# Jose Serrano

Jose Serrano is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 29
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/31d058e9-909a-46b5-8e66-21a3e86b5a56

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/31d058e9-909a-46b5-8e66-21a3e86b5a56 (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

100% of Serrano’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New York, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

550 classified statements: 550 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 | Serrano | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 10.3% | 269 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 46.9% | 42.9% | 154 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 3.4% | 255 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 19.3% | 16.1% | 120 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 20% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 16% (State Senate Democrats 1.5%); Environmental Protection 9.6% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Housing and Community Development 8.4% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 10 donors and 1,192 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 0 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 86 bills: 86 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 572. 60.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 14 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10719: Creates a temporary commission to study and make recommendations concerning the incidence of Legionnaires' Disease caused by cooling towers in New York city;… (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10719/
- S 10565: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 28, 2026 (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10565/
- S 10544: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 26, 2026 (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10544/
- S 10525: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10525/
- S 10520: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 20, 2026 (became law, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10520/
- S 10377: Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10377/
- S 10484: Authorization for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event… (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10484/
- S 10324: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 18, 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10324/
- S 10262: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 14, 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10262/
- S 10221: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 11, 2026 (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10221/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $81.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2114409042873393399
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2114409295349784624
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2114409419815674066
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2113711482894520810
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2112978083502567805
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2112356614334492899
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2112356861752300005
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2112357005231047075
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2112357510229418194
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorserrano/status/2112608680713601342

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jose-m-serrano
- X: https://x.com/senatorserrano
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorserrano
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorserrano/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SenatorSerrano

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/31d058e9-909a-46b5-8e66-21a3e86b5a56