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State Senator, 40th District

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2 years
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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 Putnam County, part of Rockland County and part of Westchester County.

Photo of Sergio J. Esposito
Sergio J. EspositoCampaign photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

Sergio J. Esposito

Republican, Conservative

The gist

  • Supports an all-of-the-above energy mix including gas and nuclear.
  • Pledges to curb state spending and cut property taxes.
  • Opposes cashless bail and the discovery law changes.
  • Pledges to vote against changing the redistricting commission.
More about Sergio
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  1. Supports an all-of-the-above energy mix including gas and nuclear.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 40 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “New York should responsibly use wind, solar, hydropower, natural gas, and nuclear energy”
  2. Pledges to curb state spending and cut property taxes.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 40 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “My priority will be to curb spending, eliminate waste, remove unfunded mandates, and deliver meaningful property-tax relief”
  3. Opposes cashless bail and the discovery law changes.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 40 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I see how cashless bail and discovery reform threaten our safety.”
  4. Pledges to vote against changing the redistricting commission.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 40 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “If elected to State Senate, I will vote against this resolution and fight to keep politics out of New York’s redistricting process.”
Photo of Peter B. Harckham
Peter B. HarckhamOfficial portrait — New York State Senate

Peter B. Harckham

Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent

State Senator

The gist

  • Wrote law banning radioactive waste dumping in the Hudson.
  • Sponsored law requiring zero-emission new car sales by 2035.In office
  • Voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act (2025).In office
  • Voted for the 2026 redistricting constitutional amendment.In office
  • Voted for the packaging reduction and recycling act (2025).In office

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

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  1. Wrote law banning radioactive waste dumping in the Hudson.

    Pete Harckham for NY Senate

    Campaign website · peteforny.com

    “Protected the Hudson River by writing and passing landmark legislation banning polluters from dumping radioactive waste”
  2. Sponsored law requiring zero-emission new car sales by 2035.

    About Pete Harckham (senator biography)

    Government record · New York State Senate · nysenate.gov

    “introduced legislation, later enacted, requiring all new passenger car and truck sales to be zero emission by 2035”
  3. 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”
  4. 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”
  5. Voted for the packaging reduction and recycling act (2025).

    S1464A (2025-26), Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act: bill page and roll calls

    Government record · New York State Senate · nysenate.gov

    “Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act"”

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