Andrea Stewart-Cousins
State Senate Majority Leader, NY · Democratic · New York
Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the New York State Senate Majority Leader and the first woman to lead a legislative chamber in the state.
Profile last updated Jul 6, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
A legislative leader who moved major reproductive-rights, gun-safety, and climate measures through the State Senate.
Core Strength
Chamber management and a record of enacting caucus priorities.
Core Weakness
Leadership compromises can frustrate both progressive and moderate members.
Recent Action
Led State Senate passage of the most recent state budget.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 97%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $240M
- Outside Influence
- Low
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
State appropriations and member-directed funding within New York (absolute, term-to-date).
Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Supports42
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
Advanced the state climate law and clean-energy investment through the chamber.
Healthcare—Mixed / Partial3
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Supports expanding coverage and access while pursuing incremental measures rather than a single-payer mandate.
Second Amendment—Supports4
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Led passage of firearm-purchase restrictions and red-flag laws.
Immigration—Supports3
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Supports state services and protections for immigrant communities.
Roe v. Wade—Supports4
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Championed statutory reproductive-rights protections and a state equal-rights amendment.
National Security—Unclear3
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
As a state legislative leader she has no significant public record on U.S. military action against Iran.
Campaign Funding
Files with the New York State Board of Elections, not the FEC. Itemized contributions total $429K for the cycle (79% from individuals), with ~$1.3M cash on hand as Senate Majority Leader. Only itemized monetary contributions are reflected in the state dataset. Raised $429K for the 2024 cycle (2022–2026 cycle (itemized, via data.ny.gov)), filed with New York State Board of Elections.
Total raised (cycle 2024): $429,416 · Outside influence: Low
Estimated Net Worth
Most recent estimate: $200K-$1M
Year-over-year change cannot be computed until additional disclosure years are added to this profile.
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.
Sources
- New York State Senate — Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- AP — New York policy coverage
- Ballotpedia — Andrea Stewart-Cousins political positions
- New York State Senate — enacted legislation (reproductive rights, gun safety, climate)
- New York Post — coverage of the State Senate agenda
- New York State Board of Elections
- Ballotpedia — Officeholder financial disclosure
- New York State Senate — S.240 Reproductive Health Act (2019)
- AP — "New York passes abortion protections" (Jan. 2019)
- New York State Senate — S.6599 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (2019)
- NY Times — "New York Passes Ambitious Climate Bill" (June 2019)
- New York State Senate — S.7566 gun-safety package (2022)
- NBC New York — "NY raises age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21" (June 2022)
- Wikipedia — Andrea Stewart-Cousins