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State Senator, 11th District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on New York laws and the state budget and confirms the Governor's appointments.

Covers part of Bronx County and part of Queens County.

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Pamela H. Michos

Republican, Conservative

Finance professional

The gist

  • Proposes shifting migrant spending to down payment assistance.
  • Supports expanding subsidized maternity leave.
  • Supports expanding access to health education.
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  1. Proposes shifting migrant spending to down payment assistance.

    Pam For NY

    Campaign website · Pamela for NYS · pamelafornys.com

    “She will fight to redirect billions currently being spent on illegal immigration toward programs that directly benefit New Yorkers”

  2. Supports expanding subsidized maternity leave.

    Pam For NY

    Campaign website · Pamela for NYS · pamelafornys.com

    “She supports expanding subsidized maternity leave and strengthening worker protections”

  3. Supports expanding access to health education.

    Pam For NY

    Campaign website · Pamela for NYS · pamelafornys.com

    “She supports policies that improve access to health education and empower families to live healthier lives.”
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Toby Ann StaviskyOfficial portrait — New York State Senate

Toby Ann Stavisky

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator

The gist

  • Sponsored a law requiring Title VI coordinators at every college.In office
  • Sponsored Emma's Law letting more crime victims speak at sentencing.In office
  • Sponsored required insurance coverage of scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients.In office
  • Supports letting pharmacists give updated COVID-19 vaccines.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored a law requiring Title VI coordinators at every college.

    Governor Hochul Signs Stavisky/Rozic Law Requiring Title VI Coordinators on Every NY College Campus

    Public statement · New York State Senate · web.archive.org

    “requiring every New York college and university to designate a Title VI coordinator to receive, investigate, and resolve discrimination complaints”

  2. Sponsored Emma's Law letting more crime victims speak at sentencing.

    Senate Unanimously Passes Emma's Law to Give Crime Victims a Voice in Sentencing

    Public statement · New York State Senate · web.archive.org

    “would give victims of certain misdemeanor offenses the right to be heard at sentencing”

  3. Sponsored required insurance coverage of scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients.

    Stavisky and Rosenthal Herald Passage of Their First-in-the-Nation Legislation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Breast Cancer Awareness Event

    Public statement · New York State Senate · web.archive.org

    “requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of scalp cooling, a hair preservation treatment used by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy”

  4. Supports letting pharmacists give updated COVID-19 vaccines.

    Statement from Higher Education Chairs Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman on Governor Hochul's Executive Order on the COVID-19 Vaccine

    Public statement · New York State Senate · web.archive.org

    “We support Governor Hochul's executive order as a prompt response to the uncertainty and anguish felt by so many New Yorkers.”

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