Susan J. Serino

Susan Serino

Republican Party

Prior offices

New York State Senate District 41

Successor: Michelle Hinchey

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Susan Serino (Republican Party) was a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 41. She assumed office on January 1, 2015. She left office on January 1, 2023.

Serino (Republican Party, Conservative Party, Independence Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 41. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Serino was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Aging Committee, Ranking member
• Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee, Ranking member
• Finance Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Senate Social Services Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee

2019-2020

Serino was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Children and Families Committee
• Senate Aging Committee, Vice chair
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Senate Social Services Committee, Vice chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Serino served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 41

Incumbent Michelle Hinchey defeated incumbent Susan Serino in the general election for New York State Senate District 41 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Hinchey (D / Working Families Party)	52.7	74,373
		Susan Serino (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)	47.3	66,735
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	33

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 141,141
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michelle Hinchey advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 41.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Serino advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 41.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ronald Diz (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Serino advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 41.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michelle Hinchey advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 41.

2020

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 41

Incumbent Susan Serino defeated Karen Smythe in the general election for New York State Senate District 41 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Serino (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party / Rebuild Our State Party)	52.5	81,080
		Karen Smythe (D / Working Families Party / Serve America Movement Party)	47.5	73,288
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	18

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,386
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Karen Smythe advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 41.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Serino advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 41.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Serino advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 41.

Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Susan Serino advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 41.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Susan Serino (L)

Serve America Movement Party primary election

The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. Karen Smythe advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for New York State Senate District 41.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Karen Smythe advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 41.

2018

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018

Serino also ran in the 2018 election as a Conservative Party, Independence Party, and Reform Party candidate.

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 41

Incumbent Susan Serino defeated Karen Smythe in the general election for New York State Senate District 41 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Serino (R)	50.3	59,434
		Karen Smythe (D)	49.7	58,746
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	31

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,211 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 41

Karen Smythe advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 41 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Karen Smythe

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New York State Senate District 41

Incumbent Susan Serino advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 41 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Susan Serino

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2016

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Susan J. Serino defeated Terry W. Gipson in the New York State Senate District 41 general election.

New York State Senate, District 41 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan J. Serino Incumbent	55.44%	72,942
	Democratic	Terry W. Gipson	44.56%	58,616
Total Votes				131,558
Source: New York Board of Elections

Terry W. Gipson ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 41 Democratic primary.

New York State Senate, District 41 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Terry W. Gipson  (unopposed)

Gipson also ran on the Working Families, Women's Equality Party, and Green Party tickets.
Incumbent Susan J. Serino ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 41 Republican primary.

New York State Senate, District 41 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Susan J. Serino Incumbent (unopposed)

Serino also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets.

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

2014

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Terry W. Gipson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Susan J. Serino was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gipson ran on the Working Families Party, Green Party and Tax Relief Now Party tickets. Serino ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Gipson was defeated by Serino in the general election.

The New York State Senate was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The New York Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of three seats, or 4.8 percent of the chamber. District 41 in the Senate was identified by Ballotpedia, Democrat & Chronicle and Lohud.com as a battleground district that could determine control of the New York State Senate. In a traditionally Republican district, incumbent Terry W. Gipson (D) was defeated by Dutchess County legislator Susan J. Serino (R) in the general election. In 2012, Gipson defeated incumbent Stephen Saland (R) by a margin of victory of 2 percent. In a Siena College poll taken in October, Serino led Sen. Gipson, 52 percent to 40 percent.

New York State Senate District 41, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan J. Serino	50.8%	42,267
	Democratic	Terry W. Gipson Incumbent	46.4%	38,625
	None	Blank	2.7%	2,221
	None	Scattering	0.1%	74
	None	Void	0%	13
Total Votes				83,200

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Susan Serino did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Serino's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Taxes I know how hard it is for our middle class families to balance their checkbooks and keep up with the laundry list of New York taxes and fees, which is why I have fought tirelessly for real reductions. My goal is to make New York a place where people want to live, not one they want to leave and that starts with lower taxes. I want our community to be a place where our young people can afford to start a family and our seniors can afford to stay. That’s why as your representative, I kept my promise to control State spending and to extend the Property Tax Cap—important steps that will help hold the line on local taxes. Coupled with unfunded mandate relief, means residents are seeing real tax cuts for the first time in years. While these are important first steps, there is still work to be done and we certainly cannot afford to backtrack. Job Creation We need leaders who understand that government should encourage job creation. We need leaders who know government doesn’t have all of the answers. We need leaders who know when government needs to step out of the way and let businesses do what they do what they do best. As your State Senator, I have fought to cut taxes on small businesses, end unnecessary government regulations and invest in the job training that those looking for work need to get and keep jobs in our local community. Common Core I govern by listening and after talking with parents, educators, administrators, students and community members alike, it couldn’t be more clear that the rollout of Common Core was a complete disaster. Our public education system is reeling. New York needs to hit the pause button on education reform—plain and simple. With a Governor who considers Common Core and teacher evaluations signatures of his tenure, reform hasn’t been easy. Getting our public education system back on track is a work in progress, but I promised my constituents that I would be their voice in Albany and I will continue to fight tirelessly to ensure that our children have the high quality education they deserve. Standing Up for Our Taxpayers I believe in safeguarding taxpayers' hard-earned money and investing it in the things we really need, like safer streets, better public schools, new jobs, and better infrastructure. As your representative, I will continue to stand up against the New York City politicians who lack an understanding of our unique needs. Second Amendment I fully support our Second Amendment and, in the County Legislature, I even sponsored legislation opposing the SAFE Act. I believe the solution to violence starts with improving mental health services and taking guns out of the hands of criminals—not stripping law-abiding citizens of the rights that our founders and veterans fought to protect us.	”
—Susan Serino

