DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Nathalia Fernandez

New York State Senator, District 34 since 2022. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New York State Senator, District 34Born 1988

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 7; 184 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +73.0; 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.

Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders · chair
Senate Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force · co-chair
Agriculture
Insurance
Labor
Legislative Women's Caucus
Mental Health
Rules
Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
State-Native American Relations
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 184 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 10045 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish,…
Became law Oct 2026

S 8757 Relates to prohibiting charges for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or fetal death
Became law Feb 2026

S 8758 Replaces the term addict with the term person with substance use disorder
Became law Feb 2026

S 1548 Provides for the restriction of substances in menstrual products
Became law Dec 2025

S 3416 Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency…
Became law Nov 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Fernandez sits in the New York State Senate

Fernandez is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Roxanne Persaud, Kevin Parker, Zellnor Myrie

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

With Fernandez’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills2%

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

Date	Bill	Fernandez	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 Fernandez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028New York State Assembly, District 80 New York State Senate, District 34

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 34	Won	D+73.0	D+31.2	+41.8
2024	New York State Senate, District 34	Won	D+35.2	D+31.2	+4.0
2022	New York State Senate, District 34	Won	D+30.4	D+51.1	−20.7
2020	New York State Assembly, District 80	Won	D+61.6	—	—
2018	New York State Assembly, District 80	Won	D+73.0	—	—