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Lea Webb
Democratic PartySTS · NY · District 52
New York State Senate District 52
STS · NY · District 52
New York State Senate District 52
SUNY Broome Community College—Associate of Art and Science in Science; Binghamton University—Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology/Neuroscience
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Lea Webb is a Democratic New York State Senator representing District 52, covering Cortland County, Tompkins County, and part of Broome County including Binghamton. Before joining the Senate, she served on the Binghamton City Council and worked as an educator at Binghamton University in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, developing DEI training, research, and programs for faculty, staff, and students. She also has organizing experience with Citizen Action of New York and prior work with Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network.
Committee Assignments: Women's Issues Chair · Agriculture Member · Cities 2 Member · Health Member · Higher Education Member · Legislative Commission on Rural Resources Member · Legislative Women's Caucus Member · Mental Health Member · Procurement and Contracts Member · Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Member
Lea Webb supports expanding access to affordable health care, with particular emphasis on Medicaid, reproductive health care, maternal health, mental health, and rural health access. As a sitting New York State Senator for District 52, she has sponsored or co-sponsored bills and budget provisions aimed at improving maternal care standards, contraceptive access, and universal health coverage.
Lea Webb emphasizes a pro-working-family economic agenda focused on affordability, youth employment, workforce development, small businesses, and MWBE participation. Her campaign frames Jobs/Economy as making communities "vibrant and affordable places that families want to settle in," and her Senate record includes funding announcements and legislation tied to employment and small-business access.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Webb announced $1.6 million in state Youth Employment Program funding for Senate District 52 to support year-round employment and training opportunities for low-income youth.
SourceWebb and the Senate Majority passed a package to boost investment in small businesses and grow MWBEs, including Webb's bill addressing MWBE employee limits during emergencies.
SourceWebb said she would work to address rising utility bills, housing costs, healthcare, childcare, and the overall cost of living to protect working families and build a more affordable future.
SourceWebb's campaign lists Jobs/Economy as a priority and describes the goal as making communities vibrant and affordable places where families want to settle.
SourceLea Webb supports immigrant-protective policies, including limiting ICE/civil immigration enforcement activity on public property, restricting state/local collection or disclosure of immigration-status information, and expanding access to services and legal/rights information for immigrant communities. As a sitting New York State Senator for District 52, her record includes co-sponsoring immigrant-rights bills and hosting a 2026 immigration "Know Your Rights" webinar with state and advocacy partners.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Hosted a webinar with the Division of Human Rights, Office for New Americans, Attorney General's office, and New York Immigration Coalition on new immigration policy and existing protections.
SourceLea Webb supports climate and environmental protection policies, including banning CO2 fracking, funding clean water and energy affordability programs, supporting renewable energy and green jobs, and making polluters pay for climate-related damages. As a sitting New York State Senator for District 52, she has sponsored, co-sponsored, voted for, and publicly supported climate and energy measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Webb publicly announced legislation with other lawmakers to stop fossil-fuel companies from using carbon dioxide to extract natural gas in the Southern Tier, citing health, water, climate, and environmental risks.
SourceWebb's campaign issues page states that she passed the Climate Superfund Act to ensure polluters pay for damage to the planet.
SourceWebb signed a legislative letter urging New York officials to deny water-quality permits for the NESE and Constitution gas pipelines, arguing they would lock in reliance on fracked natural gas and harm affordability and ecosystems.
SourceLea Webb supports increased and more equitable public-school funding, expanded universal pre-K and free school meals, and greater affordability in higher education, including tuition-free SUNY for eligible in-state students. As a sitting New York State Senator for District 52, she has sponsored education-related bills and highlights education funding as a budget priority.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Webb supported budget measures restoring Foundation Aid cuts, increasing school aid for District 52, supporting universal pre-K, providing free school meals, expanding TAP, and increasing SUNY and Education Opportunity Program funding.
SourceWebb secured $20,000 in state funding for the William George Agency Agriculture Education Center in Freeville to provide hands-on learning and career exposure for youth receiving services there.
