Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal | NYSenate.gov

Brad Hoylman-Sigal is a graduate of Oxford University and Harvard Law School. He is married to his husband, David. They have two daughters together and attend Congregation Beit Simchat Torah. He was raised in West Virginia.

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Before taking public office, Brad worked as a nonprofit lawyer.

Brad is a New York state senator representing District 47. He was elected in 2012 and is currently serving his seventh term. He previously served as a Democratic district leader and three-term chair of Manhattan Community Board 2.

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Economy

Plans to improve community boards by establishing an independent screening panel, prohibiting registered lobbyists from serving, and expanding support.

Plans to improve community boards by screening applicants, banning registered lobbyists from serving, and expanding support.

- Plans to improve community boards by screening applicants, banning registered lobbyists from serving, and expanding support.

Public Services

Supports cracking down on illegal hotels and short-term rentals to protect housing affordability in Manhattan.

Supports stricter rules and enforcement on illegal hotels and short-term rentals to help keep housing affordable in Manhattan.

Supports legislation to reform rent laws, protect tenants from eviction, and build more housing through zoning reforms.

Supports changing rent laws to protect renters from eviction and building more housing by updating zoning rules.

Supports tenant protections, including rent regulation, housing vouchers, and the right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings.

Supports renter protections like rent regulation, housing vouchers, and free lawyers for people facing eviction.

Supports requiring affordable housing units in new developments, converting commercial buildings to residential homes, ensuring community input on housing projects, and protecting tenants to preserve existing affordable apartments.

Supports requiring affordable housing in new developments, turning empty buildings into housing, getting community input on housing plans, and protecting existing affordable apartments.

Plans to use the Borough President’s office to create Manhattan Tenant Unions to help tenants negotiate with landlords, avoid eviction, and arrange long-term rent reduction plans.

Proposes a Manhattan Tenant Union to help renters negotiate with landlords, avoid eviction, and arrange rent decreases.

- Supports stricter rules and enforcement on illegal hotels and short-term rentals to help keep housing affordable in Manhattan.
- Supports changing rent laws to protect renters from eviction and building more housing by updating zoning rules.
- Supports renter protections like rent regulation, housing vouchers, and free lawyers for people facing eviction.
- Supports requiring affordable housing in new developments, turning empty buildings into housing, getting community input on housing plans, and protecting existing affordable apartments.
- Proposes a Manhattan Tenant Union to help renters negotiate with landlords, avoid eviction, and arrange rent decreases.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports the Treatment Not Jail Act, which diverts individuals with substance use disorders, mental health concerns, and disabilities away from jail and into treatment.

Supports sending people with mental health issues, addiction, or other disabilities to treatment instead of jail.

Supports the New York Elder Parole Bill, which allows incarcerated individuals over the age of 55 who have served more than 15 years to be considered for parole.

Supported a law that gives people in prison over age 55, who’ve served 15+ years, a chance to be considered for parole.

As a state senator, sponsored the Jose Webster Untraceable Firearms Act, which banned untraceable "ghost guns."

As a state senator, helped pass laws that banned untraceable “ghost guns,” kept ICE out of courtrooms, and banned conversion therapy.

As a state senator, added 23 new offenses to state hate crime laws.

As a state senator, supported expanding state hate crime laws including antisemitism and anti-LGBTQ hate.

- Opposes the death penalty.
- Supports sending people with mental health issues, addiction, or other disabilities to treatment instead of jail.
- Supported a law that gives people in prison over age 55, who’ve served 15+ years, a chance to be considered for parole.
- Supports banning solitary confinement.
- As a state senator, helped pass laws that banned untraceable “ghost guns,” kept ICE out of courtrooms, and banned conversion therapy.
- As a state senator, supported expanding state hate crime laws including antisemitism and anti-LGBTQ hate.

Public Safety

As a state senator, led initiatives to improve traffic safety by requiring the use of backseat seatbelts in taxis, giving New York City more control over its streets, and reducing the speed limit along the West Side Highway.

Supported requiring backseat seatbelts in taxis and reducing the speed limit on the West Side Highway.

Plans to register and license mopeds at the point of sale.

Proposes requring e-bikes to be registered and licensed when getting sold.

