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Emily Gallagher

Emily Gallagher

Democratic · New York · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for New York Assembly District 50, New York

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Housing affordability, per official Assembly page
  • Renewable energy and the All-Electric Buildings Act, per official Assembly page
  • The LLC Transparency Act to combat anonymous shell companies, per official Assembly page
Biography

Emily Gallagher worked as an educator and public historian at the Tenement Museum and other local institutions, then served as community affairs director for Hostelling International starting in 2015, per her official Assembly biography. She co-chaired the activist group Neighbors Allied for Good Growth from 2008 to 2015 and wrote a weekly column for The Greenpoint Star beginning in 2015.

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New York Assembly District 50New York · 2026Kings County sample ballot

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