D Sen. John Liu
Key Issues
Acting Commissioner status
Secure Choice retirement program
Outmigration of millionaires
No-bid contracts and academic freedom
Censorship concerns with publishers
Alignment between labor unions and administration
EOP program funding
High-speed rail development
Amtrak service improvements
Federal funding coordination
Problem gambling
Casino impact
TFA debt capacity
ICE enforcement at schools
migrant debit card program
From committee hearings, and bill sponsorship.
Legislative Activity (2025–2026)
Floor votes
1,443
Party alignment
99.9%
Hearing engagements
0
Bills sponsored
0
Based on complete Senate roll call records.
Top Co-Sponsors
District 16 Profile
Population
298,986
Median income
$70,855
Median rent
$1,749
Homeownership
46.6%
Education (BA+)
34.5%
Poverty rate
14.2%
Voter Registration
Demographics
White
25.4%
Black
4.4%
Hispanic
16.1%
Asian
55.7%
Voting Record
1442 Aye
1 Nay
0 Excused
1 additional dissenting vote across other topics
From 1,443 recorded floor votes via OpenLeg API. Dissenting votes grouped by law section to reveal policy patterns.
Committee Hearing Engagement (6)
| Date | Committee | Engagement | Stance | Focus Areas | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee (Joint) | moderate | supportive | Acting Commissioner status Secure Choice retirement program Outmigration of millionaires | Sen. Liu expressed support for Commissioner Hiller's work and questioned why she remains in acting status. He sought details on the Secure Choice program rollout and clarified questions about millionaire outmigration, noting that millionaires also move into New York. |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee (Joint) | high | skeptical | No-bid contracts and academic freedom Censorship concerns with publishers Alignment between labor unions and administration EOP program funding | Sen. Liu raised pointed questions about SUNY's no-bid contract with a major publisher, expressing concerns about monopolistic tendencies and censorship by foreign governments. He also questioned whether SUNY leadership is sufficiently enthusiastic about EOP programs. |
| 2025-02-06 | Joint Legislative Hearing - Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | moderate | supportive | High-speed rail development Amtrak service improvements Federal funding coordination | Sen. Liu focused on rail service improvements and federal coordination. He asked about high-speed rail progress and Amtrak service enhancements, expressing interest in federal funding opportunities. |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | low | neutral | Problem gambling Casino impact | Sen. Liu asked about problem gambling monitoring and the impact of casinos on gambling addiction. |
| 2025-02-04 | Joint Legislative Hearing - Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | moderate | skeptical | TFA debt capacity ICE enforcement at schools migrant debit card program | Sen. Liu questioned TFA financing expansion and raised concerns about ICE enforcement near schools and migrant services, seeking clarification on administration policies. |
| 2025-01-28 | FINANCE | low | neutral | nuclear power plant blueprint plan public participation process timeline | Sen. Liu asked brief questions about nuclear development timeline and public participation, noting lack of clarity on deployment timeline. |