Jessica Ramos

Democratic Party

New York State Senate District 13

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

$142,000/year

Per diem

$203/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 24, 2025

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Jessica Ramos (Democratic Party) is a member of theNew York State Senate, representingDistrict 13. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Ramos (Democratic Party) ran for election forMayor of New York. She lost in the Democratic primary onJune 24, 2025.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Ramos was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget and Revenue Committee
• Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee
• Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee
• Finance Committee
• Senate Labor Committee,Chair

2021-2022

Ramos was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee
• Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
• Internet and Technology Committee
• Senate Labor Committee,Chair
• New York City Education Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee

2019-2020

Ramos was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
• Senate Cities Committee
• Consumer Protection Committee
• Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee
• Senate Labor Committee,Chair
• Senate Transportation Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2025)

General election

General election for Mayor of New York

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of New York on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zohran Mamdani (D / Working Families Party)	50.8	1,114,184
		Andrew Cuomo (Fight and Deliver Party)	41.3	906,614
		Curtis Sliwa (R / Protect Animals Party)	7.0	153,749
		Eric Adams (Safe&Affordable Party / EndAntiSemitism Party) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.3	6,897
		Irene Estrada (Conservative Party)	0.1	2,856
		James Walden (Integrity Party) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.1	2,319
		Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life Party)	0.1	1,379
		Karen Stachel (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
		Montell Moseley (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6
		Fátimazöhra Nouinou (R) (Write-in)	0.0	4
		Dana York (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3
		Jean Anglade (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	6,183

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,194,204
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Gutierrez (Independent)
• Gowri Krishna (Working Families Party)
• Abbey Laurel-Smith (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York

Select round:Round 3Round 2Round 1

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Zohran Mamdani in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Zohran Mamdani	56.4	573,169	103,414	Advanced (3)
		Andrew Cuomo	43.6	443,229	55,852	3
		Brad Lander	0.0	0	-120,707	2
		Adrienne Adams	0.0	0	-44,359	2
		Scott Stringer	0.0	0	-17,894	2
		Zellnor Myrie	0.0	0	-10,648	2
		Whitney Tilson	0.0	0	-8,525	2
		Michael Blake	0.0	0	-4,389	2
		Jessica Ramos	0.0	0	-4,294	2
		Paperboy Prince	0.0	0	-1,628	2
		Selma Bartholomew	0.0	0	-1,505	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Zohran Mamdani	43.9	469,755	113	Advanced (3)
		Andrew Cuomo	36.2	387,377	240	3
		Brad Lander	11.3	120,707	73	2
		Adrienne Adams	4.1	44,359	167	2
		Scott Stringer	1.7	17,894	74	2
		Zellnor Myrie	1.0	10,648	55	2
		Whitney Tilson	0.8	8,525	82	2
		Michael Blake	0.4	4,389	23	2
		Jessica Ramos	0.4	4,294	21	2
		Paperboy Prince	0.2	1,628	68	2
		Selma Bartholomew	0.1	1,505	16	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Zohran Mamdani	43.8	469,642	0	Advanced (3)
		Andrew Cuomo	36.1	387,137	0	3
		Brad Lander	11.3	120,634	0	2
		Adrienne Adams	4.1	44,192	0	2
		Scott Stringer	1.7	17,820	0	2
		Zellnor Myrie	1.0	10,593	0	2
		Whitney Tilson	0.8	8,443	0	2
		Michael Blake	0.4	4,366	0	2
		Jessica Ramos	0.4	4,273	0	2
		Paperboy Prince	0.1	1,560	0	2
		Selma Bartholomew	0.1	1,489	0	2
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.1	1,581	0

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,071,730
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Deirdre Levy (D)
• Cleopatra Fitzgerald (D)
• Corinne Fisher (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Mayor of New York

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Curtis Sliwa in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Curtis Sliwa

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Fátimazöhra Nouinou (R)
• Kris Lord (R)
• Joe Alny (R)
• James Manning (R)
• Gonzalo Duran (R)
• Naomi Coley (R)
• John Harris (R)
• Ronen Nahom (R)
• David Rem (R)
• Darren Dione Aquino (R)
• Montell Moseley (R)

Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for Mayor of New York

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Irene Estrada in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Irene Estrada

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for Mayor of New York

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Gowri Krishna in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Gowri Krishna

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Endorsements

2024

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 13

IncumbentJessica Ramos won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Ramos (D / Working Families Party)	98.4	48,367
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	810

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,177
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentJessica Ramos advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 13.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentJessica Ramos advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 13.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 13

IncumbentJessica Ramos won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Ramos (D / Working Families Party)	98.5	28,201
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	432

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,633
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentJessica Ramos advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 13.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentJessica Ramos advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 13.

2020

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 13

IncumbentJessica Ramos defeatedJesus Gonzalez in the general election for New York State Senate District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Ramos (D / Working Families Party)	78.5	62,885
		Jesus Gonzalez (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party)	21.4	17,141
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	63

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,089
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 13

IncumbentJessica Ramos defeatedDiana Sanchez in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 13 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Ramos	85.5	19,529
	Submit photo	Diana Sanchez	14.3	3,257
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	56

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,842
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Jesus Gonzalez advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 13.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled.Jesus Gonzalez advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 13.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentJessica Ramos advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 13.

2018

See also:New York State Senate elections, 2018

Ramos also ran in the 2018 election as aWorking Families Party candidate.

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 13

Jessica Ramos defeated incumbentJose Peralta in the general election for New York State Senate District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Ramos (D / Working Families Party)	89.6	43,459
		Jose Peralta (Independence Party)	10.2	4,939
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	105

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,503 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 13

Jessica Ramos defeated incumbentJose Peralta in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 13 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Ramos	54.8	12,550
		Jose Peralta	45.2	10,362

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,912 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentJose Peralta advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 13.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jessica Ramos did not completeBallotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2024

Jessica Ramos did not completeBallotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Jessica Ramos did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jessica Ramos did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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