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New York State Senate District 46
University of Illinois at Chicago—Master’s Degree in Public Administration; Northern Illinois University—Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Patricia Fahy was first elected to the New York State Senate in 2024 after serving as the 109th District's New York State Assemblymember from 2012 to 2024. Before moving to Albany, she served as Executive Director of the Chicago Workforce Board and spent nine years in Washington, D.C., including roles in the Clinton Administration's U.S. Department of Labor, as a legislative analyst in the U.S. House and Senate, and as a Presidential Management Intern in the Department of the Treasury. She is described as an advocate for job creation, environmental conservation, and quality education, with more than 110 sponsored bills signed into law.
Committee Assignments: Disabilities · Agriculture · Cities 2 · Environmental Conservation · Higher Education · Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention · Legislative Women's Caucus · Local Government · Racing, Gaming and Wagering
Patricia Fahy supports expanding health care access primarily by strengthening New York's health care workforce, including recruiting and retaining nurses and other medical professionals, easing licensure barriers, and improving patient access to timely care. As State Senator for District 46, she has co-sponsored measures on health data privacy, patient navigation coverage, and nurse representation in hospital governance.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Fahy supported the 2023 law allowing nursing students to complete up to one-third of clinical training through simulation experiences, which the governor described as strengthening the health care workforce and addressing the nursing shortage.
SourcePatricia Fahy emphasizes job creation, affordability, workforce participation, and regional economic development for New York Senate District 46. Her economy-and-jobs record includes proposals to expand tax credits for working New Yorkers, redevelop Albany’s Harriman Campus for mixed-use commercial activity, support small businesses hiring workers with disabilities, and improve employment pathways for people with disabilities.
Patricia Fahy supports immigrant protections, due process, refugee communities, and limits on ICE tactics in New York, especially transparency and accountability measures for federal immigration enforcement. Her immigration record includes sponsoring bills to unmask ICE agents, track ICE activity, protect due process in deportation transport, and co-sponsoring limits on state/local cooperation with civil immigration enforcement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Fahy joined a public statement urging ICE and DHS to reverse unexplained student visa revocations and stop attacks on the constitutional rights of students on New York campuses.
SourcePatricia Fahy supports accelerating New York’s transition to clean and renewable energy, including electrification, zero-emission vehicles, solar deployment, and policies to reduce fossil-fuel dependence while addressing affordability and land-use concerns. Her record includes sponsoring EV market-expansion legislation, previously introducing the NY HEAT/Gas Transition legislation as an Assemblymember, and co-sponsoring multiple 2025-2026 Senate climate and energy bills.
Patricia Fahy, Democratic/WF state senator for New York Senate District 46, emphasizes public education access, higher education affordability, and data-driven interventions to reduce chronic absenteeism. Her recent education work focuses on attendance transparency, supportive engagement programs, and safeguards for vulnerable students transitioning to home instruction.
Patricia Fahy, Democratic New York State Senator for District 46, frames public safety around restricting weapon misuse, preventing gun violence, and increasing accountability for law enforcement and immigration enforcement. Her recent actions include sponsoring flare-gun restrictions after youth violence, supporting gun-violence prevention funding, and proposing limits on masked law-enforcement activity during public interactions.
Specific Actions & Proposals
In her 2026 constituent survey, Fahy stated support for funding gun-violence prevention programs in the state budget, including programs such as SNUG and GIVE.
SourceNYSenate.gov - Senator Patricia A. Fahy
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/patricia-fahy/aboutFetched: biography, education, location, committees
Patricia Fahy For State Senate - Meet Pat
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Open States
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The Commons Gallery
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FollowTheMoney.org
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Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Senate_District_46/51835/830Fetched: endorsements
PBA of New York State
https://www.pbanys.org/pbam/news-detail/press-release-pba-of-new-york-state-makes-final-2024-endorsements/Fetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYLCV_2022_StateScorecard_FINAL_WEB.pdfFetched: ratings
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL_NYLCV_2021_StateScorecard_09-14-21.pdfFetched: ratings
Environmental Advocates NY
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Patricia Fahy For State Senate - Record of Results
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New York State Senate - S929
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New York State Senate - S5565
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New York State Senate - S2278
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New York State Assembly - A06697
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Governor Kathy Hochul - Health Care Workforce Legislation
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NYSenate.gov - Senator Patricia Fahy About
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NYSenate.gov - Senator Fahy 2026 Constituent Survey
https://www.nysenate.gov/questionnaires/patricia-fahy/senator-fahys-2026-constituent-surveyFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S4425
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4425Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S1613
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1613Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Small Business Accommodation Press Release
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NYSenate.gov - CLASSIC NY Act Press Release
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S4593
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New York State Senate - Senator Patricia Fahy about page
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New York State Senate Bill S8462
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New York State Senate Bill S8858
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New York State Senate Bill S7960
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New York State Senate Bill S2235A
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New York State Senate press release on student visa revocations
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NYSenate.gov Senator Patricia Fahy About
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NYSenate.gov EV Direct Sales Press Release
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NYSenate.gov Gas Transition and Affordable Energy Act Press Release
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NYSenate.gov - Senator Patricia A. Fahy about page
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8526
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8526Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8528
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S10346
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S10714
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S10715
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8455B
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8455/amendment/BFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8460
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8460Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8462
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8462Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator Fahy's 2026 Constituent Survey
https://www.nysenate.gov/questionnaires/patricia-fahy/senator-fahys-2026-constituent-surveyFetched: issuePositions