D Sen. Monica Martinez
Key Issues
From committee hearings, floor debate, and bill sponsorship.
Legislative Activity (2025–2026)
Based on complete Senate roll call records.
Top Co-Sponsors
District 4 Profile
Voter Registration
Demographics
Voting Record
Dissenting Votes by Topic
25 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 (2)
PLAs are proven tools that set fair wages, establish workplace safety standards, and prioritize hiring skilled local workers. The bill protects taxpayers' dollars, prevents wage theft and worker misclassification, and ensures quality construction without costly disruptions from unsafe contractors.
Sponsor emphasized that biometric data breaches are permanent and cannot be reset like passwords, potentially causing lifelong identity fraud. Noted the bill was passed by both sides last year and was prompted by a constituent who lost her job for refusing iris and retina scanning.
Floor Speeches: In Opposition (3)
Voted in opposition to the bill.
Voted against the measure.
Voted against the bill.
Committee Hearing Engagement (2)
| Date | Committee | Engagement | Stance | Focus Areas | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Joint Legislative Hearing - Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | low | neutral | Long Island infrastructure Southern State Parkway safety | Sen. Martinez asked about Long Island projects and Southern State Parkway conditions, expressing concern about traffic safety on that corridor. |
| 2025-02-04 | Joint Legislative Hearing - Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | moderate | neutral | TFA financing EMS regional approach housing IDAs | Chair Martinez asked clarifying questions about TFA debt capacity and EMS regional coordination, seeking to understand implementation details of proposed programs. |