# Roxanne Persaud

Roxanne Persaud is a Democratic member of the New York Senate for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2015-11-03
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/aa80fb3b-9add-463b-bfba-fe51e3409212

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa80fb3b-9add-463b-bfba-fe51e3409212 (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

Persaud sits at −1.18 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State Senate Democrats.

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

47 classified statements: 47 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 | Persaud | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.1% | 10.3% | 247 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 10.6% | 42.9% | 310 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 6.4% | 16.1% | 244 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 40% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 20% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Labor and Employment 20% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Transportation and Public Works 20% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.18 (standard error 0.03), from 235 donors and 1,196 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.3% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (New York Senate 94.5%). Party unity 99.5% (93.2%). 4 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 289 bills: 289 reached committee, 204 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 391. 78.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate 44.5%; rank 3 of 62).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 10702: Creates a true cost of economic security study (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10702/
- J 2224: Commending Class of 2026 Valedictorian Fatimah Braimah and Salutatorian Gendrys Torres of World Academy for Total Community High School, in recognition of… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2224/
- J 2225: Commending Class of 2026 Valedictorian Dalia Salim and Salutatorian Yerikson Collado of William H. Maxwell Career & Technical Education High School, in… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2225/
- S 10594: Relates to the siting or construction of a qualified energy storage system (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10594/
- J 2227: Commending Class of 2026 Valedictorian Aleekah Ault and Salutatorian Deon Archer of Brooklyn Democracy Academy, in recognition of their outstanding… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2227/
- J 2229: Commending Class of 2026 Valedictorian Ari Alexander-Melville and Salutatorian Maharus Islam of Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence & Equity, in… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2229/
- J 2228: Commending Class of 2026 Valedictorian Arman Arshad and Salutatorian Zobia Fasahat of the Academy for Conservation and the Environment, in recognition of… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2228/
- J 2226: Commending Class of 2026 Valedictorian Yetunde Mukoro and Salutatorian Jayden Chandler of Performing Arts & Technology High School, in recognition of their… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2226/
- J 2223: Commending Class of 2026 Valedictorian Brayan Alonzo and Salutatorian Tremyah Hill of Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School, in recognition of their… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/J2223/
- S 10589: Changes the name of the office of temporary and disability assistance to the office of economic security (passed one chamber, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10589/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $31.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 84% 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.

- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2101838689823318420
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2101839947627913451
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2101840959071818231
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2090237819654406491
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2090237984289526179
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2075278605643321599
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2065788685425975659
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2051313569526866364
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2051317290008776959
- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorpersaud/status/2046950440441463041

## Links

- Official site: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/roxanne-j-persaud
- Campaign site: https://roxannepersaud.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorpersaud
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorpersaud
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sd19senatorpersaud/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBXENjq56C5vEbzbq1__NA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannepersaud/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa80fb3b-9add-463b-bfba-fe51e3409212