Senator Patricia Fahy was first elected to the New York State Senate in 2024. Prior to her election to the State Senate, she was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2012, where she served as the 109th District's Assemblymember. Senator Fahy represents the 46th District, which includes most of Albany County, part of Schenectady County, and all of Montgomery County.

 

A leading advocate for job creation, environmental conservation, and quality education, Pat has been the prime sponsor of over 300 bills since her election to the State Legislature – more than 110 of which have been signed into law including; the nation’s first Gun Industry Liability Law to hold gun manufacturers accountable for their role in the gun violence crisis; the nation’s first Right to Repair legislation, launched #TurnOnTheTap which expanded the tuition assistance program for the first time in more than 25 years, introduced the first state-wide Short-Term Rental Registry and $5M in feasibility funding to re-imagine parts of I-787 to better reconnect downtown Albany to the waterfront.

 

Pat has championed and passed several key pieces of legislation to accelerate New York State’s transition to clean and renewable energy. These include establishing a 30x30 conservation goal to protect 30% of the state’s land and water by 2030, expanding funding for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and addressing the growing threat of plastic pollution and toxic “forever chemicals” such as PFAS in food packaging.