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New York State Senate District 1
Lafayette College—degree in Government and Law; St. John’s Law School—law degree
Data last updated 10/19/2026
Anthony H. Palumbo is the Republican New York State Senator for the 1st Senate District, which includes parts of Brookhaven and the towns of Riverhead, Southold, East Hampton, Southampton and Shelter Island. Before serving in the Senate, he served in the New York State Assembly after first being elected to the 2nd Assembly District in 2013. Prior to his legislative career, he worked as a Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney prosecuting major crimes and drug traffickers.
Committee Assignments: Codes (Ranking Member) · Judiciary (Ranking Member) · Environmental Conservation · Ethics and Internal Governance · Mental Health
Anthony Palumbo, Republican New York State Senator for District 1, has focused healthcare-related actions on patient access and advocacy, healthcare workforce protections, children’s behavioral health funding, and consumer continuity of care. His record includes sponsoring patient visitor rights legislation and co-sponsoring bills on Medicaid behavioral health reimbursement, provider-network continuity, and healthcare worker overtime limits.
Anthony Palumbo’s Economy & Jobs position emphasizes lowering taxes and regulatory burdens, making New York more affordable for families and small businesses, and protecting local industries such as commercial fishing and construction. As a sitting Republican state senator for New York Senate District 1, he has sponsored or co-sponsored measures tied to tax relief, regulatory-impact review, and labor/economic protections.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Palumbo supported the Senate Republican Reset New York plan, saying it would help Long Island families, businesses, and seniors and reverse trends caused by high taxes and burdensome regulations.
SourceAnthony Palumbo, Republican state senator for New York Senate District 1, supports greater cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, including ICE notification for noncitizen arrests or convictions. His recent record includes co-sponsoring and voting for legislation to require ICE notifications and opposing expanded state health-program eligibility for undocumented immigrants.
Specific Actions & Proposals
At a 2026 Senate District 1 debate, Palumbo diverged from his Democratic opponent on cooperation agreements between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, indicating support for such cooperation.
SourceAnthony Palumbo, Republican state senator for New York Senate District 1, supports cleaner energy in principle but emphasizes affordability, reliability, cost studies, and slower or more flexible implementation of New York climate mandates. His record and public statements show opposition to carbon-tax-style climate measures and support for delaying or modifying CLCPA renewable-energy and emissions targets when they raise costs or threaten reliability.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Palumbo joined Long Island Senate Republicans opposing a proposed carbon tax on fossil-fuel emissions, saying it would add excessive burdens to Long Island families and businesses through higher gas and home-heating costs.
SourcePalumbo supported the Senate Republican smart-energy package and stated that New York's clean-energy transition must be responsible, reliable, affordable, and not impose transition costs on overburdened taxpayers and small businesses.
SourceThe 2026 Senate Republican Save NY agenda, issued by Palumbo's conference, opposes new taxes and mandates under what it calls the Democrats' Green New Deal and calls for an all-of-the-above energy approach, CLCPA cost analysis, repeal of EV and cap-and-invest mandates, and keeping natural-gas generation available.
SourceAnthony Palumbo says education is a top priority and emphasizes securing a fair share of state school aid and infrastructure funding for Long Island schools. He has opposed proposed reductions to school aid and has sponsored bills aimed at easing fiscal pressures on school districts, including shared-superintendent aid and excluding certain tuition costs from tax-levy calculations.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Joined Senate Republican colleagues in calling for restoration of proposed school-aid cuts and criticized eliminating the hold harmless provision for local school districts.
SourceArgued that Governor Hochul's Executive Budget proposal to end hold harmless would cut millions in school aid and harm schools, students, staffing, class sizes, and extracurricular activities.
SourceStates that he has made education a top priority and advocates for Long Island taxpayers to receive their fair share of school aid and infrastructure funding.
SourceAnthony Palumbo, Republican New York State Senator for District 1, emphasizes public safety through a tough-on-crime platform focused on supporting law enforcement, opposing what he describes as anti-police policies, and expanding judicial authority to set bail or detain defendants. His legislative record includes sponsoring or co-sponsoring bills to broaden bail eligibility for serious offenses, repeat offenders, drug-related felonies, and fleeing police.
NYSenate.gov - About Anthony H. Palumbo
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Open States
https://openstates.org/person/anthony-h-palumbo-4qedp6DYsDGJkOGsx8pqnu/Fetched: votingRecord
FollowTheMoney
https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?default=candidate&eid=18930629Fetched: campaignFinance
The Commons Gallery
https://www.commonsgallery.com/senator/PALUMBOFetched: votingRecord, campaignFinance
NYSUT
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts
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New York League of Conservation Voters
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL_NYLCV_2021_StateScorecard_09-14-21.pdfFetched: ratings
Environmental Advocates NY
https://eaaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/eaaction_scorecard_2021_final-10-19.pdfFetched: ratings
New York State Senate - Anthony H. Palumbo District Page
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/anthony-h-palumbo/districtFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S1558
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New York State Senate - S8124
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New York State Senate - S8427
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New York State Senate - S4465
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New York State Senate - S3603
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New York State Senate - S2194
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2194Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S2093
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New York State Senate - S2536
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New York State Senate - S2044
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2044Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Reset New York State Plan
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/george-borrello/senate-republican-conference-announces-reset-new-yorkFetched: issuePositions
WSHU
https://www.wshu.org/long-island-news/2026-09-30/ny-senate-district-1-ice-affordability-water-qualityFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate 2024 Session Wrap-Up
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/open-data/legislative-wrap-up-2024.pdfFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Anthony H. Palumbo profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/anthony-h-palumbo/aboutFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - S2712 bill page
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2712Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Long Island Senate Republican Delegation Fights Gas Tax Increase
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/mario-r-mattera/long-island-senate-republican-delegation-fights-gasFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Republicans Unveil Plan for Smart Energy Policies in New York
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NYSenate.gov - Save NY Agenda newsletter PDF
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/file/2026-02/save-ny-agenda-newsletter.pdfFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2024/anthony-h-palumbo/senator-palumbo-fights-restore-state-education-aid-ny?page=5Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2024/anthony-h-palumbo/palumbo-govs-educational-proposal-dead-arrival?page=0Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S459
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S151
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S3295
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S224
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S1748
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