Below are the results of the 2016 State Legislative Survey by 350 NYC Divestment Committee and GELF.
candidate | District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Avella | S11 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | M | M | Y | Y |
Baney | A140 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | M | N | Y | YY | Y | Y |
Barkenhagen | A114 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Bourgeas | A21 | M | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
Butterfield | A73 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | NA | Y | Y | N | M | M | Y | Y |
Casey | S59 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Colton | A47 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | NA | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Cunningham | A9 | Y | Y | M | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Dwyer | A46 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Goodman | A80 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | M |
Hirsh | S9 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Hutchins | A74 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Lentol | A50 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Lundgren | S34 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y |
Malin | A17 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | M | NA | Y | Y |
Montgomery | S25 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | NA | Y | M | M | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Ortiz | S29 | M | M | N | Y | Y | M | M | M | M | N | N | N | N |
Patman | S49 | Y | M | M | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | M | Y | Y | Y |
Perdue | A150 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Peress | A13 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | M | M | Y | Y |
Rayburn | S54 | N | N | M | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y |
Reed | A81 | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y |
Rumsey | A12 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | Y | M | Y | Y |
Steck | A110 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Theile | A1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | M |
Willebrand | S31 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | NA | Y | Y |
Zuger | A85 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | N | Y | M | Y | Y |
(M = maybe; NA = No answer; S = Senate; A = Assembly)
Legislative Survey from 350NYC Divestment Committee and GELF
You can use links on the bill numbers to get background info.
Fossil Fuel Divestment and Infrastructure
- Do you support legislation (A8011A / S5873) to require the state to divest the state pension funds from oil, coal and gas?
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Should New York State immediately divest its state pension funds from Exxon, which knew about the harmful effects of climate change in the 1970s and chose to do nothing about it?
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Should New York State halt the construction of any new fossil fuel (including natural gas) related infrastructure?
Yes _____ No ____ Maybe ______
Renewable Energy
- Do you support legislation that mandates that the state set a goal of transitioning to 100% clean energy (no nukes, no natural gas, by 2030 (A7497 / S5527)?
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Would you support including funding in the state budget to do a feasibility study of how quickly New York State could transition to 100% clean energy (excluding nuclear power and natural gas)?
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Do you support the NYS State Climate and Community Protection Act (A10342 / S8005)?
Yes _____ No ______ Maybe ________
- Should New York State provide subsidies to spur the development of off-shore wind?
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Should New York State support a Power Purchase Agreement for 5000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2025?
Yes _____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Should New York State provide a subsidy to keep nuclear power plants open, as was done as part of the Clean Energy Standard?
Yes _____ No ____ Maybe _______
Carbon Pricing
- Should New York State enact a carbon tax?
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Do you support the existing state carbon tax legislation (A8372 / S6037)?
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Should New York State do a feasibility study of enacting a state carbon tax (A10673)
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____
- Do you support providing incentives to NYS farmers and other landowners to improve soil health by increasing organic matter (52% Carbon) in the soil and using regenerative practices that build soil carbon including, but not limited to, cover cropping, reducing tillage, composting, and eliminating synthetic nitrogen fertilizer (a fossil fuel derivative)? (e.g,, see California SB 367)
Yes ____ No ____ Maybe _____