Gov. Kathleen Hochul

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Protect the Right to Use VPNs

Oppose any effort to ban or restrict VPN use in this state. Russia's crackdown on VPN apps is a warning, not a model. After banning Western social media, blacklisting opposition media, and blocking FaceTime, Russia's state media watchdog Roskomnadzor is now pulling VPN apps from Apple's App Store. B

From a verified voter in Rochester, NY

Protect Voters from Federal Intimidation at the Polls on November 3, 2026

Deploy state law enforcement to protect voters at every polling place on November 3. The Trump DOJ is sending 1,000 monitors to all 50 states, refusing to disclose locations until Election Day itself. That secrecy is not transparency. It is a pressure campaign. The DOJ has already sued 27 states to

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Age Verification Mandates: High Costs, Uncertain Benefits

I'm writing to urge you to oppose any statewide online age verification mandates currently under consideration. While protecting children online is a worthy goal, these mandates create serious problems that outweigh their benefits. First, age verification systems collect sensitive personal data—gov

From a verified voter in Ballston Spa, NY

Pass Strong Consumer Privacy Protection Legislation in New York

Pass strong consumer privacy protection legislation in New York. Every day, companies collect, sell, and profit from New Yorkers' personal data without meaningful consent or transparency. That has to stop. New Yorkers should have the right to know what data is being collected about them, the right

From a verified voter in Shrub Oak, NY

I am writing as a constituent to ask for your help on the NYC Council’s passage of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) on October 22. COPA gives government-approved nonprofits and joint ventures a first chance to buy certain buildings and the right to match other offers. It also adds

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Oppose Online ID Collection Mandates That Schedule the Next Data Breach

Oppose any legislation that expands mandatory online identity collection. Every new law requiring platforms to collect Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and government ID is a law that schedules another data breach and another innocent person's prosecution. Amanda Smith, a 47-year-old Pennsy

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Require Police to Get a Warrant to Search ALPR Data

I'm writing as a constituent to ask you to support legislation requiring police to get a warrant before searching stored license plate reader data. ALPR cameras log where our cars are, and the databases hold months or years of those records. Assembled, they show where someone goes, when, and who th

From a verified voter in Rochester, NY

Investigate 2024 Election Data Anomalies and Protect 2026 Midterm Integrity

Investigate the data anomalies documented on election night 2024 and take concrete steps to protect the integrity of the 2026 midterms. Between 9:30 p.m. and 9:33 p.m. on election night, publicly reported totals showed Donald Trump's count jumping from 46,219,886 to 87,665,393, a difference of over

From a verified voter in New York, NY

Investigate the recent Starshield internet speed throttling by Starlink and SpaceX. If they do not provide consistent and reliable internet to our allies, then we should eliminate their ability to do business in our state. If this investigation reveals we, in fact do, have a Manchurian Candidate

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Request for Legislation: Ban Sale of Employee Data to AI Companies

I'm writing as a constituent deeply concerned about a growing threat to workers' privacy in our state. Recent reports reveal that employee data—emails, Slack messages, internal documents—is being bought and sold to train AI models without worker consent or knowledge. Tech brokers are making six-fig

From a constituent in Rochester, NY

I am writing in the hopes that you are taking the bill that Senator Gonzalez wrote into consideration: the Responsible Data Center Development Act. While I love the bill that you put into effect, it only banned the really big data centers, and not the small to medium ones. That size data centers are

From a verified voter in Brooklyn, NY

**Investigate ICE's Shooting of Oscar Belgal and End These Dangerous Operations** Investigate the ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal and demand that he receive immediate medical care. A bullet is lodged in his neck. His lawyers say he urgently needs surgery, yet he sits in solitary confinement at the Metr

From a verified voter in Rochester, NY

End State and Local Law Enforcement Partnerships with ICE

End the partnerships between state employees, local police, and ICE. ICE is not a law enforcement agency serving this community — it is a federal deportation force operating at the direction of the executive branch, and our local officers should not be its ground crew. When police coordinate with IC

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

Please Oppose Age Verification Mandates in Our State

As your constituent, I'm writing to ask you to oppose any age verification legislation here in our state. More than half of U.S. states have now passed age verification laws, and I'm concerned about where this trend is taking us. These laws don't keep kids safer—they push them toward riskier places

From a verified voter in New York, NY

1. Do not allow the Russian Diesel to be used in NY. This decision by the Trump Administrations is disgusting and shameful. 2. Pursue murder charges and prosecution to the fullest extent of the law against the ICE agents and ICE administrators for the attempted murder of Oscar Belgal. There is NO

From a verified voter in Syracuse, NY

TikTok Should Pay, Not All New Yorkers' Privacy Rights

I'm writing to urge you to reject Attorney General James's proposal to implement sweeping age verification requirements for TikTok—and online platforms generally—in response to TikTok's documented misconduct. Let's be clear: TikTok's actions were unacceptable. Unsealed court filings reveal the comp

From a verified voter in Brooklyn, NY

**Remove ICE Agents With Documented Abuse Records From NYC Streets** Demand accountability for ICE agents operating in New York City — starting with the removal of agents who have been repeatedly accused in federal court of unlawful arrests and use of force. A WIRED investigation found that an ICE a

From a verified voter in Jamaica, NY

End Corporate Welfare & Increase Economic Justice

As a constituent from Queens, I am writing to urge you to sponsor and champion legislation that penalizes multi-billion-dollar corporations that externalize their labor costs onto New York taxpayers, while establishing a unified multi-state framework to protect our regional economy. Too many large

From a verified voter in New York, NY

I just sent this to our Congress people. Does this type of activity violate any state or interstate commerce laws? If so, NY Tax Payers should not have to bear the cost of these unethical decisions. My open letter, based on NY Times reporting, is below. Graft: Kristi Noam, William Walters & Daedal