New York State Senate District 20 (unopposed)

Current seat holder: Zellnor Myrie.

Zellnor Myrie

Since joining the Senate in 2019, Senator Myrie has served in leadership roles and won several major legislative victories, including New York’s strongest affordable housing and tenant protection laws in generations along with sweeping reforms to New York’s criminal legal system. In 2021, as a rise in gun violence swept through communities of color across the state and the country, Senator Myrie wrote the nation’s first state gun industry liability law, taking aim at irresponsible dealers and manufacturers whose dangerous weapons end up on our streets. For this accomplishment and others, Senator Myrie was given the Founders’ Award from New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and named Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year by Everytown for Gun Safety.

· Official legislative page · NY State Senate Official Biography

“In New York, it's far too easy to be wrongfully convicted and far too difficult to clear your name. The Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act will help exonerate more innocent New Yorkers who are caught up in our criminal legal system, while upholding the principles of fairness and true public safety.” (Official legislative newsroom (nysenate.gov))