Rob Rolison
State Senator, New York Senate District 39 · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · New York Senate District 39 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: New York State Board of Elections — Amended Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election, dated 2026-09-17: SD39, Robert G. Rolison (Republican; Conservative) · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What New York Senate District 39 covers
Covers parts of Dutchess County, Orange County and Putnam County.
Includes Orange Lake, Myers Corner, Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Gardnertown, Newburgh, Fairview (part), Red Oaks Mill, Balmville, New Hackensack, Pawling, Shorehaven and 21 more.
219 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20); Census 2020 VTD features without a county code given county codes and the ny-census-vtd2020 tag (2026-09-25)
Results
Certified results for New York Senate District 39
State Senator - District 39
New York General Election 11/05/2024 — county board canvasses · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob RolisonRepublican | Republican | 75,594 | 50.7% |
| Yvette Valdes SmithDemocratic | Democratic | 73,520 | 49.3% |
| Scattered (write-ins) | 61 | 0.0% | |
| Write-In | 2 | 0.0% |
Certified / official county board of elections canvasses, by election district, as published by the New York county boards of elections · New York county boards of elections: certified/official election-district…
Sources (2)
- Certified / official county board of elections canvasses, by election district, as published by the New York county boards of elections
- reconciled to the certified county totals. Results for Allegany County are pending official confirmation
State Senator - District 39
New York General Election 11/08/2022 — county board canvasses · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob RolisonRepublican | Republican | 58,132 | 53.1% |
| Julie ShiroishiDemocratic | Democratic | 51,394 | 46.9% |
| Write-In | 30 | 0.0% |
Certified / official county board of elections canvasses · New York county boards of elections: certified/official election-district…
Sources (20)
- Certified / official county board of elections canvasses (Erie County BOE: Official canvass (Erie County Board of Elections canvass book); NYC BOE: Certified (NYC BOE Statement and Return Report for Certification); Onondaga County BOE: Official results (Onondaga County BOE 'Official Results' file); Ontario County BOE (Enhanced Voting): Official results (isOfficialResults=true, as of 2026-04-30T20:55:36.823995Z); Westchester BOE: Official canvass (Westchester County Board of Elections canvass book))
- Putnam County Board of Elections — certified general election results by election district: certified ED results
- Otsego County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election Results by District (official): certified ED results
- Rensselaer County Board of Elections — 2022 General Official Results: certified ED results
- Rockland County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district (Historic Election Results): certified ED results ( (Rockland BOE Historic Election Results folder 270714479124 / GE 2022)) · app.box.com
- Columbia County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district (XLS): certified ED results
- Tioga County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district: certified ED results
- Broome County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results, condensed recanvass report by election district: certified ED results
- Dutchess County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district: certified ED results
- Ulster County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election certified results by election district: certified ED results
- Greene County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results per election district: certified ED results
- Chenango County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district and counting group
- the Member of Assembly table printed without its office heading is identified as AD 121 by its candidate (Joe Angelino): certified ED results
- Cortland County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official tabulation by election district: certified ED results
- Tompkins County Board of Elections — Elections Database, 2022 General Election official results by election district (source document: November 8, 2022 General Election (document 22; Attorney General document 92)): certified ED results | Note (2026-09-24): Tompkins County, Attorney General (NY-2022-11-08-cboe::Attorney General) — precinct figures Unconfirmed against the official document: the county Elections Database total row for this contest is a partial figure and the cited Statement of Votes Cast (document 92, Attorney General results) is a per-counting-group sheet with no county total
- rows remain loaded as published by the county database
- Madison County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official detailed results by contest by election district: certified ED results