2014

Serino's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Dutchess County Energy Tax

• Excerpt: "As a Dutchess County Legislator, I voted NO on the county energy sales tax. I successfully fought for repeal of the tax. New Yorkers are overtaxed. We don’t need new taxes, we need to get government spending under control. You can be sure I will continue to stand up for taxpayers when I represent Dutchess and Putnam counties in Albany."

Taxes

• Excerpt: "Taxes are too high. Property taxes, income taxes, all of the fees; they’re crushing New Yorkers. Seniors can’t afford to stay in their homes. Our young families can’t find jobs or afford to buy homes. Middle-class families are struggling to keep up with Albany’s taxes. The Property Tax Cap was an important first step. Now, we need real unfunded mandate relief so that we can provide real property tax cuts."

Job Creation

• Excerpt: "As your State Senator, I will fight to cut taxes on small businesses, end unnecessary government regulations and provide the job training that those looking for work need to get new jobs in our community."

Common Core

• Excerpt: "Common Core has been a mistake. New York needs to withdraw from Common Core and start over on education reform. We need higher standards, but Common Core doesn’t raise standards. Our children’s private personal records need to be kept private. Parents and teachers are telling our leaders that Common Core doesn’t work. It’s time we listen."

Defending Taxpayers

• Excerpt: "Liberal politicians from New York City are pushing for new state programs to provide taxpayer money to give free college tuition to illegal aliens and free college education to prisoners. I believe we must safeguard taxpayers' money and invest it in the things we really need, like safer streets, better public schools and job creation. As a member of the State Senate, I will stand up against the liberal New York City politicians and stop them from spending taxpayer money on the DREAM Act and free college education for convicts."

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Susan Serino campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	New York State Senate District 41	Lost general	$420,952	$0
2020	New York State Senate District 41	Won general	$293,072	N/A**
2018	New York State Senate District 41	Won general	$464,402	N/A**
2016	New York State Senate, District 41	Won	$979,338	N/A**
2014	New York State Senate, District 41	Won	$961,348	N/A**
Grand total			$3,119,111	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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2022

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2021

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Serino's endorsements included the following:

• Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on February 22, 2021

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On February 22, 2021, Serino announced on Twitter that she had tested positive for coronavirus.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	New York State Senate District 41 2015-2023	Succeeded by Michelle Hinchey (D)

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Current members of the New York State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Minority Leader:Robert Ortt

Senators

District 1

Anthony Palumbo (R)

District 2

Mario Mattera (R)

District 3

Dean Murray (R)

District 4

Monica Martinez (D)

District 5

Steven Rhoads (R)

District 6

Kevin Thomas (D)

District 7

Jack Martins (R)

District 8

Alexis Weik (R)

District 9

Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R)

District 10

James Sanders (D)

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Toby Stavisky (D)

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Michael Gianaris (D)

District 13

Jessica Ramos (D)

District 14

Leroy Comrie (D)

District 15

Joseph Addabbo (D)

District 16

John Liu (D)

District 17

Iwen Chu (D)

District 18

Julia Salazar (D)

District 19

Roxanne Persaud (D)

District 20

Zellnor Myrie (D)

District 21

Kevin Parker (D)

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Simcha Felder (D)

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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D)

District 24

Andrew Lanza (R)

District 25

Jabari Brisport (D)

District 26

Andrew Gounardes (D)

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Brian Kavanagh (D)

District 28

Liz Krueger (D)

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Jose Serrano (D)

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Cordell Cleare (D)

District 31

Robert Jackson (D)

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Luis Sepúlveda (D)

District 33

J. Rivera (D)

District 34

Nathalia Fernandez (D)

District 35

Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)

District 36

Jamaal Bailey (D)

District 37

Shelley Mayer (D)

District 38

William Weber (R)

District 39

Robert Rolison (R)

District 40

Peter Harckham (D)

District 41

Michelle Hinchey (D)

District 42

James Skoufis (D)

District 43

Jacob Ashby (R)

District 44

James Tedisco (R)

District 45

Daniel Stec (R)

District 46

Neil Breslin (D)

District 47

Brad Hoylman (D)

District 48

Rachel May (D)

District 49

Mark Walczyk (R)

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John Mannion (D)

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Peter Oberacker (R)

District 52

Lea Webb (D)

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Joseph Griffo (R)

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Pamela Helming (R)

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Samra Brouk (D)

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Jeremy Cooney (D)

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George Borrello (R)

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Thomas O'Mara (R)

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Kristen Gonzalez (D)

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Patrick Gallivan (R)

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Sean Ryan (D)

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Robert Ortt (R)

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Timothy Kennedy (D)

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