New York's 17th State Senate district

New York's 17th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Iwen Chu since 2023. Prior to redistricting in 2022, Simcha Felder represented this district - he now represents the 22nd district.

Geography
District 17 is located in Southwestern Brooklyn, including some or all of the neighborhoods of Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Kensington, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend.

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 42nd, 44th, 45th, 47th, 48th, 49th, and 51st districts of the New York State Assembly.

2020
As he had done in the past, Felder ran in 2020 on both the Democratic and Republican party lines.

2018
Jumaane Williams, then a New York City Councilmember, did not actively campaign, and was listed on the ballot to allow the Working Families Party to remove him from consideration for the 2018 lieutenant gubernatorial election, in accordance with complex New York election laws.

2016
In 2016, Felder ran on both the Democratic and Republican party lines.