DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Roxanne Persaud

New York State Senator, District 19 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New York State Senator, District 19Born 1966

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 7; 289 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.5%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +99.2; 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.

Social Services · chair
Children and Families
Cities 1
Codes
Disabilities
Legislative Women's Caucus
New York City Education
Senate Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 289 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 1926 Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care…
Became law Dec 2025

S 7223 Relates to authorizing the city of New York to transfer and convey certain city owned property to the…
Became law Dec 2025

S 7685 Relates to increasing the amount of the childcare center tax abatement for certain properties in a city…
Became law Dec 2025

S 8374 Establishes a pilot program to provide alternative dispute resolution and navigator services in child…
Became law Nov 2025

S 181 Expands the membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons
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 Persaud sits in the New York State Senate

Persaud is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Nathalia Fernández, Kevin Parker, Zellnor Myrie

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

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

Date	Bill	Persaud	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	No	Yes	No	Passed 34–28

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

Career

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028New York State Assembly, District 59 New York State Senate, District 19

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 Senate District 19	Won	D+99.2	D+71.1	+28.1
2024	New York State Senate, District 19	Won	—	—	—
2022	New York State Senate, District 19	Won	—	—	—
2020	New York State Senate, District 19	Won	—	—	—
2018	New York State Senate, District 19	Won	D+79.7	—	—
2016	New York State Senate, District 19	Won	—	—	—
2014	New York State Assembly, District 59	Won	D+47.3	—	—
2014	New York State Assembly, District 59 (primary)	Won	—	—	—