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 until 2024. Senator Patricia 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 200 bills since her election to the State Legislature – more than 75 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, establishing a 30x30 conservation goal in New York State to conserve 30% of land and water by 2030, and $5M in feasibility funding to re-imagine parts of I-787 to better reconnect downtown Albany to the waterfront.

Pat has also passed several bills to help accelerate the state’s transition to clean and renewable energy; expand funding for New York’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); and tackle the growing threat of plastic pollution and PFAS (or toxic forever chemicals) in our food packaging. Pat currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Disabilities Committee, and on the Senate Higher Education, Local Governments, Racing & Wagering, Cities II, Agriculture, and Environmental Conservation Committees. She is also a member of the Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention. Pat was awarded Freshman Legislator of the Year by the New York State School Boards Association during her first term in office and the Advocate for Choice award by Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood. In 2017, she was awarded the “Promoting Excellence in Mandated Representation” Award by the New York State Bar Association for her ILS legislation funding and creating caseload standards. In 2019, she received the Library Association’s (NYLA) Senator Hugh Farley Award for help securing a $20 million restoration of capital funding, and the NYS Industries for the Disabled’s (NYSID) Legislative Champion Award for work on behalf of individuals living with developmental disabilities. In 2022, Pat was named the Environmental Champion of the Year by the New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) and Legislative Champion by the Environmental Advocates of New York (EANY).

Before her election to the State Senate, Pat served as Associate Commissioner of Intergovernmental Affairs and Federal Policy in the NYS Department of Labor, advocating for federal economic stimulus funds, extended unemployment benefits, and youth training initiatives. Pat is a former president and member of the Albany School Board. She serves on the Board of Directors of the UAlbany Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, and previously served on the Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Albany.

Before moving to Albany, Pat served as the Executive Director to the Chicago Workforce Board. Prior to her work in Chicago, she spent nine years in Washington D.C., including: in the Clinton Administration as the Associate Director for Employment and Training in the Congressional Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of Labor under Secretary Robert Reich; as a legislative analyst in the U.S. House and Senate; and as a Presidential Management Intern in the Department of the Treasury. Pat is married to Wayne Bequette, a professor at RPI in Troy, NY. They have two children, Brendan and Eileen, and live in the City of Albany. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Northern Illinois University.