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New York State Senate District 6
Nassau Community College—Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts; Hofstra University—Bachelor's Degree in Psychology; LIU Post—Master's Degree in Public Administration
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Siela A. Bynoe is a first-generation American, housing and education advocate, former Nassau County Legislator, and current Democratic New York State Senator for District 6. Her career includes work as a mortgage loan consultant and credit loan officer, with Long Island Housing Partnership, and in housing authority leadership roles, including Assistant Director of the North Hempstead Housing Authority and Executive Director of the Huntington Housing Authority. She was elected to the Westbury School Board in 2010, first elected to the Nassau County Legislature in 2014, and elected to the New York State Senate in 2024.
Committee Assignments: Libraries Chair · Consumer Protection Member · Education Member · Environmental Conservation Member · Investigations and Government Operations Member · Legislative Women's Caucus Member · Mental Health Member · Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Member · Transportation Member
Siela Bynoe, Democratic state senator for New York Senate District 6, has advanced healthcare-related legislation focused on patient affordability, transparency, mental health services, healthcare workforce development, and public health protections. Her record includes sponsoring bills on 340B drug discount transparency, private-duty nursing access for Medicaid recipients, nursing faculty scholarships, youth mental-health crisis outreach, and lead-in-school-water mitigation.
Siela Bynoe emphasizes affordability, workforce pathways, and targeted economic development for New York Senate District 6, including lowering household costs, expanding career training, and scrutinizing state job-creation tax credits. As a sitting Democratic state senator, her record includes sponsoring and co-sponsoring bills tied to economic development incentives, workforce stability, professional work permits, and local development tools.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bynoe stated that she and other senators invested statewide funds to make community college free for adults ages 25 to 55 pursuing high-demand careers such as teaching, engineering, and nursing.
SourceSiela Bynoe, Democratic New York State Senator for District 6, has a record of voting for measures that protect immigrants or people regardless of immigration status in public safety, privacy, health care, labor, public accommodations, and education contexts. Her campaign also describes her as a first-generation American, but the strongest issue-specific evidence found is her Senate voting record rather than a standalone campaign immigration platform.
Siela Bynoe’s climate and energy record emphasizes Long Island water conservation, climate resilience, pollution mitigation, recycling enforcement, and support for renewable-energy and energy-storage siting. As a sitting Democratic senator for New York State Senate District 6, she serves on the Environmental Conservation Committee and has sponsored or voted for several environment-related measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bynoe publicly supported budget provisions including her smart-irrigation rebate proposal, lead-pipe replacement funding, a Safe Water Infrastructure Action Program, an Office of Climate Resilience, and PFAS well-treatment incentives.
SourceSiela Bynoe supports expanded public education affordability and access, including universal free school meals, universal pre-K funding, after-school funding, increased school aid for Senate District 6, and free community college for some adult students. As a sitting Democratic state senator for New York Senate District 6, she has also sponsored education-related bills on charter-school limits, library literacy guidance, adult literacy funding through public libraries, school/library book-ban restrictions, and State Education Department records retention.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bynoe stated that she fought for $340 million for free breakfast and lunch for every New York student, voted for $1.2 billion in universal pre-K funding, collaborated on $112 million for after-school programs, fought for $53.2 million in new or increased aid to school districts in Senate District 6, and supported $47 million for free community college for adults ages 25 to 55 in high-demand fields.
SourceSiela Bynoe emphasizes public safety measures that combine enforcement with accountability and transparency, including school-bus stop-arm camera enforcement with local opt-in safeguards, support for police body cameras, and benefits for emergency dispatchers. Her public-safety record includes sponsoring a 2026 school-bus camera accountability bill, voting for a 25-year retirement option for 911/public-safety dispatchers, and prior county-level advocacy for police body cameras.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bynoe stated that school-bus safety enforcement should protect children while requiring clear authorization, public notice, certification, and limits on where automated enforcement can operate.
SourceAs Nassau County Legislator, Bynoe advocated for police body cameras as a transparency and accountability tool benefiting civilians and officers.
SourceNYSenate.gov - About Siela A. Bynoe
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/siela-bynoe/aboutFetched: biography, education, committees, office, district
NYSenate.gov District Page
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/siela-bynoe/districtFetched: votingRecord
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/press-item/nylcv-gives-green-announces-2026-endorsements-for-state-legislative-races/Fetched: endorsements
District Council 37
https://www.dc37.net/take-action/media-center/news-release/2026/district-council-37-delegates-endorse-state-senate-and-assembly-candidates-for-2026-primary-election/Fetched: endorsements
New York State Nurses Association
https://www.nysna.org/news/nysna-2026-endorsementsFetched: endorsements
New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/news/2024/may/media-release-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
The Freedom Index
https://thefreedomindex.org/ny/legislator/25838/votes/ny-scorecard-2025/pdf/scb/Fetched: endorsements
NYSenate.gov - Siela Bynoe: We must ensure the Drug Pricing Program helps patients
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2026/siela-bynoe/siela-bynoe-we-must-ensure-drug-pricing-program-helps-patients?page=1Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8380A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8380/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S10074
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10074Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S10257
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10257Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8043
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8043Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S9539
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9539/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator Siela A. Bynoe profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/siela-bynoe/aboutFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S10259
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10259Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S9420
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9420Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S9124
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9124Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S7288
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7288/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Affordability article by Siela Bynoe
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2025/siela-bynoe/siela-bynoe-affordability-cant-just-be-talking-pointFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Siela A. Bynoe profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/siela-bynoeFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S9005C
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9005Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S9088A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9088/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S6983
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6983/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S7638B
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7638/amendment/BFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S491
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S491Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Siela A. Bynoe About
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/siela-bynoe/aboutFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S4988
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4988Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Climate Resiliency Budget Press Release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/siela-bynoe/senator-bynoe-champions-local-investments-and-climateFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S7551
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7551Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S7898
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7898/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator Siela A. Bynoe About
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/siela-bynoe/aboutFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - S8044A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8044/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Affordability can’t just be a talking point
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2025/siela-bynoe/siela-bynoe-affordability-cant-just-be-talking-pointFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Siela Bynoe S9395
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9395Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Siela Bynoe article on school bus camera programs
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2026/siela-bynoe/siela-bynoe-restoring-accountability-school-bus-camera-programs?page=2Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A9162A vote record
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9162/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
Nassau County News Flash - Statement from Legislator Siela A. Bynoe Regarding Police Officer Body Cameras
https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=8323&ARC=10419Fetched: issuePositions