Pat Fahy

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Senator · District 46 · Democratic; Working Families

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935 roll-call votes on record - 919 yes, 16 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Senator, District 46 (New York) since Jan 2025. legislation.nysenate.gov ↗

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The record

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935

Roll-call votes on record.

935 votes · 919 yes · 16 no. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Jun 4, 2026

Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters

Environment59 votes · yes on 58, no on 1

Local Government55 votes · yes on 48, no on 7

Transportation35 votes · yes on 34, no on 1

Energy21 votes · yes on 19, no on 2

Consumer Protection20 votes · yes on 20, no on 0

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: YESPrevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorderS 8426 · Jun 4, 2026

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Personal finances

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Political placement

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesVery Liberal

More liberal than 56% of New York Assembly members

Details

Score−1.10 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.28 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−1.39)

Compared with475 members of New York Assembly members (1994–2022)

Covers2013–2022

● This person Democrats (298) Republicans (176)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 59% of 2022 New York Assembly candidates

Details

Score−0.68 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.05 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.73)

Compared with286 members of 2022 New York Assembly candidates

Covers2012–2022

● This person Democrats (179) Republicans (96) Independents (11)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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In their words

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Why they’re running · in their own words

“Pat Fahy is a strong voice and tireless advocate in the State Senate for the 46th District — fighting to lower the cost of living, address the housing crisis, and protect New Yorkers and Capital Region residents from the Trump administration.”

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Platform positions · verbatim where quoted

Universal School Mealstap to open

Helped secure free and universal school meals for every New York student.

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Cost of Living and Affordabilitytap to open

Championed legislation to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and establish a statewide Pied-à-Terre tax.

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I-787 Re-imaginingtap to open

Secured $5 million in feasibility funding to reconnect downtown Albany to the waterfront.

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Short-Term Rental Registrytap to open