Jack Martins
New York State Senator, District 7 since 2010. Ran in 10 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 8.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 3
- 305 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.7%
- Chamber median 1.3%
- With party
- 64%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +10.3
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 10
- 2008–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Housing, Construction and Community Development · ranking member
- Procurement and Contracts · ranking member
- Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
- Health
- Judiciary
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Nov 2025
Became law Sep 2025
Became law Aug 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Martins sits in the New York State Senate
Martins is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tony Palumbo, Jake Ashby, Bill Weber
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:58 PM ET
With Martins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans64%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills92%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Martins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Martins | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | A 1962: Enacts "Francesco's law"; repealer | Yes | No | Yes | 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… | No | No | Yes | Passed 35–24 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | S 8812: Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the provision of gas service… | No | No | Yes | Passed 34–25 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | A 9515: Relates to requirements for the provision of medication for medical aid in dying | No | No | Yes | Passed 34–28 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Martins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New York State Senate, District 7 | Won | R+10.3 | R+4.2 | +6.1 |
| 2022 | New York State Senate, District 7 | Won | R+6.4 | D+12.2 | +18.6 |
| 2016 | U.S. House, NY-3 | Lost | D+6.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | New York State Senate, District 7 | Won | R+12.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | New York State Senate, District 7 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | New York State Senate, District 7 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | New York State Senate, District 7 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | New York State Senate, District 7 | Won | R+3.6 | — | — |
| 2010 | New York State Senate, District 7 | Won | R+0.5 | — | — |
| 2008 | U.S. House, NY-4 | Lost | D+28.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2015–16
- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- Cash
- $30.8K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2016Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Martins has held
- New York State Senate, District 7 · since 2022
- New York State Senate, District 7 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Martins has run against
- Kim Keiserman (D) · 2024 election, won
- Anna M. Kaplan (D) · 2022 election, won
- Tom Suozzi (D) · 2016 election, lost
- Adam M. Haber (D) · 2014 election, won
- Daniel S. Ross (D) · 2012 election, won
- Craig M. Johnson (D) · 2010 election, won
- Carolyn McCarthy (D) · 2008 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 4 polls; Martins’s best result was 43% (New York's 3rd District, 2016).
Martins’s polls in the database →How we know Martins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H8NY04076
- Open States ocd-person/7f031836-0a9e-46d2-bcab-7cc6a14848df
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET