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R Sen. Joseph A. Griffo

District 53 · Republican First elected: 2009 Last margin: 40.4% · Lean: R+9 griffo@nysenate.gov

Key Issues

Upstate Medical Center parity 2025-02-25

Judge Lippman report implementation 2025-02-25

Campus consolidation/closure concerns 2025-02-25

Office of Professions proposal 2025-02-25

Real Property Tax 1 for S1183 5 nay

Penal 22 bills 6 nay

Education 18 bills

Vehicle and Traffic 15 bills 6 nay

Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend 13 bills 1 nay

Tax 12 bills 6 nay

Executive 10 bills

Criminal Procedure 9 bills 12 nay

Environmental Conservation 7 bills 1 nay

From committee hearings, floor debate, and bill sponsorship.

Legislative Activity (2025–2026)

Floor votes 1,376

Party alignment 94.1%

Hearing engagements 0

Bills sponsored 0

Floor mentions 1

Based on complete Senate roll call records.

Top Co-Sponsors

R Patrick M. Gallivan 51 bills R Pamela Helming 25 bills R James Tedisco 21 bills R Dan Stec 20 bills R Mark Walczyk 17 bills R George Borrello 17 bills R Peter Oberacker 16 bills R Jake Ashby 16 bills R Steve Rhoads 14 bills D Andrea Stewart-Cousins 12 bills

District 53 Profile

Population 321,606

Median income $66,860

Median rent $883

Homeownership 71.1%

Education (BA+) 26.5%

Poverty rate 13.2%

Voter Registration

32%

40%

28%

Dem 31.5% Rep 40.2% Ind/Other 28.3%

Demographics

White 85.6%

Black 4.7%

Hispanic 5.3%

Asian 3.3%

Voting Record

1031 Aye 345 Nay 67 Excused

Dissenting Votes by Topic

Environmental Conservation 26 nay

S9072 ↗ Establishes the climate corporate data accountability act 2026-02-10

S9073 ↗ Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and… 2026-02-10

S8832 Relates to rechargeable battery recycling 2026-01-21

S8823 Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs 2026-01-13

S2057 ↗ Enacts the "beauty justice act" 2025-06-12

S3492 ↗ Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act 2025-06-12

S4691 ↗ Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps 2025-06-12

S5379 Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation wor… 2025-06-12

S5759 ↗ Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids 2025-06-12

S1343 ↗ Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2025 2025-06-11

+16 more

General Business 22 nay

S8789 Defines "employer" for purposes of the fair credit reporting act; relates to the… 2026-01-29

S8811 Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, de… 2026-01-28

S8416 Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) busi… 2025-06-13

S1162 ↗ Requires third-party food delivery services maintain insurance through a group p… 2025-06-12

S7494 ↗ Enacts the government response to insider fraud and trading act relating to secu… 2025-06-12

S1280 ↗ Relates to labeling requirements for gas stoves 2025-06-11

S6446 Requires entities that access a consumer's consumer credit report to notify such… 2025-06-11

S7713 Restricts the use of automatic license plate reader information 2025-06-11

S194 ↗ Relates to training for school security guards 2025-06-09

S362 Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm 2025-06-09

+12 more

Public Health 22 nay

S1633 ↗ Provides additional protections for sensitive health information and requires pa… 2026-01-27

S5981 Establishes the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program 2026-01-27

S3581 Provides lead service line identification for certain water systems 2025-06-12

S4545 ↗ Repeals section 2307 of the public health law relating to persons knowing themse… 2025-06-12

S7782 ↗ Requires the department of health to enter into a contract for the digitalizatio… 2025-06-12

S428 Requires chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodiu… 2025-06-11

S4640 ↗ Relates to onsite overdose response services and requires certain locations and … 2025-06-11

S4854 Prohibits the packaging, sale and distribution of confectionery and candy design… 2025-06-10

S56 ↗ Establishes a drug checking program 2025-06-09

S7408 Relates to requiring food service establishments to permit the use of reusable b… 2025-06-04

+12 more

Resolutions, Senate 22 nay

R1231 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriati… 2025-06-12

R1232 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropria… 2025-06-12

R1233 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriati… 2025-06-12

R1234 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropria… 2025-06-12

R1235 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropria… 2025-06-12

R1236 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropria… 2025-06-12

R1237 ↗ Establishes an itemized list of grantees for the 2024-25 state fiscal year for s… 2025-06-12

