State

State Senator, 37th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
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 Westchester County.

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Thomas H. Fix Jr.

Republican

Former hardware store co-owner

The gist

Supports rolling back the bail reform law.
Proposes rolling back state climate law, reopening Indian Point.
Supports lifting limits on natural gas drilling.
Proposes technical schools and financial literacy programs.
Supports a bipartisan, transparent redistricting process.

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Supports rolling back the bail reform law.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will call for the rollback of the bail reform bill to Bring back safer neighborhoods.”
Proposes rolling back state climate law, reopening Indian Point.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We need to roll back. As much of the CLCPA As possible. … We need to reopen Indian Point with more modernized methods of producing electricity.”
Supports lifting limits on natural gas drilling.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we need to remove any gas moratorium from drilling”
Proposes technical schools and financial literacy programs.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will be working to bring technical schools closer to lower income areas to promote employment opportunities to our youth.”
Supports a bipartisan, transparent redistricting process.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“District boundaries should be developed through a transparent, bipartisan, and realistic process”

Shelley B. Mayer

Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent

State Senator

The gist

Sponsored budget provision barring ICE from schools without a warrant.
Introduced bills holding utilities accountable for rate hikes.
Proposes a state Office of Flooding Prevention and Mitigation.
Co-sponsored the Democracy Preservation Act on foreign-influenced spending.
Voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act (2025).In office
Voted for the 2026 redistricting constitutional amendment.In office

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

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Sponsored budget provision barring ICE from schools without a warrant.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“receive a free public education and that ICE is prohibited from entering schools without a judicial warrant”
Introduced bills holding utilities accountable for rate hikes.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I’ve introduced multiple bills to hold utility providers accountable, strengthen oversight, and ensure New Yorkers can recoup costs”
Proposes a state Office of Flooding Prevention and Mitigation.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will continue to push for the creation of an executive office—the Office of Flooding Prevention and Mitigation”
Co-sponsored the Democracy Preservation Act on foreign-influenced spending.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 37 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“It is also why I cosponsored the Democracy Preservation Act, which the Senate has passed twice.”
Voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act (2025).
S138 (2025-26), Medical Aid in Dying Act: bill page and roll calls
Government record · New York State Senate · nysenate.gov
“Relates to the medical aid in dying act”
Voted for the 2026 redistricting constitutional amendment.
S10637A (2025-26), constitutional amendment on the Independent Redistricting Commission: bill page and roll call
Government record · New York State Senate · nysenate.gov
“Updates provisions relating to the independent redistricting commission”

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