A Republican, Martucci represented the 42nd district of the New York State Senate, based in the western Hudson Valley, from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

[5] As association president, he worked on several pieces of school bus safety legislation, including a law passed by Gov.

Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) in May 2019, which allows school districts to cooperate with police in ticketing and enforcing Stop-Arm (bus-passing) driving violations.

[6][7] In 2020, Martucci announced he would run for the 42nd district of the New York State Senate against freshman Democrat Jen Metzger.

After winning the Republican primary unopposed, Martucci narrowly defeated Metzger 50.5–49.5% in the general election.