Diane J. Savino (born September 28, 1963) is an American Democratic politician who represented the 23rd Senate District[1] in the New York State Senate, in northern Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island.

[13] Subsequently, in 2011, the Marriage Equality Act passed the Senate and became law; Savino voted for this bill as well.

When the Republican Conference won enough seats for outright control of the Senate in 2014, Savino and the rest of the IDC chose to remain aligned with them.

[14] As a member of the IDC, Savino was provided with a stipend, known as a "lulu", worth $13,500 per year that is designated by Legislative Law 5-1 for the Chair of the Senate Codes Committee.

[6][5] In the 2018 Democratic Primary, Savino defeated Jasmine Robinson, a legal secretary who had been endorsed by the progressive groups Citizen Action of New York[19] and Our Revolution, by a 67-21% margin.

[23] In early 2022, Savino stated that she supported the creation of a new congressional district in Brooklyn which consists of Asian-American voting residential majority.

As of January 2023, the new New York State Senate district that she represented includes the neighborhood of Red Hook.