Mario Mattera
Photo: NY Senate Photo, CC BY 2.0
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Mario Mattera

New York State Senator, District 2 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New York State Senator, District 2Born 1963

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
5
74 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.0%
Chamber median 1.3%
With party
82%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+8.4
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.

  • Corporations, Authorities and Commissions · ranking member
  • Energy and Telecommunications · ranking republican member
  • Civil Service and Pensions
  • Labor
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 74 sponsored · 5 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
S 9947 Relates to the collection and use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes
Became law Oct 2026
S 7604 Authorizes the town of Smithtown assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from…
Became law Aug 2026
S 5932 Authorizes the town of Huntington to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands to the Huntington…
Became law Jul 2026
S 7885 Relates to certain real property to be conveyed to the town of Huntington
Became law Nov 2025
S 5536 Authorizes the county of Suffolk to alienate certain lands used as parklands and to dedicate certain other…
Became law Aug 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Mattera sits in the New York State Senate

Mattera is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianMatteraMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Dean Murray, Steve Rhoads, Bill Weber

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

With Mattera’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans82%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills86%

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: Mattera’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Mattera 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 State Senate, District 2WonR+8.4R+11.0−2.6
2024New York State Senate, District 2WonR+16.6R+11.0+5.6
2022New York State Senate, District 2WonR+15.7R+1.1+14.6
2020New York State Senate, District 2WonR+13.6——

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
$289.9K
Spent
$194.2K

Source: New York State Board of Elections filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:38 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Friends of Mario Mattera
State
Active

Source: New York State Board of Elections filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:38 AM ET

Seats Mattera has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Mattera has run against

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

How we know Mattera

One person, matched across every source we use.

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