# Monica Martinez

Monica Martinez is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 4.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/622242c6-d42c-4557-b9ab-29ca87e6d141

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/622242c6-d42c-4557-b9ab-29ca87e6d141 (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

Martinez reported $465.8K in the 2024 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $16.2K).

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Martinez | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 42.9% | 303 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 16.1% | 52 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 100% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 688 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 86% (93.2%). 362 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 175 bills: 175 reached committee, 68 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 424. 61.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 13 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10633: Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10633/
- J 2290: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the New York Aviation Management Association (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2290/
- S 10598: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Trooper Gerard B. Kane (became law, 2026-07-31) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10598/
- S 10597: Provides pay per call and paid on call stipends for volunteer firefighters and travel expense reimbursement for call response (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10597/
- S 10596: Relates to authorities which collect tolls (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10596/
- S 10566: Extends provisions related to the regulation of the amount of Jonah crabs that may be taken (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10566/
- S 10511: Establishes the crime of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle resulting in death (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10511/
- S 10432: Extends provisions of law relating to temporary investments by local governments (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10432/
- S 10361: Relates to the earnings limitation for retired emergency medical technicians employed by certain agencies providing emergency services (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10361/
- S 10422: Relates to veterinary care for retired law enforcement and retired fire investigation dogs (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10422/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $465.8K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 87% 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.

- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nyssenatormrm/status/2108933090269929751
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/nyssenatormrm/status/2108383748634837323
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/nyssenatormrm/status/2108268957157237095
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/nyssenatormrm/status/2063346413337989238
- 2025-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/nyssenatormrm/status/1955690648205410655
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/nyssenatormrm/status/1930737225479705076
- 2025-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/nyssenatormrm/status/1907171049302794664

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/monica-r-martinez
- Campaign site: https://monicaforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/nyssenatormrm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonicaMartinezSenate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MartinezMonicaR/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monica.r.martinez.3382
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nysenatormonicarmartinez/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicarmartinez_for_senate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-r-martinez-54007771/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/622242c6-d42c-4557-b9ab-29ca87e6d141