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New York State Senate District 38
Pace University—Bachelor of Arts in Public Accountancy
Data last updated 10/21/2026
William J. Weber Jr. is a Republican/Conservative New York State Senator representing the 38th Senate District, first elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2024. He is a lifelong Rockland County resident and a New York State Certified Public Accountant who served as Chief Financial Officer for a medium-sized family-owned business for nearly three decades. He has also volunteered as a Cub Scout leader and served on the boards of the Mental Health Association and the Rockland County Youth Bureau.
Committee Assignments: Budget and Revenue—Ranking Member · Disabilities—Ranking Member · Children and Families—Member · Consumer Protection—Member · Education—Member · Finance—Member
William Weber Jr., the Republican incumbent for New York State Senate District 38, identifies health care costs as one of the major problems he wants to address. His legislative record shows support for expanding provider authority, cancer-survivor screening access, mental-health support for first responders, residential health-care facility rate updates, and reimbursement for therapeutic services for people with developmental disabilities.
William Weber Jr. emphasizes affordability, tax relief, small-business support, and economic competitiveness for New York, including opposition to higher payroll and unemployment-insurance taxes on businesses. As a sitting senator for New York State Senate District 38, he has sponsored or co-sponsored bills aimed at property-tax relief, studying out-migration, supporting small-business security grants, incentivizing veteran hiring, and Buy American/Buy Union economic-development grants.
William Weber Jr. has taken a restrictive/local-control position on immigration, opposing sanctuary policies and state-directed migrant housing in Rockland and nearby counties. His record includes sponsoring a migrant-related local-emergency bill, co-sponsoring ICE-notification legislation, voting against health coverage expansion for people whose immigration status bars federal participation, and publicly opposing a Rockland "Sanctuary County" proposal.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Weber said he could not support the FY 2024-2025 Health and Mental Hygiene budget bill, criticizing $2.4 billion that he said supported NYC and NYS sanctuary policies.
SourceWeber publicly opposed a Rockland County proposal he described as making the county a "Sanctuary County" and said he would raise awareness and opposition to it.
SourceWilliam Weber Jr. is the Republican incumbent state senator for New York Senate District 38. On climate and energy legislation, his recent roll-call record shows opposition to several Democratic climate/clean-energy measures, including fossil-fuel climate cost recovery, gas-system alignment with CLCPA mandates, a just energy transition study, and the Responsible Data Center Development Act, while emphasizing concerns such as costs, infrastructure, and local impacts through votes rather than campaign issue statements.
William Weber Jr. emphasizes education through school transportation, school-to-career pathways, and support for both public and nonpublic school services in New York Senate District 38. As a sitting state senator and Education Committee member, he has sponsored or co-sponsored multiple education-related bills, including trade-union recruitment in high schools, K-12 transportation access, school transportation safety, and nonpublic-school service equity.
William Weber Jr. emphasizes public safety through tougher criminal-justice policies, including changes to New York bail laws, expanded judicial discretion, stronger consequences for fleeing police, and support for law enforcement and victims.
Specific Actions & Proposals
As Senator for District 38, Weber said the 2023 budget's bail changes were insufficient to protect communities and cited that as part of his opposition to the budget bills.
SourceBacked a Senate and Assembly Republican public safety agenda to support law enforcement, fix the criminal justice system, crack down on illegal gun crime, and protect victims and innocent New Yorkers.
SourceNYSenate.gov - About Bill Weber
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/bill-weber/aboutFetched: biography, education, background, committees, district
Wikipedia - Bill Weber (New York politician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Weber_%28New_York_politician%29Fetched: age, identity_check
Election.org / Open States current officeholder page
https://www.election.org/state/new-york/legislature/upper/district-38Fetched: votingRecord
NYSenate.gov Senator Bill Weber profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/bill-weberFetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA Bill Weber candidate profile
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/bill-weberFetched: campaignFinance
Public Campaign Finance Board 2024 End of Cycle Report
https://pcfb.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/01/2024-new-york-state-public-campaign-finance-board-election-cycle-report-final.pdfFetched: campaignFinance
Bill Weber for NYS Senate - Endorsements
https://www.weber4senate.com/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters 2023 State Environmental Scorecard
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYLCV_2023_StateScorecard_DIGITAL.pdfFetched: endorsements
Environmental Advocates Action 2023 Scorecard
https://eaaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-Scorecard-EAA.pdfFetched: endorsements
VOTE411 2026 NY State Senate District 38 voter guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=73586631Fetched: issuePositions
LegiScan profile for New York Senator William Weber
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/william-weber/id/23905Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8489
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8489Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S839
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S839Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S4982
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4982Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S910
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S910Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S7837
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7837Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Republicans Unveil Plan to Create a More Affordable New York
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/robert-g-ortt/senate-republicans-unveil-plan-create-more-affordableFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator Bill Weber profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/bill-weber/aboutFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S6995
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S6995Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S2538
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2538Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S2237A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S2237/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Bill Weber health budget statement
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/video/bill-weber/senator-bill-webers-statement-voting-no-fy-2024-2025-health-and-mentalFetched: issuePositions
Rockland Post
https://rocklandpost.com/senator-bill-weber-denounces-sanctuary-county-push-by-rockland-democrat-leaders/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S10642 Responsible Data Center Development Act
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10642Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S824 Climate Change Adaptation Cost Recovery Program
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S824Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S2935C Just Energy Transition Act
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S2935/amendment/CFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate 2024 Session Wrap-Up
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/open-data/legislative-wrap-up-2024.pdfFetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 2026 NY State Senate District 38 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=73586631Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Bill Weber About
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/bill-weber/aboutFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S1938
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1938Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S10158
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10158Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S3071A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3071/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S4281
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4281Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - S6489
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6489Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/bill-weber/ny-state-budget-fails-address-concerns-new-yorkersFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate PDF
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/article/attachment/1.23.public.safety.press_.release.pdfFetched: issuePositions