R1238 ↗ Sets forth an itemized list of grantees for the 2024-25 state fiscal year for se… 2025-06-12

R1239 ↗ Sets forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2024… 2025-06-12

R1240 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriati… 2025-06-12

+12 more

Election 19 nay

S8646 ↗ Relates to the New York election officer protection act 2026-01-12

S441 ↗ Includes certain persons of Middle Eastern and North African heritage and speake… 2025-06-11

S7111 ↗ Permits political parties to perform certain functions without forming county co… 2025-06-11

S7689 ↗ Relates to voting of overseas military voters and special federal voters 2025-06-11

S6799 Prohibits a court from bifurcating certain primary elections 2025-06-05

S5452 Requires a commissioner of a board of elections to meet certain qualifications b… 2025-06-04

S699 Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the ci… 2025-05-28

S559 Increases compensation of election inspectors to $300 and coordinators to $350 i… 2025-04-30

S1809 Authorizes full-time college students to act as election inspectors and poll cle… 2025-03-19

S568 Establishes portable polling locations for early voting 2025-03-19

+9 more

Executive 19 nay

S1455 ↗ Requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological vi… 2025-06-12

S1130 Relates to protections for renters using certain housing subsidies or public ass… 2025-06-11

S4470 Requires training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehic… 2025-06-10

S919 ↗ Requires certain housing production information to be reported to the department… 2025-06-10

S1026 ↗ Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, ri… 2025-06-09

S2271 Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or … 2025-06-09

S4534 Ensures proper administration and enforcement of the uniform fire prevention and… 2025-06-09

S6121 Requires the dissemination of materials regarding child access prevention and th… 2025-06-09

S3819 ↗ Imposes certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standa… 2025-06-04

S7117 Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detentio… 2025-05-21

+9 more

Public Service 14 nay

S2485 Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to esta… 2025-06-13

S3734 ↗ Relates to prohibiting the public service commission from approving a rate incre… 2025-06-12

S8417 Relates to the provision of gas service to new customers 2025-06-12

S8421 Enacts the Customer Savings and Reliability Act; and repeals certain provisions … 2025-06-12

S98 ↗ Requires electric corporations build make-ready infrastructure 2025-06-12

S6200 Relates to requiring utility companies maintain a toll free number for reporting… 2025-06-05

S7165 ↗ Authorizes the public service commission to consider non-economic loss suffered … 2025-06-05

S7328 ↗ Increases the number of commissioners of the public service commission 2025-06-05

S4336 Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request … 2025-05-15

S1553 Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators su… 2025-03-05

+4 more

Education 13 nay

S8656 ↗ Relates to the dispensing of certain prescriptions 2026-01-27

S1011 Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement syst… 2025-06-10

S2058 Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city u… 2025-06-09

S6155 ↗ Allows for a modest increase in annual income to not disqualify someone from the… 2025-06-09

S2046 Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental hea… 2025-06-05

S1063 Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals 2025-06-04

S6759 Authorizes the application of topical fluoride varnish to a child's teeth by a p… 2025-05-29

S6744 ↗ Permits dentists to administer influenza and COVID vaccinations and vaccinations… 2025-05-22

S1099 Enacts the freedom to read act 2025-05-20

S4685 ↗ Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees… 2025-04-24

+3 more

Criminal Procedure 12 nay

S1004 ↗ Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial 2025-06-13

S1819 ↗ Provides that the results of urine tests conducted pursuant to a judicial divers… 2025-06-12

S5138 Abolishes citizens arrests; repealer 2025-06-11

S4525 Requires accurate interpretation of statements made by deponents with limited En… 2025-06-10

S1946 Provides for the expungement of syringe convictions 2025-05-29

S329 ↗ Facilitates appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern 2025-05-28

S2453 Relates to enacting the New York no citizen is above the law act 2025-05-21

S3909 Enacts the "New York state phoenix act" 2025-05-21

S660 Relates to detaining persons for longer than twenty-four hours 2025-05-20

S1985 Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding t… 2025-05-13

+2 more

Correction 11 nay

S1050 Relates to allowing telephone calls prior to an incarcerated individual's transf… 2025-06-12

S8415 Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement an omnibus bill… 2025-06-12

S2666 ↗ Relates to the provision of breast pumps to certain incarcerated birth parents a… 2025-06-11

