New York County, New York

New York Senate District 30

One candidate is tracked for New York Senate District 30 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Cordell Cleare. Candidate information follows official New York County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Cordell Cleare (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 30; Cordell Cleare is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Cordell Cleare, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Cordell Cleare

Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities

Affordable housing and housing safety
Senior services
Economic and workforce development

Per the official Senate page.

Biography

Cordell Cleare is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 30 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Cordell Cleare is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Cleare, raised in Harlem, worked for decades as a tenant organizer and activist before serving nearly 20 years as chief of staff to Bill Perkins in the City Council and State Senate, per her official Senate page. She led the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning, work that shaped the city's 2004 Childhood Lead Poisoning Law, and chairs the Senate Aging Committee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Cordell Cleare.

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Cordell Cleare, full profile Official New York election office