Jabari Brisport

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Senator · District 25 · Democratic; Working Families

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3,333 roll-call votes on record - 3,192 yes, 141 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Senator, District 25 (New York) since Jan 2021. legislation.nysenate.gov ↗

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The record

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3,333

Roll-call votes on record.

3,333 votes · 3,192 yes · 141 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

Local Government57 votes · yes on 55, no on 2

Environment39 votes · yes on 39, no on 0

Transportation37 votes · yes on 25, no on 12

Public Safety29 votes · yes on 17, no on 12

Taxes22 votes · yes on 22, no on 0

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: YESAuthorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licensesA 10137 · 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 66% of New York Senate members

Details

Score−1.26 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.11 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−1.37)

Compared with200 members of New York Senate members (1994–2022)

Covers2021–2022

● This person Democrats (110) Republicans (90)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 · donorsVery Liberal

More liberal than 97% of 2022 New York Senate candidates

Details

Score−1.04 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.31 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.72)

Compared with132 members of 2022 New York Senate candidates

Covers2020–2022

● This person Democrats (81) Republicans (45) Independents (6)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

“As the chair of the Children & Families Committee, I am dedicated to making New York a more just state for all of our residents.”

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Platform positions · verbatim where quoted

Universal Basic Income for Foster Youthverbatim · tap to open

“I have also introduced a bill that would establish universal basic income for youth aging out of foster care (NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7291), securing guaranteed dignity of life for an especially vulnerable population.”

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Deed Theftverbatim · tap to open

“I aim to combat those forces with the Fight Deed Theft Package, four bills that will reduce the frequency and success of attempted deed theft”

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Public Housing and Privatizationverbatim · tap to open

“I will continue to fight for fully funded public housing and against all forms of privatization of NYCHA, including the RAD/PACT conversions – it is what is owed to our public housing tenants.”

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Universal Child Careverbatim · tap to open

“We fought hard to lower the maximum co-payments for child care down to 10% in the 2021 budget. Building on this success, we organized a campaign for Universal Child Care in 2022”

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Universal Child Careverbatim · tap to open

“We fought hard to lower the maximum co-payments for child care down to 10% in the 2021 budget. Building on this success, we organized a campaign for Universal Child Care in 2022”

Brisport advocates for universal child care and has campaigned for the passage of the Universal Child Care Act to address poverty wages for providers and accessibility issues.

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Public Housing and Privatizationverbatim · tap to open

“I will continue to fight for fully funded public housing and against all forms of privatization of NYCHA, including the RAD/PACT conversions – it is what is owed to our public housing tenants.”

He opposes the privatization of NYCHA, specifically RAD/PACT conversions, and advocates for state funding for maintenance and construction of public housing.

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Deed Theftverbatim · tap to open

“I aim to combat those forces with the Fight Deed Theft Package, four bills that will reduce the frequency and success of attempted deed theft”

Brisport supports the 'Fight Deed Theft Package' to protect homeowners from exploitation and gentrification.

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Universal Basic Income for Foster Youthverbatim · tap to open

“I have also introduced a bill that would establish universal basic income for youth aging out of foster care (NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7291), securing guaranteed dignity of life for an especially vulnerable population.”

He introduced legislation to provide universal basic income for youth aging out of the foster care system.

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