Inside Government is a Q&A series that gives New Yorkers a glimpse inside the role of the elected officials who represent them. This edition of Inside Government with PoliticsNY features New York State Senator Robert Jackson. Senator Jackson represents the 31st Senate District in Manhattan and the Bronx which includes the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Morris Heights.

What piece of legislation are you most proud to have passed in the 2025 session? This year alone, I passed over 30 bills. It’s hard to choose just one – whether it’s S5320 expanding tuition assistance for students experiencing homelessness, S3121 protecting tenants from unfair rent fees, or S2126 uplifting underrepresented educators. With the Ignazio Giacalone A

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