SourceLea Webb frames public safety around survivor protection, anti-trafficking measures, emergency response capacity, and equitable treatment of missing-persons cases. As the Democratic State Senator for New York's 52nd District, she has sponsored public-safety legislation on domestic violence lethality assessments, missing BIPOC women and girls, and human trafficking notices, while also securing district funding for emergency medical and emergency-broadcast infrastructure.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Webb secured $150,000 in state funds for Chenango Ambulance Services to purchase a new ambulance, describing the investment as support for first responders and public safety.
SourceWebb secured $375,000 for generators at WSKG transmission towers to preserve emergency broadcast capability during power outages and extreme weather.
SourceNYSenate.gov - About Lea Webb
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lea-webb/aboutFetched: biography, education, background, committees, district
Vote Smart - Lea Webb Biography
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/106166/lea-webbFetched: biography, location, education, background
BallotReady - Lea Webb
https://www.ballotready.org/people/lea-webbFetched: office, district, education, background
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-senate-district-52-74493Fetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/committee/webb-for-state-senate-456058/contributorsFetched: campaignFinance
FollowTheMoney.org search result
https://dev.followthemoney.org/tools/election-overviewFetched: campaignFinance
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/press-item/nylcv-gives-green-announces-2026-endorsements-for-state-legislative-races/Fetched: endorsements
Lea Webb for State Senate
https://www.leawebb.com/post/new-york-state-public-employees-federation-pef-endorses-senator-lea-webb-for-reelection-to-ny-statFetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYS-Scorecard-2025.pdfFetched: ratings
Lea Webb for State Senate
https://www.leawebb.com/post/ny-league-of-conservation-voters-endorses-senator-lea-webb-for-reelection-to-ny-state-senateFetched: ratings, endorsements
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/uploads/filer_public/af/44/af443976-e40e-4f37-9bd3-4622156c08e2/ppesa_2024_senate_scorecard.pdfFetched: ratings
NYSenate.gov - Senator Lea Webb About
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lea-webb/aboutFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Healthcare budget press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/lea-webb/new-york-state-senate-majority-invests-accessible-and-qualityFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Reproductive health wins press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/lea-webb/senator-webb-highlights-reproductive-health-wins-2024-session?page=6Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Reproductive healthcare and affordable healthcare budget proposal
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/lea-webb/senator-webb-champions-funding-reproductive-healthcare-andFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S813
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S813Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S7110
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7110Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S1703
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1703Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S2058
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2058Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov PDF - Senate Bill S3425
https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3425Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/lea-webb/senator-lea-webb-announces-16-million-support-youthFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1873/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/lea-webb/senator-webb-and-majority-pass-legislation-boost-small?page=7Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/lea-webb/new-york-state-senator-lea-webb-responds-governor-hochuls?page=0Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator Lea Webb profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lea-webbFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - S8539 ICE-free zones act
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8539Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - S2235 New York For All Act
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2235/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - S1914 kidney transplant medical assistance
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1914Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Immigration Know Your Rights webinar
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/video/lea-webb/webinar-webb-immigration-know-your-rightsFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for S8357
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8357Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate press release on CO2 drilling and fracking ban
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/lea-webb/nys-legislators-introduced-new-bill-ban-co2-drilling-fracking?page=10Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate FY 2024-25 Budget and Legislative Highlights
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2024/lea-webb/fy-2024-25-budget-legislative-highlights?page=2Fetched: issuePositions
NYS Legislature No Pipelines letter
https://s3.amazonaws.com/attachments.readmedia.com/files/218434/original/NYS_Legislature_No_Pipelines_letter_-_September_2025_1_.pdf?1759245493=Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S2049
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2049Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S10277
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10277Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S10264
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10264Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - FY 2024-25 Budget & Legislative Highlights
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2024/lea-webb/fy-2024-25-budget-legislative-highlightsFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - William George Agency Agriculture Education Center Funding
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/lea-webb/senator-lea-webb-allocates-20000-william-george-agencyFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - About Lea Webb
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/lea-webb/aboutFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Bill S2280B
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2280/amendment/BFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Bill S4266A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4266Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Bill S6213
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S6213Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Press Release - Chenango Ambulance Services
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/lea-webb/senator-lea-webb-secures-150000-chenango-ambulances-servicesFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Press Release - WSKG Infrastructure
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/lea-webb/senator-lea-webb-delivers-375000-wskg-public-mediaFetched: issuePositions