Louis Puliafito
Republican · New York · 2026Running for New York Assembly District 76, New York
Top priorities
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- Open primaries, term limits and easier ballot access for unaffiliated candidates
- Age verification and no social media accounts for anyone under 21
- Pencil, paper and cursive writing back in classrooms, with higher teacher pay
Louis Puliafito, who goes by Lou, was born and raised in Yorkville on the Upper East Side, where he also raised his family, per the campaign site. He built a 25-year career in information technology at Fortune 100 companies, starting in Merrill Lynch's mailroom and going on to develop financial applications and manage enterprise systems at New York Life Insurance, per the campaign site. He also spent 20 years in SEIU 32BJ residential service, including eight years as a shop steward, served as a field operations supervisor for the 2010 U.S. Census, and produced and hosted more than 200 episodes of the public-issues program Decent Life on Manhattan Neighborhood Network, per the campaign site. He ran for this seat in 2018 and 2020, per Our Town.
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