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Phara Souffrant Forrest

Phara Souffrant Forrest

Democratic · New York · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for New York Assembly District 57, New York

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Tenant protections and stable housing access, per official Assembly page
  • Expanding access to health care, per official Assembly page
  • Criminal justice reform, including the Less Is More Act, per official Assembly page
Biography

Phara Souffrant Forrest is a union nurse and the daughter of Haitian immigrants who represents Brooklyn's 57th Assembly District, per her campaign site. She is sponsoring the Treatment Court Expansion Act, which would direct people in mental health crisis toward treatment rather than incarceration, per her campaign site. She is running for re-election in 2026.

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New York Assembly District 57New York · 2026Kings County sample ballot

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