Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Senate (63 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve the governor's picks for top jobs and for judges on the state's highest court. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 23 (since 2023)
- Occupation
- State Senator
Background
- Member of the New York State Senate, District 23, since January 2023; re-elected in 2024. Chair of the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee since 2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Director of operations for State Senator Diane Savino from 2017 to 2021. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Assistant director of community and government relations at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 2021-2022. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Executive director of the Democratic Committee of Richmond County in 2012. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Born on Staten Island; B.A. in political science from the College of Staten Island (2011). source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Supplemental child tax credit ($350 million secured) source: branch.vote
- 20-year pensions for first responders, including restoring the 20-year retirement benefit for NYC police officers source: branch.vote
- Keep the Staten Island resident discount on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge source: branch.vote
- Invest in maternal health and care for mothers and babies source: branch.vote
- Make assault on retail workers a Class E felony; anti-squatting legislation source: branch.vote
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