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New York State Senate District 4
Binghamton University—Bachelor of Arts in History; New York University—Master's degree in secondary education; Stony Brook University—Educational Leadership certification
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Monica R. Martinez began her career as a high school teacher and later became Assistant Principal of Brentwood’s East Middle School. She served in the Suffolk County Legislature after pursuing public office in 2013, then was elected to the New York State Senate in 2018; she currently represents New York State Senate District 4 and chairs the Senate Committee on Local Government.
Committee Assignments: Local Government · Aging · Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders · Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business · Education · Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention · Legislative Women's Caucus · Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises · Transportation · Disabilities
Monica Martinez supports expanding access to health care services and health education, with emphasis on pediatric palliative care, home care, cancer screening, and women’s health education. Her record includes sponsoring health-related bills and hosting free local screenings in New York’s 4th Senate District.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Martinez partnered with Stony Brook Medicine to bring free breast cancer screenings through a Mobile Mammography Van to the Fourth Senate District.
SourceMonica Martinez emphasizes affordability, support for small businesses, local economic development, and job creation in Suffolk County and Long Island. Her record includes backing grants for local businesses, workforce-expanding legislation, tax credits tied to local journalism jobs, and infrastructure/housing projects framed as supporting regional economic growth.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Martinez announced more than $1.7 million in REDC grants for Fourth Senate District projects intended to help businesses expand, create jobs, improve infrastructure, and strengthen Long Island’s economy.
SourceMartinez’s campaign site highlights support for an $8 billion budget allocation to clear unemployment insurance fund debt and eliminate related fees, taxes, and interest costs paid by small businesses.
SourceMonica R. Martinez has taken mixed immigration-related positions: she supported the New York DREAM Act expanding state education aid opportunities for undocumented and immigrant students, but voted against the Green Light driver's-license law for undocumented immigrants. More recently, available reporting/aggregator sources describe her as opposing the New York for All Act, which would limit cooperation between state/local agencies and federal immigration enforcement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Reporting and candidate-profile sources describe Martinez as opposing the New York for All bill, which sought to restrict cooperation between state/local agencies and federal immigration enforcement; immigrant-rights advocates protested and urged her to support it.
SourceMonica R. Martinez, Democratic/Working Families state senator for New York Senate District 4, has supported climate resilience and renewable-energy measures, while also proposing a carve-out to let already-approved building projects proceed despite New York's fossil-fuel equipment restrictions. Her campaign materials and official communications emphasize environmental protection, water quality, climate resilience, and green-energy investment.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Martinez highlighted the FY2026 state budget's $1 billion investment to advance New York's climate resilience and green-energy transition.
SourceMonica Martinez supports expanded public education funding, universal free school meals, and targeted early-childhood education funding for lower-income and multilingual learners. As a sitting New York State Senator for District 4, she has also sponsored education legislation and district back-to-school support efforts.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Martinez's campaign states that she supports the enacted budget investment providing free breakfast and lunch to all students across New York State.
SourceMartinez's campaign says she supports public school funding including $26 billion in Foundation Aid, at least a 2% increase for all schools, and additional support tied to English language learners.
SourceMartinez hosted a back-to-school backpack and school supply distribution for school-aged students across the Fourth Senatorial District to help students start the school year with needed supplies.
SourceMonica R. Martinez, Democratic/Working Families senator for New York's 4th Senate District, emphasizes public safety through tougher penalties for trafficking and impaired driving, youth protection, firearm-risk intervention, and support for law enforcement/first responders. Her 2025-2026 agenda frames these proposals as protecting children, enhancing public safety, and supporting safe communities in the Fourth Senate District.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Announced a public-safety package including stronger boating-while-intoxicated penalties, catalytic-converter theft rules, lithium-ion battery fire study, intimate-image threat penalties, and ERPO discretion for law enforcement and district attorneys.
SourceNYSenate.gov - About Monica Martinez
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/monica-r-martinez/aboutFetched: biography, education, committees
BallotReady - Monica R. Martinez
https://www.ballotready.org/people/monica-r-martinezFetched: biography, education
CICLT - Elected Official Detail Page
https://www.ciclt.net/sn/pol/po_detail.aspx?ClientCode=page&P_ID=nyss04Fetched: age
NYSenate.gov - Senator Monica R. Martinez
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/monica-r-martinezFetched: biography, committees
Election.org
https://election.org/state/new-york/legislator/622242c6-d42c-4557-b9ab-29ca87e6d141Fetched: votingRecord
MyRepTracker
https://myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-senate-4-monica-martinez/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
New York State Board of Elections Public Reporting System
https://publicreporting.elections.ny.gov/Fetched: campaignFinance
New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: 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
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/monica-r-martinez/sen-martinez-host-free-breast-cancer-screeningsFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/monica-r-martinez/advocates-and-lawmakers-urge-albany-approve-updatedFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - State Considers Expanding Public Service Job Access for Individuals with Autism
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/monica-r-martinez/state-considers-expanding-public-service-job-accessFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Funding Local Success: State Awards Economic Development Grants in the Fourth Senate District
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/monica-r-martinez/funding-local-success-state-awards-economicFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - On the Record to Save Local Reporting
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/monica-r-martinez/record-save-local-reportingFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - SUNY Stony Brook to Grow to Meet the Moment
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/monica-r-martinez/suny-stony-brook-grow-meet-momentFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S1250
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S1250Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S1747A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S1747/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
Community Sentinel
https://communitysentinel.media/2025/08/23/protestors-want-ice-out-of-islip/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Senator Monica R. Martinez profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/monica-r-martinezFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S3590A Climate Resilient New York Act
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3590Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S270 Renewable Energy Generating Projects
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S270Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S685 Fossil Fuel Ban Existing Projects
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S685/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Martinez FY2026 Budget Highlights
https://pubfiles.nysenate.gov/crm/martinez/view/e0ccd9774d7e587bFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Newsroom
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/monica-r-martinez/front-classFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Monica R. Martinez 2025 legislative agenda
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/monica-r-martinez/getting-work-new-yorkersFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S202
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S202Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S195
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S195Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S260
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S260Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S5753
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5753Fetched: issuePositions