723693306258
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2086899930895892561
- 2026-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2058370833454690642
- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2049599312020021262
- 2026-04-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2043861866170998791
- 2026-04-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2043135412210638975
- 2026-03-08 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2030473187062944206
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2029667340233699514
- 2026-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/fernandez4ny/status/2027076864322179489

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/nathalia-fernandez
- Campaign site: https://fernandez2018.com/
- X: https://x.com/fernandez4ny
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fernandez4ny
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fernandez4ny/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalia-fernandez-57301537/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a38ba4b-176e-479f-8083-2ff50aef693e