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New York State Senate District 2
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Data last updated 10/21/2026
Mario R. Mattera was first elected to represent New York State Senate District 2 in November 2020 and was sworn into office on January 5, 2021; he won reelection in 2022 and 2024. He has lived and worked in the 2nd Senate District his entire life and has over 43 years as a member and leader of Plumbers Local Union #200, including managing more than $250 million in benefit funds and serving on the union apprenticeship program board. He has also served in local civic roles including the St. Catherine’s Health and Wellness Advisory Board, Suffolk County Water Authority, Community Association of Greater St. James, and Smithtown Advisory Board for new construction projects.
Committee Assignments: Corporations, Authorities and Commissions — Ranking Member · Energy and Telecommunications — Ranking Member · Civil Service and Pensions — Member · Labor — Member · Transportation — Member
Mario Mattera, Republican state senator for New York's 2nd Senate District, has emphasized healthcare workforce staffing and flexibility, especially opposing COVID-era mandates he said worsened staffing shortages. His legislative record also includes co-sponsoring measures expanding insurance/Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing and Medicaid reimbursement for EMS treatment-in-place or transport to alternative healthcare settings.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Mattera sent Governor Hochul a letter requesting flexibility for healthcare employees subject to the state healthcare worker vaccine mandate, saying they should have the option of daily testing so they could remain in needed positions.
SourceMattera joined Senate Republicans in calling for an end to statewide healthcare/workforce mandates and a shift to recommendations, guidance, and local control over public health responses.
SourceMattera joined Senate Republican colleagues in calling for action to alleviate staffing issues at healthcare facilities and for home care patients across New York.
SourceMario Mattera emphasizes a pro-business, jobs-focused economic agenda for New York State Senate District 2, linking affordability, lower business burdens, infrastructure investment, and energy reliability to job creation. As a sitting Republican state senator, he has sponsored workforce/economic bills and publicly supported measures intended to protect small businesses, union jobs, and Long Island economic activity.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Mattera urged Governor Hochul to support the NESE project, arguing it would strengthen energy reliability, stimulate the economy, and support thousands of good-paying union jobs.
SourceMattera joined Long Island Senate Republicans in opposing proposed MTA payroll tax increases, saying the added burden would hurt taxpayers, businesses, and jobs rather than forcing MTA accountability.
SourceMattera joined Senate Republicans in unveiling a COVID-era package for restaurants and hospitality businesses, including tax-payment flexibility, loans, unemployment insurance relief, and a Mattera proposal for a tax check-off to fund business relief.
SourceMario Mattera takes a restrictive, enforcement-focused position on immigration, opposing New York sanctuary policies and objecting to state or local placement of migrants in communities, schools, SUNY campuses, parkland, or suburban municipalities. As a sitting Republican state senator for New York Senate District 2, he has co-sponsored bills requiring ICE notification for certain noncitizens in the criminal justice system and limiting migrant relocation or housing without local approval.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Mattera petitioned constituents to oppose placing illegal migrants in local communities, on SUNY campuses, or on state parkland and to support rescinding New York sanctuary-state status.
SourceMattera joined Long Island Republicans in calling for Governor Hochul to rescind sanctuary-state status, stating that migrant costs and vetting failures endangered New Yorkers.
SourceMario Mattera is a Republican New York State Senator for District 2 and ranking member on the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee. On climate and energy, he emphasizes affordability, reliability, natural gas and technology-neutral energy options, while opposing or seeking cost reviews of New York climate mandates he views as expensive or rushed.
Mario Mattera, the Republican incumbent for New York State Senate District 2, emphasizes quality education, protecting school funding, local control of school districts, parental rights, and school choice. As a sitting senator, he has also co-sponsored legislation to block state-mandated school regionalization plans.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Mattera opposed the State Education Department regionalization plan, saying taxpayer dollars should remain with students and schools in their own districts and pledging to fight redistribution of school resources.
SourceMattera joined the Senate Minority Conference in supporting proposals to reverse proposed education-aid formula changes and preserve funding for local schools, teachers, and taxpayers.
