# Julia Salazar

Julia Salazar is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2020-01-08
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c410f28-9316-45db-935d-52764c90b4ae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c410f28-9316-45db-935d-52764c90b4ae (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

Salazar sits at −1.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State Senate Democrats.

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

325 classified statements: 325 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 | Salazar | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.0% | 2.4% | 65 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 14.8% | 10.3% | 93 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 33.9% | 42.9% | 226 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 3.4% | 250 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 4.0% | 16.1% | 275 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 3.4% | 0.8% | 28 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Immigration 25% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.1% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Labor and Employment 8.2% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Law 6.4% (State Senate Democrats 2.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.13 (standard error 0.03), from 1,677 donors and 1,193 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.6% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.5% (93.2%). 17 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 125 bills: 125 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 884. 42.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 31 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10707: Relates to banning shock gloves (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10707/
- S 10584: Establishes standardized procedures for visiting incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10584/
- S 10538: Extends certain provisions relating to the boarding of out of state incarcerated individuals (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10538/
- S 10539: Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to out-of-state employees (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10539/
- S 10303: Provides that certain institutions of higher education shall meet certain standards that do not infringe upon academic freedom (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10303/
- S 10235: Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children (in committee, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10235/
- S 10169: Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act" (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10169/
- S 10158: Provides that transportation shall be provided to all children attending grades kindergarten through twelve who live within a fifteen mile radius of the… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10158/
- S 10157: Enacts the "utility fair acquisition act" (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10157/
- S 10128: Establishes a working group to create a pilot program for an alternative system to a credit score (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10128/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2114527354211258690
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2114709834339651670
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2114713104370245952
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2111710006982664360
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2111350363152433663
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2111584342069674050
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2110270975250141520
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2110410702984798307
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2109359725905363395
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/juliacarmel__/status/2108317399913312275

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/julia-salazar
- Campaign site: https://www.salazarforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/juliacarmel__
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSalazar/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorjuliasalazar/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUutDlkniWs7t6Ca2hcZNag

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c410f28-9316-45db-935d-52764c90b4ae