DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Andrew Gounardes

New York State Senator, District 26 since 2018. Ran in 5 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New York State Senator, District 26Born 1983

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 16; 207 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.9%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +66.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Budget and Revenue · chair
Codes
Ethics and Internal Governance
Finance
Higher Education
Insurance
Internet and Technology
Judiciary
Select Majority Task Force on Diversity in the Judiciary
Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 207 sponsored · 16 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 3460 Relates to granting employees access to personnel records
Became law Sep 2026

S 8828 Relates to transparency and safety requirements for developers of artificial intelligence models
Became law Mar 2026

S 8827 Relates to warning labels on certain feature platforms; repealer
Became law Feb 2026

S 8765 Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system
Became law Feb 2026

S 6953 Relates to the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models
Became law Dec 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gounardes sits in the New York State Senate

Gounardes is closer to the center than 19% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Brian Kavanagh, Jessica Ramos, Cordell Cleare

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:58 PM ET

With Gounardes’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills1%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the New York State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Gounardes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Gounardes	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 2, 2026	A 1962: Enacts "Francesco's law"; repealer	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 41–20
Apr 21, 2026	A 2657: Establishes the electric landscaping equipment rebate program; provides for the repeal of…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 52–10
Feb 11, 2026	S 9155: Relates to the location of retail adult-use dispensaries in proximity to schools and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–24
Feb 5, 2026	S 8812: Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the provision of gas service…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 34–25
Feb 4, 2026	A 9515: Relates to requirements for the provision of medication for medical aid in dying	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 34–28

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Gounardes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028New York State Senate, District 22 New York State Senate, District 26

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	New York State Senate, District 26	Won	D+66.6	D+55.9	+10.7
2024	New York State Senate, District 26	Won	D+57.4	D+55.9	+1.5
2022	New York State Senate, District 26	Won	D+59.0	D+63.1	−4.1
2020	New York State Senate, District 22	Won	D+3.8	—	—
2018	New York State Senate, District 22	Won	D+1.9	—	—
2012	New York State Senate, District 22	Lost	R+15.5	—	—