David Carlucci

In 2020, Carlucci's amended version of Dream's Law was signed by Governor Cuomo. The bill requires hospitals to have a discharge plan in place before a person can leave. If a caregiver is unable to provide the proper medical care required, then the hospital must secure it before the patient is discharged. This will make it much more difficult for insurance companies to deny any type of home care, which a doctor deems is medically necessary for discharge.

In October 2019, Carlucci announced his bid for the United States House of Representatives for New York's 17th congressional district .

In 2019, Senator Carlucci co-sponsored and helped pass the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which put New York on path for the most aggressive clean energy target in the nation. The law aims to have New York’s electricity entirely from emission-free sources by 2040 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2050.

In 2019, Senator Carlucci sponsored legislation signed into law, banning employers from asking job applicants their salary history as a requirement for a job interview, job application, job offer, or promotion. Experts have found salary history can perpetuate the gender wage gap.

In 2019, Senator Carlucci sponsored legislation signed into law, requiring the State Office of Mental Health to regularly review suicide prevention programs and recommend changes to be meet the needs of at risk individuals and address risk factors for minority and underrepresented populations.

In 2019, Carlucci sponsored legislation signed into law, known as the Pension Poaching Prevention Act. The bill will crackdown on scammers trying to profit off a veteran’s service by selling them financial products they don't need or charging them to apply for benefits they do not quality for.

In 2019, Carlucci sponsored and passed legislation known as the Toll Payer Protection Act. The legislation requires State tolling authorities to issue E-ZPass toll bills to drivers in a timely manner and forces them to eliminate excessive fines. The legislation allows drivers to sign up for text or email alerts for toll bills, allows drivers to dispute fees online, and prevents registration suspension for unpaid toll bills. Governor Cuomo vetoed the legislation.

In October 2019, Carlucci announced his bid for New York's 17th congressional district .. Previously, Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who represents the district, had announced she would not be seeking another term and would be retiring after 30+ years in office. In his announcement video, Carlucci praised for being a trailblazer and fighting for Hudson Valley residents. Carlucci went on to explain why he is the best candidate for the job, citing his 9 years of experience in the New York State Senate where he represents Rockland and Westchester County residents. After Carlucci announced his run, he told the Journal News that he has "the experience, work ethic, energy to get the job done. For me, public service isn’t just a job or career: it’s my life." The focuses of his campaign include education, climate change, gun reforms, women's rights, and comprehensive immigration reform.

Carlucci went on to win four more general elections against republican opponents. He also defeated a democratic primary challenger in 2018. Carlucci is in his 5th term of office.

In April 2018, the IDC was dissolved and Carlucci joined the Senate Democratic Conference. In the 2018 Democratic Primary, Carlucci defeated challenger Julie Goldberg by a 54% to 46% margin, becoming one of only two former IDC members, along with Diane Savino, to defeat primary challengers.

Carlucci worked with his colleagues to expand the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC), which provides discount drugs for senior citizens. The expansion allows for an increase in number of senior citizens living in New York who will qualify for the program. The expansions passed in early 2014.

In June 2014, Carlucci’s bill to create a relapse prevention program to combat heroin addiction in New York State became a law. The program provides educational legal, financial, social, family, and childcare services, in addition to peer-to-peer support groups, employment support, and transportation assistance, for recovering addicts.

In 2013, Carlucci sponsored a bill that was signed into law called Jobs for Heroes, which gives a tax credit to businesses for hiring returning veterans.

Senator Carlucci has passed more than 130 bills that were signed into law since 2011. He supported and helped pass the SAFE Act, raise the age of criminal responsibility, a $15/hr minimum wage plan, and the nation’s strongest paid family leave policy.

On January 5, 2011, David Carlucci entered into the Senate and formed the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), with three other Democratic senators, Jeffrey D. Klein, Diane Savino, and David J. Valesky. The formation of the IDC created a third legislative conference in the State Senate. The senators said the IDC would "push for commonsense solutions to the problems facing New York State, break the hyper-partisan gridlock that has gripped the Senate and work to restore the public's trust in its public officials." In 2013, the IDC and the Senate Republicans announced a majority coalition agreement.

On January 15, 2011, Carlucci married his high school sweetheart and longtime girlfriend, Lauren Grossberg. They were married at a ceremony on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Grossberg is a Rockland County native and an elementary school teacher. The pair met in high school on the track team. They have two children. They live in the town of Clarkstown, New York.

In May of 2010, Carlucci announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for New York State Senate in District 38. That same month incumbent, Republican Thomas Morahan announced he would not be seeking re-election. Morahan who was 78-years-old was seeking treatment for Leukimia. In June of 2010, Rockland republicans nominated then Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef over Rockland County Legislator Ed Day, as the Republican nominee. Carlucci defeated Vanderhoef and won 53 percent of the vote, picking up a seat that had not been held by a Democrat since 1984..He was one of the youngest senators elected to the New York State Senate at just 29-years-old.

Carlucci sponsored a bill that made national headlines and helped increase organ donation across New York State. Lauren's Law, which was passed and signed into law in 2010, requires individuals who apply for a driver’s license to complete the organ donor registry section of the application by selecting either “yes” or “skip this question.” Previously, the section had been optional for prospective drivers to fill out.

In 2003, Carlucci made his first political run for the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Clarkstown. Carlucci lost to the 28-year incumbent, Republican Patricia Sheridan. In 2006, he ran against Sheridan again for Town Clerk in Clarkstown. This time he defeated Sheridan by 294 votes at the age of 24.

Carlucci worked as a financial planner for American Express from 2002 to 2003 and worked in Congressman Eliot Engel's office as a staff assistant from 2004 to 2005.

Carlucci was born in Clarkstown, New York and raised in Rockland County. He attended Clarkstown High School North and ran track. He graduated from Rockland Community College in 2000. He went on to attend Cornell University and graduated in 2002, with a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations.

David Carlucci (born April 3, 1981) is an American politician in Rockland County, New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the state senator for the 38th district, which includes most of Rockland County and parts of Westchester County. Carlucci was one of the youngest senators elected to the New York State Senate in 2010 at just 29-years-old. Carlucci who now serves as the chair of the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities has distinguished himself as a lawmaker who delivers results, having passed more than 130 bills signed into New York State law. In 2019, he passed 36 bills signed into law, the most of any New York State senator.