Current seat holder: Rachel May.
Chair of Consumer Protection, Chair of Legislative Commission on Rural Resources As a freshman legislator in the 2019 session, Senator May was instrumental in passing transformative legislation, including comprehensive election reforms, tenant-centered housing reforms, unprecedented criminal justice reform, and the nation’s most ambitious climate legislation. In addition, she has brought her Downstate colleagues to Central New York for roundtables on opioid addiction treatment and prevention, minority and women-owned businesses, and childcare and child welfare.
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Richard McCarron (Republican Party, Conservative Party) (also known as Rich) is running for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 48. McCarron is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. McCarron advanced from the Republican primary on June 23, 2026.