State

State Senator, 58th 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 Chemung County, Schuyler County, Seneca County, Steuben County, Tioga County, Yates County and part of Allegany County.

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James J. Bobreski

Democratic

Writer

The gist

Supports solar, wind and geothermal, with gas as a bridge.
Supports universal health care.
Supports more transparency for IDA tax breaks and subsidies.
Supports asserting state rights against federal ICE actions.

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Supports solar, wind and geothermal, with gas as a bridge.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 58 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Solar, Wind and Geothermal with natural gas as the bridge fuel for intermittency”
Supports universal health care.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 58 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Common citizen protections: ensuring universal health care, immigration worker protection, fair wages”
Supports more transparency for IDA tax breaks and subsidies.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 58 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would support greater transparency and accountability for IDAs, economic-development grants, and tax-abatement programs.”
Supports asserting state rights against federal ICE actions.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 58 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We need to enforce our tenth amendment rights.”

Thomas Fellers O'Mara

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

State Senator

The gist

Pledges to lower taxes and energy costs.
Supports resiliency projects and faster DEC permitting.
Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act (2025).In office
Voted against the 2026 redistricting constitutional amendment.In office
Voted against the Democracy Preservation Act on election spending.In office

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

More about Thomas

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Pledges to lower taxes and energy costs.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 58 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Affordability by Lowering Taxes & Energy Costs”
Supports resiliency projects and faster DEC permitting.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Senate District 58 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (answers written by the candidates) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Resiliency Projects, streambank stabilization, streamline DEC permitting”
Voted against 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 against 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”
Voted against the Democracy Preservation Act on election spending.
S324 (2025-26), Democracy Preservation Act: bill page and roll calls
Government record · New York State Senate · nysenate.gov
“Enacts the democracy preservation act”

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