- Oswego County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official results by election district (Excel), contests titled and reconciled against the county's official Election Book Grand Total rows: certified ED results
- Orange County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official detailed results by contest by election district: certified ED results
- Albany County Board of Elections — 2022 General Election official recanvass results by election district: certified ED results (;; Saratoga County BOE: Official district-level results PDF, reconciled to printed ED/town/county totals; Niagara County BOE (ENR, Official Results): Candidate Results by District CSV, reconciled to county Candidate Summary Results PDF; Jefferson County BOE: Official results by ED (county Google spreadsheet), reconciled to County Totals; Chautauqua County BOE: Certification workbook by ED, reconciled to Totals row; St. Lawrence County BOE: Official results by ED (PDF), ED sums equal the Total row and candidate totals equal the Statement of Canvass; Cayuga County BOE: NYS Sovc Report by ED (Official 2022-11-23), named candidates reconciled to the County Board of Canvassers' statement; write-ins omitted; Steuben County BOE: 2022 official results by ED (six contests), row-checked and cross-checked to Nysboe certified county results; Clinton County BOE (ENR, Official Results): Candidate Results by District CSV, reconciled to the county Candidate Summary Results report; Warren County BOE: 2022 District Level Results by ED, reconciled to Recapitulation totals and Nysboe certified county results; Washington County BOE: 2022 General Election Results By District, reconciled to the county General Election Summary; Cattaraugus County BOE: 2022 General Election Recanvass (official, amended) by ED plus four countywide absentee/early units, reconciled to the recanvass Total row and Nysboe certified county figures; Livingston County BOE: 2022 General Election Statement of Canvass by ED, reconciled to the canvass Totals and Nysboe certified county figures; Fulton County BOE: 2022 General Election Results per ED (official), each contest = its printed Total row; Chemung County BOE: 2022 General Election results by ED (Archive item 496), ED sums = Grand Totals; Governor = Nysboe certified; Essex County: Canvass of all the Votes 2022 by ED; Hamilton County BOE: 2022 Results per ED (official scan, read and cross-checked; candidates = Total rows and Nysboe certified; write-ins not loaded); Orleans County BOE: certified 2022 Statement of Canvass (scan), read from images; every row, column and line = printed totals and Nysboe certified) · apps.albanycounty.com
State Senator - District 39
New York General Election 11/03/2020 — county board canvasses · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James G. SkoufisDemocratic | Democratic | 72,556 | 57.0% |
| Steve BresciaRepublican | Republican | 54,604 | 42.9% |
| Write-in | 81 | 0.1% |
Certified / official county board of elections canvasses, by election district, as published by the New York county boards of elections · New York county boards of elections: certified/official election-district…
Sources (2)
- Certified / official county board of elections canvasses, by election district, as published by the New York county boards of elections
- reconciled to the certified county totals. Results for Allegany County are pending official confirmation
Key Votes
The record
S04070 (2025): Enacts the Trapped at Work Act — prohibits employment promissory notes that financially bind workers to current employer — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, June 12, 2025: 38–21. Companion: A00584. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 643 of 2025 (December 19, 2025).
Jun 12, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S04070 · sourceS04289 (2025): Extends DEC authority to regulate crab management through 2027 and prohibits taking of horseshoe crabs for bait or biomedical purposes — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, June 11, 2025: 43–16. Companion: A04997. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 653 of 2025 (December 19, 2025).
Jun 11, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S04289 · sourceS04067 (2025): Codifies the disparate-impact standard in the Human Rights Law for housing discrimination claims — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, June 11, 2025: 39–20. Companion: A04040. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 649 of 2025 (December 19, 2025).
Jun 11, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S04067 · sourceS07281 (2025): Repeals provisions criminalizing the furnishing of items with nominal value to induce voter attendance at polls — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, June 9, 2025: 44–18. Companion: A01241. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 156 of 2025 (June 21, 2025).
Jun 9, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S07281 · sourceS01985 (2025): Requires police officers responding to family violence reports to take temporary custody of any firearms present for at least 120 hours — voted Aye
Senate floor vote, June 9, 2025: 43–19. Companion: A00544B. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 466 of 2025 (October 16, 2025).