SourceMattera joined Senate Republicans in backing an agenda that promotes parental rights through school transparency and supports school choice so families can choose education options that work for their children.
SourceMattera's 2026 campaign site states that safer workers and communities begin with providing everyone a quality education.
SourceMario Mattera emphasizes a law-and-order public safety approach: expanding tools for law enforcement and courts, opposing automatic sealing of criminal records, and increasing accountability for repeat or violent offenders. His record includes sponsoring a domestic violence offender registry proposal and co-sponsoring bills on bail dangerousness, police-scene restrictions, and larceny penalties.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Mattera joined Senate Republicans in introducing a constitutional amendment to allow public recall elections for district attorneys who refuse to enforce the law, framing the measure as a public safety accountability tool.
SourceNYSenate.gov - About Mario R. Mattera
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/mario-r-mattera/aboutFetched: biography, committees, location
Patch - Candidate Profile: Mario Mattera For NYS Senate District 2
https://patch.com/new-york/smithtown/candidate-profile-mario-mattera-nys-senate-district-2Fetched: age, education, location, biography
Wikipedia - Mario Mattera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_MatteraFetched: age, biography, location
MyRepTracker
https://www.myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-senate-2-mario-mattera/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/committee/friends-of-mario-mattera-13467/Fetched: campaignFinance
NYSUT
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
TBR News Media
https://tbrnewsmedia.com/tbr-news-media-2024-endorsement-mario-mattera-for-senate/Fetched: endorsements
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/uploads/filer_public/f2/02/f202ff2c-c444-49b0-b57d-795cc2cf2b3c/2024_ratings_senate_oct.pdfFetched: endorsements
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts
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New York League of Conservation Voters
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYLCV_2022_StateScorecard_FINAL_WEB.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL_NYLCV_2021_StateScorecard_09-14-21.pdfFetched: endorsements
Environmental Advocates NY Action
https://eaaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/eaaction_scorecard_2021_final-10-19.pdfFetched: endorsements
Vote Smart
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/192039/mario-mattera?categoryId=11&type=V%2CS%2CR%2CE%2CF%2CP%2CEFetched: endorsements
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S1196A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1196Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8486A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8486/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator Mattera Stands Up For Healthcare Heroes
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-stands-healthcare-heroes?page=1Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - New York State Senator Republican Conference: No More Mandates
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/mario-r-mattera/new-york-state-senator-republican-conference-no-moreFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - New York Senate Republicans Propose Solutions And Call For Action To Help Alleviate Staffing Issues At Healthcare Facilities
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/mario-r-mattera/new-york-senate-republicans-propose-solutions-and-call?page=6Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S9819
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9819Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S9225
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9225Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - NESE Project Press Release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/mario-r-mattera/long-island-senators-urge-governor-hochul-advanceFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - MTA Payroll Tax Press Release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/mario-r-mattera/long-island-senators-join-together-fight-mta-payrollFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Restaurant and Hospitality Relief Press Release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/mario-r-mattera/senate-republican-conference-unveils-plan-reset?page=0Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S2538
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2538Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S7615
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7615Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Mattera Petition
https://www.nysenate.gov/petitions/mario-r-mattera/join-effort-protect-our-community-federal-policiesFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Long Island Senators Press Release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/jack-m-martins/li-senators-call-governor-protect-welfare-and-safety?page=0Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator Mario R. Mattera profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/mario-r-matteraFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator Mattera Joins Senate Minority Colleagues And Business And Labor Leaders To Protect Energy Choices
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-joins-senate-minority-colleagues-and?page=8Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - S01173 bill text
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NYSenate.gov press release on NYSED regionalization
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-joins-nassau-county-executive-blakeman?page=5Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov press release on education package
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-and-senate-minority-conference-unveil?page=1Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov press release on Senate Republican agenda
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-and-senate-minority-conference-unveilFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Mattera domestic violence registry press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-introduces-legislation-create-new-york?page=2Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Bill S236
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S236Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Bill S108
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S108Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - District attorney recall press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-joins-senator-republican-conferenceFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Clean Slate opposition press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-joins-senator-murray-suffolk-pba-andFetched: issuePositions