State Senator, 2nd District · New York 2026 General Election

Harjot Singh

Democratic

Attorney; small business owner

The gist

Pledges to lower property taxes and living costs.
Supports first-time homebuyer and child care help for young families.
Supports expanding renewable energy and a cleaner electric grid.
Pledges to address rising nitrate levels in drinking water.
Pledges to seek more state school funding for Suffolk.
Supports enforcing New York's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.

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Pledges to lower property taxes and living costs.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 2 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Lower the cost of living by addressing property taxes, housing and other everyday expenses for working families.”
Supports first-time homebuyer and child care help for young families.
Harjot Singh for NY State Senate – District 2
Campaign website · Harjot Singh for New York · harjotfornewyork.com
“help with first time home purchase, child care and pre-K programs”
Supports expanding renewable energy and a cleaner electric grid.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 2 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support investing in a cleaner and more reliable electric grid, expanding renewable energy and reducing emissions from buildings and transportation.”
Pledges to address rising nitrate levels in drinking water.
Harjot Singh for NY State Senate – District 2
Campaign website · Harjot Singh for New York · harjotfornewyork.com
“The increasing nitrate levels in our water is threatening the health of our residents especially our infants.”
Pledges to seek more state school funding for Suffolk.
Harjot Singh for NY State Senate – District 2
Campaign website · Harjot Singh for New York · harjotfornewyork.com
“Harjot will fight to bring Suffolk county its fair share of State funding to support education”
Supports enforcing New York's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 2 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would support strong enforcement of New York's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act”

Mario R. Mattera

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

State senator; plumbers' union leader

The gist

Opposes raising the MTA payroll tax.In office
Opposes the NY HEAT Act limiting natural gas use.In office
Sponsored a public registry of repeat domestic violence offenders.In office
Supports letting counties opt out of the all-electric building mandate.In office

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

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Opposes raising the MTA payroll tax.
Long Island Senators Join Together To Fight MTA Payroll Tax Increases
Public statement · New York State Senate · web.archive.org
“Majorities in Albany are once again treating New Yorkers and New York’s businesses as the ATM machine for the MTA and New York State.”
Opposes the NY HEAT Act limiting natural gas use.
Senator Mattera: NY HEAT Act Must Be Kept Out Of Final Budget
Public statement · New York State Senate · web.archive.org
“The NY HEAT Act is nothing short of reckless. It strips away the right of New Yorkers to choose how to heat their homes”
Sponsored a public registry of repeat domestic violence offenders.
Senator Mattera Introduces Legislation to Create New York State Domestic Violence Registry
Public statement · New York State Senate · web.archive.org
“would establish a publicly accessible registry for repeat domestic violence offenders, similar in structure to the existing sex offender registry”
Supports letting counties opt out of the all-electric building mandate.
Senator Mattera And Colleagues Call For County Opt-Out Option On All-Electric Building Mandate
Public statement · New York State Senate · web.archive.org
“adopt an emergency rule granting counties the flexibility to opt out of the mandate”