S4583 ↗ Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individu… 2025-06-10

S1692 ↗ Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions 2025-05-22

S6365 Relates to certain information provided to incarcerated individuals upon their r… 2025-05-22

S1191 Provides for limited credit time allowances 2025-05-21

S3974 Relates to failure to complete a program for time allowances due to circumstance… 2025-05-21

S856 Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction 2025-05-20

S1892 ↗ Expands who may visit local correctional facilities 2025-05-19

+1 more

Civil Practice Law and Rules 9 nay

S3879 ↗ Relates to arbitration proceedings 2025-06-13

S410 Relates to certain jury awards in employment discrimination actions 2025-06-11

S5170 Relates to permitting a plaintiff to recover directly against a third party defe… 2025-06-10

S6128 Relates to the use of writings and objects to refresh recollection 2025-06-05

S7694 Relates to the business records exception to hearsay 2025-06-04

S4914 ↗ Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity fr… 2025-05-22

S3036 Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admi… 2025-05-21

S2305 Relates to certain judgments by confession 2025-03-25

S4611 Provides grounds for attachment and relates to procedures where employees may ho… 2025-03-04

General Municipal 9 nay

S1335 ↗ Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program 2025-06-12

S7638 ↗ Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qu… 2025-06-11

S1838 Authorizes municipalities to establish an emergency repair pilot program 2025-06-10

S2317 ↗ Relates to preventing certain elected officials from being a member of an agency… 2025-06-10

S4940 Establishes a youth outreach department within the state police, city, village, … 2025-06-10

S4464 Relates to the organization of industrial development agencies 2025-05-29

S2084 Relates to requiring municipalities to determine whether it is in the public int… 2025-05-28

S4780 Requires a municipality to give notice to an adjacent municipality of the adopti… 2025-05-06

S4980 Relates to the preservation of regionally significant projects with respect to a… 2025-03-19

Public Authorities 8 nay

S1047 Establishes a ride clean rebate program for bicycles with electric assist and el… 2025-06-13

S1148 Enacts the rider representation act relating to membership on the board of the m… 2025-06-12

S2032 Establishes the previously owned zero-emission vehicles rebate program 2025-06-12

S3560 Relates to establishing a lithium-ion battery safety program 2025-06-11

S6286 ↗ Establishes the agrivoltaics viability pilot program within the farmland viabili… 2025-06-10

S1462 Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters … 2025-05-28

S1574 Establishes the electric landscaping equipment rebate program; provides for the … 2025-03-17

S1410 Relates to reviews by the authorities budget office 2025-02-25

Labor 7 nay

Budget Bills 6 nay

Judiciary 6 nay

Penal 6 nay

Tax 6 nay

Vehicle and Traffic 6 nay

Real Property Actions and Proceedings 5 nay

Real Property Tax 5 nay

Social Services 5 nay

Banking 4 nay

Real Property 4 nay

Surrogate's Court Procedure Act 4 nay

Civil Rights 3 nay

Estates, Powers and Trusts 3 nay

General Obligations 3 nay

Insurance 3 nay

Multiple Dwelling 3 nay

New York City Administrative Code 3 nay

Public Housing 3 nay

Taxation 3 nay

Workers' Compensation 3 nay

Arts and Cultural Affairs 2 nay

Cannabis 2 nay

Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 2 nay

Energy 2 nay

Family Court Act 2 nay

Legislative 2 nay

Lien 2 nay

Public Officers 2 nay

Transportation 2 nay

30 additional dissenting votes across other topics

From 1,443 recorded floor votes via OpenLeg API. Dissenting votes grouped by law section to reveal policy patterns.

Floor Speeches: In Support (1)

S1183 An act to amend the Real Property Tax Law - veterans property tax exemption 2025-05-27 PASSED

Stated the bill demonstrates through action genuine concern and commitment to disabled veterans. Called on the Assembly to follow the Senate's action.

Floor Speeches: In Opposition (1)

A1890 An act to amend the Real Property Law 2025-06-11 PASSED

Voted in opposition to the measure.

Committee Hearing Engagement (1)

Date	Committee	Engagement	Stance	Focus Areas	Summary
2025-02-25	Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee (Joint)	high	skeptical	Upstate Medical Center parity Judge Lippman report implementation Campus consolidation/closure concerns Office of Professions proposal	Sen. Griffo raised concerns about parity between Downstate and Upstate Medical investments, questioned implementation of the Lippman report on campus safety, and asked about potential campus consolidations or closures.