Jun 9, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S01985 · sourceS03006C (2025): Education, Labor, Housing and Family Assistance Budget — FY 2025-26 (includes foundation aid, universal free school meals, housing access voucher pilot, discovery reform, merit-time expansion) — voted Aye
Senate floor vote, May 8, 2025: 44–18. Companion: A03006C. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 56 of 2025 (May 9, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S03006C · sourceS03004A (2025): Capital Projects Budget — FY 2025-26 (infrastructure and capital construction appropriations) — voted Aye
Senate floor vote, May 8, 2025: 45–17. Companion: A03004. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 54 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S03004A · sourceS03003A (2025): Aid to Localities Budget — FY 2025-26 (local government assistance, revenue sharing) — voted Aye
Senate floor vote, May 8, 2025: 44–18. Companion: A03003. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 53 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S03003A · source
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S03001A (2025): Legislature and Judiciary Budget — FY 2025-26 (appropriations for Legislature, judiciary, and constitutional offices) — voted Aye
Senate floor vote, May 8, 2025: 46–16. Companion: A03001. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 51 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S03001A · sourceS03000D (2025): State Operations Budget — FY 2025-26 (general government agency operating appropriations) — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, May 8, 2025: 40–22. Companion: A03000. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 50 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S03000D · sourceS03008C (2025): Transportation and Economic Development Budget — FY 2025-26 (DOT, NYSDOT, economic development, energy appropriations) — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, May 7, 2025: 40–22. Companion: A03008. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 58 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 7, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S03008C · sourceS03007A (2025): Health and Mental Hygiene Budget — FY 2025-26 (Medicaid, public health, mental hygiene appropriations) — voted Aye
Senate floor vote, May 7, 2025: 42–20. Companion: A03007. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 57 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 7, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S03007A · sourceS03005C (2025): Public Protection and General Government Budget — FY 2025-26 (criminal justice, courts, corrections, law enforcement appropriations) — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, May 7, 2025: 41–21. Companion: A03005. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 55 of 2025 (May 20, 2025).
May 7, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S03005C · sourceS02551 (2025): Increases fines imposed on corporations for offenses defined within the Penal Law — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, March 25, 2025: 42–20. Companion: A03858. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 467 of 2025 (October 16, 2025).
Mar 25, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S02551 · sourceS04587 (2025): Provides that prescription labels for mifepristone or misoprostol (abortion pills) may include dispensing pharmacy address in lieu of prescriber address — voted Nay
Senate floor vote, March 10, 2025: 40–21. Companion: A05285. Outcome: Signed — Chapter 108 of 2025 (March 20, 2025).
Mar 10, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate — bill page floor vote, S04587 · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“Candidate forum on Sept 15, 2026 drew more than 100 participants, as reported.”
“Report on national Democratic targeting of SD-39 and July filing figures.”
In the News
Press coverage
- Rolison and Kaul appear at Newburgh candidate forumSep 23, 2026 · Press · Hudson Valley Press
- Democrats target Rolison's seat; DLCC names SD-39 a priority raceAug 7, 2026 · Press · The Highlands Current
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Official Websitenysenate.gov/senators/rob-rolisonOfficial
- Campaign Websiterobrolison.comSelf-published
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for New York Senate District 39
- Lisa KaulDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
State Senator, District 39 (since 2023); formerly Mayor of Poughkeepsie (two terms from 2016) and Dutchess County Legislator (12 years; Chairman from 2010 for 6 years)
Committees: Children and Families (Ranking Member); Crime Victims, Crime and Correction (Ranking Member); Aging; Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders; Cannabis; Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention; Labor; Local Government. Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department from 1982 (12 years patrol, 14 years detective).
Sep 25, 2026 · Official · New York State Senate — senator biography page · sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot — State Senator, NY-SD-39
Ballot lines: Republican, Conservative
Sep 2, 2026 · Official · NYS Board of Elections · sourceState Senator · NY-SD-39
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot (Republican; Conservative)
Sep 2, 2026 · Official · New York State Board of Elections — Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election, dated 2026-09-02 · sourceWon the Nov 5, 2024 general election — State Senate District 39: 75,594 to 73,520 (50.7%)
Rob Rolison (Republican) 75,594; Yvette Valdes Smith (Democratic) 73,520; scattering 63; blank 8,334; void 83; total 157,594. Dutchess 53,819–50,275; Orange 15,804–16,634; Putnam 5,971–6,611.
Nov 5, 2024 · Official · New York State Board of Elections — official results (contest 5663) · sourceWon the Nov 8, 2022 general election — State Senate District 39: 58,132 to 51,394 (53.1%)
Rob Rolison (Republican) 58,132; Julie Shiroishi (Democratic) 51,394; scattering 30; blank 4,356; void 16; total 113,928.
Nov 8, 2022 · Official · New York State Board of Elections — official results (contest 69) · sourceState Senator · NY-SD-39
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
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