- Supported requiring backseat seatbelts in taxis and reducing the speed limit on the West Side Highway.
- Proposes requring e-bikes to be registered and licensed when getting sold.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As a state senator, sponsored the Dyslexia Diagnosis Access Act, which requires private health insurance to cover neuropsychological exams for diagnosing dyslexia.

As a state senator, sponsored a law that requires health insurance to cover tests for diagnosing dyslexia.

As a state senator, led the effort to ban flavored e-cigarettes in New York and pass legislation to remove the toxic chemical PFAS from drinking water and clothing.

Supported a ban on flavored e-cigarettes and the removal of toxic chemicals from drinking water and clothing.

Secured funding for mental health, including $15 million to improve efforts preventing youth suicide and supporting a federal Medicaid waiver to create more mental health beds in NY.

Secured funding for mental health support, including efforts to prevent youth suicide and create more mental health beds.

- Supports access to abortion care.
- As a state senator, sponsored a law that requires health insurance to cover tests for diagnosing dyslexia.
- Supported a ban on flavored e-cigarettes and the removal of toxic chemicals from drinking water and clothing.
- Secured funding for mental health support, including efforts to prevent youth suicide and create more mental health beds.

Healthcare

Plans to create a Public School Parent Resource and Advocacy Center to assist parents in low-income communities with the public school enrollment process and advocate for students' special needs, including dyslexia.

Plans to create an advocacy center to help low-income parents navigate public school enrollment.

- Plans to create an advocacy center to help low-income parents navigate public school enrollment.

Education

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Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Believes the Office of the Borough President should support tenant organizing, legal counsel, and advocacy on tenant issues.

Brad is a graduate of Oxford University and Harvard Law School. He is married to his husband, David. They have two daughters together. Brad was raised in West Virginia.

Brad Hoylman-Sigal is a New York state senator representing District 47. He was elected in 2012 and is currently serving his seventh term. He previously served as a Democratic district leader and three-term chair of Manhattan Community Board 2.

- Supports stricter rules and enforcement on illegal hotels and short-term rentals to help keep housing affordable in Manhattan.
- Supports changing rent laws to protect renters from eviction and building more housing by updating zoning rules.
- Supports renter protections like rent regulation, housing vouchers, and free lawyers for people facing eviction.

Brad Hoylman-Sigal - Wikipedia

Before assuming public office, Brad worked as an associate and general counsel at various law firms. 

- Supports cracking down on illegal hotels and short-term rentals to protect housing affordability in Manhattan.
- Believes the Office of the Borough President should support tenant organizing, legal counsel, and advocacy on tenant issues.
- Supports legislation to reform rent laws, protect tenants from eviction, and build more housing through zoning reforms.
- Supports tenant protections, including rent regulation, housing vouchers, and the right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings.

- As a state senator, led initiatives to improve traffic safety by requiring the use of backseat seatbelts in taxis, giving New York City more control over its streets, and reducing the speed limit along the West Side Highway.

As a state senator, sponsored legislation that banned "ghost guns," prohibited ICE in courtrooms, and banned conversion therapy.

- Opposes the death penalty.
- Supports the Treatment Not Jail Act, which diverts individuals with substance use disorders, mental health concerns, and disabilities away from jail and into treatment.
- Supports the New York Elder Parole Bill, which allows incarcerated individuals over the age of 55 who have served more than 15 years to be considered for parole.
- Supports outlawing solitary confinement.
- As a state senator, sponsored legislation that banned "ghost guns," prohibited ICE in courtrooms, and banned conversion therapy.

Supports the ban on flavored e-cigarettes in New York and removing the toxic chemical PFAS from drinking water and clothing.

- Supports access to abortion care.
- As a state senator, sponsored the Dyslexia Diagnosis Access Act, which requires private health insurance to cover neuropsychological exams for diagnosing dyslexia.
- Supports the ban on flavored e-cigarettes in New York and removing the toxic chemical PFAS from drinking water and clothing.

- Borough Presidents serve as advocates for their respective boroughs, advising the mayor and city agencies on borough-specific needs and priorities. ​
- By influencing budget allocations and land use decisions, Borough Presidents can directly impact the development and quality of life in their boroughs.
- Borough Presidents are elected to four-year terms and can serve up to two consecutive terms. ​
- The annual salary for a Borough President is $179,200. ​