Julia Salazar
Photo: New York Senate Photo, CC BY 2.0
DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Julia Salazar

New York State Senator, District 18 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New York State Senator, District 18Born 1990

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
1
125 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.9%
Chamber median 1.3%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+98.3
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.

  • Crime Victims, Crime and Correction · chair
  • Banks
  • Cities 1
  • Codes
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Housing, Construction and Community Development
  • Legislative Women's Caucus
  • Select Majority Task Force on Diversity in the Judiciary
  • Senate Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 125 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
S 8415 Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement an omnibus bill related to correctional…
Became law Dec 2025
S 2667 Prohibits the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during labor, absent extraordinary…
Passed House Jun 2026
S 4584 Relates to reports and awards by the office of victim services
Passed House Jun 2026
S 6365 Relates to certain information provided to incarcerated individuals upon their release
Passed House May 2026
S 8185 Prohibits certain entities from negotiating any contracts or settlements releasing such entities from…
Vetoed Dec 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Salazar sits in the New York State Senate

Salazar is closer to the center than 5% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianSalazarMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Liz Krueger, John Liu, Jamaal Bailey

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

With Salazar’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: Salazar’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Salazar 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026New York Senate District 18WonD+98.3D+49.4+48.9
2024New York State Senate, District 18Won———
2022New York State Senate, District 18Won———
2020New York State Senate, District 18WonD+95.4——
2018New York State Senate, District 18Won———

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New York State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$57.9K
Spent
$68.7K

Source: New York State Board of Elections filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:38 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Salazar for Senate
State
Active

Source: New York State Board of Elections filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:38 AM ET

Seats Salazar has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Salazar has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New York State Board of Elections (unofficial)

How we know Salazar

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET