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Janice Purvis · D (nominee)▾
Janice Purvis is the Democratic nominee for a Brooklyn Civil Court district judgeship, winning the June 23 primary with about 55% of the vote. A Civil Court attorney backed by the Working Families Party, she would bring court-system experience to the bench in a borough where the Democratic nominee typically wins the general election. Purvis has spent more than two decades in New York City courts, including as a special referee in Kings County Supreme Court's matrimonial part, per amNewYork. A website found under her name (janicepurvisforjudge.com) references an earlier campaign's primary date and could not be verified as current for 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Janice Purvis.
Susan Liebman · D (nominee)▾
Susan Liebman is the Democratic nominee for a South Brooklyn Civil Court district judgeship, winning the June 23 primary with about 59% of the vote with endorsements from multiple Democratic clubs. Liebman has more than 30 years of legal experience, including work on tenant-landlord and commercial matters, and currently serves as a Principal Law Clerk in Brooklyn Supreme Court, per the Brooklyn Paper. A website found under her name references an earlier campaign year and could not be verified as current for 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Susan Liebman.
Aber Kawas (Democratic), Han-Khon To (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 12. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Aber Kawas · Democratic▾
Aber Kawas is a community organizer with more than 15 years of experience organizing working-class New Yorkers on issues including minimum wage increases and immigration reform, per her campaign site. She is a co-developer of the Not On Our Dime campaign addressing nonprofit funding practices.
Priorities: Expand healthcare access and address the housing affordability crisis in Queens · Reform immigration policy to protect immigrant communities in the district · Address climate change and redirect spending priorities (per the campaign site)
Han-Khon To · Republican▾
Han-Khon To is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Han-Khon To.
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr (Democratic), Danniel S. Maio (Conservative) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 15; Joseph P. Addabbo Jr is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr has represented the 15th Senate District since 2008, after seven years in the New York City Council, per his official nysenate.gov page. He chairs the Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering and practiced law for a decade before his election to City Council in 2001. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
Danniel S. Maio · Conservative▾
Danniel S. Maio is the Conservative candidate for New York Senate District 15 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot.
Priorities: Public safety, including support for police · Government transparency and accountability in Albany · Cost of living, including inflation and rental costs (per the campaign site)
Larry He (Democratic), Steve Chan (Republican; also on the Conservative and Stop Mamdani lines) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 17. Steve Chan is the sitting member, per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Larry He · Democratic▾
Larry He previously served as Asian outreach director for a 2025 New York City mayoral campaign and as chief of staff for a New York City Council member, per campaign coverage. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Larry He.
Steve Chan · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Steve Chan is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Chan is a retired NYPD sergeant who served 27 years on the force after six years in the U.S. Marine Corps, per his official Senate page. He later owned a small retail florist business in Sunset Park for about a decade and has lived in Brooklyn for 47 years after immigrating from Hong Kong at age 11, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Steve Chan.
Priorities: Reducing crime in the district · Easing burdens on working families and small businesses · Reducing wasteful government spending (per the official Senate page)
Julia Salazar (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 18; Julia Salazar is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Julia Salazar · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Julia Salazar is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Julia Salazar is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Salazar worked as a community organizer with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice on criminal justice and police accountability issues before her 2018 election, per her official Senate page. She now chairs the Senate Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction and was lead sponsor of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Julia Salazar.
Priorities: Solitary confinement and criminal justice reform · Tenant protections, including the Good Cause Eviction law · Public renewable energy through the Build Public Renewables Act (per the official Senate page)
Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 19; Roxanne J. Persaud is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Roxanne J. Persaud · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Roxanne J. Persaud is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Roxanne J. Persaud is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Persaud worked in higher education administration before entering the Legislature and was elected to the Senate in 2015 after previously serving in the Assembly, per her official Senate page. Born in Guyana, she holds a bachelor's and master's degree in education administration from Pace University and chairs the Senate Committee on Social Services, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Roxanne J. Persaud.
Priorities: Safer communities and combating gun violence · Affordable housing and school funding · Services for youth, seniors and small businesses (per the official Senate page)
Zellnor Y. Myrie (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 20; Zellnor Y. Myrie is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Zellnor Y. Myrie · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Zellnor Y. Myrie is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 20 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Zellnor Y. Myrie is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Myrie holds a B.A. in communications and an M.A. in urban studies from Fordham University and a J.D. from Cornell Law School, and chairs the Senate Codes Committee, per his official Senate page. He authored the John R. Lewis New York Voting Rights Act and a state gun industry liability law targeting irresponsible dealers and manufacturers, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Zellnor Y. Myrie.
Priorities: Affordable housing and tenant protection · Gun violence prevention · Voting rights and election administration (per the official Senate page)
Kevin S. Parker (Democratic), Ronald Seifert (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 21; Kevin S. Parker is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Kevin S. Parker · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Kevin S. Parker is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Kevin S. Parker is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Parker, first elected to the Senate in 2002, previously served as special assistant to State Comptroller H. Carl McCall and worked in financial services at UBS PaineWebber, per his official Senate page. He holds a bachelor's degree in public service from Penn State University and a master's in urban policy and management from The New School, and chairs the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Kevin S. Parker.
Priorities: Energy and telecommunications policy · Community and economic development in central Brooklyn (per the official Senate page)
Ronald Seifert · Republican▾
Ronald Seifert is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Seifert is a lifelong Brooklyn resident who has operated an NYC-licensed home contracting business for 18 years, per his campaign site. A graduate of New York City public schools and Kingsborough Community College, he previously worked in transportation and logistics and for the city's Department of Citywide Administrative Services, per the same source.
Priorities: Lower utility costs and greater state oversight · Public safety · Property tax relief for homeowners (per the campaign site)
Sam Sutton (Democratic), Nachman Carl Caller (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 22; Sam Sutton is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Sam Sutton · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Sam Sutton is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 22 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Sam Sutton is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Sutton led his family business for more than 30 years before selling it to an international company and served nearly two decades on the board of Sephardic Bikur Holim, including five years as president, per his official Senate page. He co-founded the Sephardic Community Federation and Teach NYS and was nominated by Governor Pataki to the CUNY Board of Trustees, serving from 2006 to 2012, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Sam Sutton.
Priorities: Education and social services · Health and aging services (per the official Senate page)
Nachman Carl Caller · Republican▾
Nachman Carl Caller is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 22 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Caller is a Republican district leader and real estate attorney who previously ran for State Assembly in 2014, per The Hill. He was the Republican and Conservative Party nominee in a May 2025 special election for the same Senate seat, per VINnews. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Nachman Carl Caller.
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic; also on the Affordable & Safe line), Ruslan Shamal (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 23; Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 23 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Scarcella-Spanton, raised on Staten Island as the daughter of two school teachers, began in government as a New York State Assembly intern in 2009, per her official Senate page. She later served as director of operations for then-Senator Diane Savino and as assistant director of government and community relations at the MTA, and now chairs the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Jessica Scarcella-Spanton.
Priorities: Veterans and military affairs · Women's health issues, including stillbirth support legislation · Civil service, labor and pensions (per the official Senate page)
Ruslan Shamal · Republican▾
Ruslan Shamal is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 23 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Shamal immigrated to the United States from Belarus, worked blue-collar jobs before starting a small business, and later worked as a radio host, per his campaign site. He was previously the Republican candidate for New York City Council District 49 in 2023, an election he did not win, per NYC Votes.
Priorities: Property taxes and utility costs · Public safety and accountability for repeat offenders · Parental involvement and school choice in education (per the campaign site)
Jabari Brisport (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 25; Jabari Brisport is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Jabari Brisport · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Jabari Brisport is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Jabari Brisport is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Brisport, a lifelong Brooklyn resident, worked as a middle school mathematics teacher in Crown Heights and was an active member of the United Federation of Teachers before his election, per his official Senate page. He chairs the Senate Committee on Children and Families, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Jabari Brisport.
Priorities: Equitable school funding · Affordable housing and healthcare access · New York Health Act (per the official Senate page)
Andrew S. Gounardes (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Tom Stanten (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 26; Andrew S. Gounardes is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Andrew S. Gounardes · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Andrew S. Gounardes is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Andrew S. Gounardes is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Gounardes is a graduate of Fort Hamilton High School, Hunter College and George Washington University Law School, and previously served as counsel to the Brooklyn Borough President for five years, per his official Senate page. He chairs the Senate Committee on Budget and Revenue and co-founded Bay Ridge Cares, a relief effort after Superstorm Sandy, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Andrew S. Gounardes.
Priorities: Hospital costs and healthcare affordability · School zone speed cameras and public safety · Workers' rights (per the official Senate page)
Tom Stanten · Republican▾
Tom Stanten is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Stanten is a retired NYPD detective investigator and a U.S. Navy veteran who served as a K9 bomb-detection handler, per the New York Young Republican Club's endorsement of his campaign. He deployed aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea after 9/11 and, after retiring from the NYPD in 2013, worked in executive protection and as a K9 bomb-detection handler for MSA Security, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Tom Stanten.
Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 59; Kristen Gonzalez is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Kristen Gonzalez · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Kristen Gonzalez is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 59 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Kristen Gonzalez is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Gonzalez is the incumbent state senator for District 59. Her legislative focus includes technology policy, environmental sustainability, and community advocacy, including work on regulating AI data centers, per her official Senate page.
Priorities: Guaranteeing housing as a right · Publicly-owned renewable energy expansion · Single-payer health care in New York State (per the campaign site)
Kalman Yeger (Democratic; also on the Republican and Conservative lines) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 41; Kalman Yeger is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Kalman Yeger · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Kalman Yeger is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Kalman Yeger is a sitting member for the district, per the Assembly's member directory. His official Assembly page highlights a state budget provision expanding security funding for houses of worship, Jewish schools, and community centers amid rising antisemitic harassment and violence, per NY State Assembly member page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Kalman Yeger.
Priorities: Security funding for houses of worship, schools, and community centers, per official Assembly member page
Rodneyse Bichotte (Democratic), Herman G. Hall (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 42. Not on the November ballot: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Rodneyse Bichotte · Democratic▾
Rodneyse Bichotte, formally Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, worked as a math teacher in New York City public schools, then as a telecommunications engineer with international assignments in Japan and China, and later as an investment banker structuring corporate finance deals, before her 2015 election to the Assembly, per her official Assembly biography. She now serves as Assembly Majority Whip and chairs the Subcommittee on Oversight of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Rodneyse Bichotte.
Priorities: Affordable housing and homeownership · Maternal health care access, including disparities affecting Black women · Small business and minority- and women-owned business development (per the official Assembly page)
Herman G. Hall · Republican▾
Herman G. Hall is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 42 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Herman G. Hall.
Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Anna Shpilkovskaya (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 43; Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham served as chief of staff in the New York City Council and as a special assistant in the State Senate, and was the first person elected to run a Cure Violence site in New York City, focused on reducing gun violence in central Brooklyn, before his 2022 election to the Assembly, per his official Assembly biography. He also worked as a youth adviser with CAMBA and NPower and supported President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Alliance. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham.
Priorities: Faith-based affordable housing and combating deed theft · Early literacy and education funding · Youth mobile crisis outreach and public safety (per the official Assembly page)
Anna Shpilkovskaya · Republican▾
Anna Shpilkovskaya is the 2026 Republican nominee for Assembly District 43, endorsed by the Community First Republican Club, per Brooklyn Eagle. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Anna Shpilkovskaya.
Robert C. Carroll (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Glenn Nocera (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 44; Robert C. Carroll is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Robert C. Carroll · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Robert C. Carroll worked as an election lawyer before his 2016 election to the Assembly, per his official Assembly biography. He earned his undergraduate degree from SUNY Binghamton and a J.D. from New York Law School, and now chairs the Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Robert C. Carroll.
Priorities: Environmental legislation and renewable energy · Early childhood literacy, including dyslexia intervention · Election law reform and access (per the official Assembly page)
Glenn Nocera · Republican▾
Glenn Nocera is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 44 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Glenn Nocera.
Joey Cohen-Saban (Democratic; also on the FGT AntiSemitism line), Michael Novakhov (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 45; Michael Novakhov is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Joey Cohen-Saban · Democratic▾
Joey Cohen-Saban is a South Brooklyn native of Sephardic Jewish heritage who attended Yeshivah of Flatbush and George Washington University, per a Jewish Vues Q&A. He works with community stakeholders on neighborhood safety and police relations, serves on the board of the Sephardic Community Federation, and is a Brooklyn Democratic Party district leader and chief of staff to State Senator Sam Sutton. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Joey Cohen-Saban.
Priorities: Legislation addressing rising antisemitism · Increased government funding for yeshivas and schools · The US-Israel relationship (per The Jewish Vues Q&A)
Michael Novakhov · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Michael Novakhov worked in radio for two decades and co-founded Freedom FM, a Russian-language radio station, in 2019, before his 2022 election to the Assembly, per his official Assembly biography. He immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union with his family. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Michael Novakhov.
Priorities: Addressing crime targeting Asian American Pacific Islander and Jewish communities · Health care and housing affordability (per the official Assembly page)
Chris McCreight (Democratic; also on the Working Families and Affordable & Safe lines), Alec Brook-Krasny (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 46; Alec Brook-Krasny is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Chris McCreight · Democratic▾
Chris McCreight is a senior advisor to City Council Member Kayla Santosuosso and a Democratic district leader for Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Sea Gate, per his campaign site. He previously served eight years as chief of staff to former City Council Member Justin Brannan, worked as a communications and policy director in the New York State Assembly, and is a former small business owner.
Priorities: Better funded public schools · Environmental protection · Sensible gun regulations (per the campaign site)
Alec Brook-Krasny · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Alec Brook-Krasny earned dual degrees in engineering and economics from the Moscow Technological Institute before immigrating to the United States, per his official Assembly biography. He worked in retail management and founded the Fun-O-Rama community entertainment center before previously serving in the Assembly from 2006 to 2015 and returning in a later term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Alec Brook-Krasny.
Priorities: Restoring funding to the New York City Police Department · Supporting small businesses (per the official Assembly page)
William Colton (Democratic), John J. Ricottone (Republican; also on the Conservative and Stop Mamdani lines) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 47; William Colton is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
William Colton · DemocraticIncumbent▾
William Colton worked as a New York City public school teacher for eleven years, including six years as a UFT chapter chairperson, before his 1996 election to the Assembly, per his official Assembly biography. He earned a J.D. from St. John's School of Law and co-founded the Bensonhurst Tenants Council and the Bensonhurst Straphangers Committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for William Colton.
John J. Ricottone · Republican▾
John J. Ricottone is a former NYPD officer and a resident of Assembly District 47 for more than thirty years, per local campaign coverage. He served as First Vice President of his local Community Education Council (CEC 20) from 2023 to 2025, working on resolutions affecting students and families. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for John J. Ricottone.
Priorities: Children and education advocacy · Neighborhood cleanliness and quality of life (per the campaign coverage)
Simcha Eichenstein (Democratic; also on the Conservative line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 48; Simcha Eichenstein is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Simcha Eichenstein · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Simcha Eichenstein is a graduate of New York's yeshiva system and a lifelong resident of Borough Park, per his official Assembly biography. Before his 2018 election, he served on Mayor de Blasio's legislative affairs team in Albany and as senior intergovernmental staff at City Hall, and spent four years as a senior aide to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. He was appointed Assistant Majority Whip of the Assembly in 2023. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Simcha Eichenstein.
Priorities: Kosher and halal food access in correctional facilities · Hate crime insurance protections (per the official Assembly page)
Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie (Democratic), Lester Chang (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 49; Lester Chang is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie · Democratic▾
Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie is a Democratic State Committee member, a former District 20 Community Education Council member, and a small business owner, per her campaign site. She is a district leader for the 49th Assembly District and a longtime Brooklyn community advocate.
Priorities: Cleaner and safer communities · Immigrant rights · Support for seniors and small business owners (per the campaign site)
Lester Chang · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Lester Chang studied banking and finance at Brooklyn College and earned a master's degree in international transportation from SUNY Maritime College, then worked in global trade and logistics with 20 years of management experience before his 2022 election to the Assembly, per his official Assembly biography. He served in the Navy Reserve and New York Naval Militia, including a deployment to Afghanistan, and volunteered in 2020 to help convert the Jacob Javits Convention Center into a field hospital. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Lester Chang.
Priorities: Public safety and support for charter schools · Services for homeless individuals, veterans, and formerly incarcerated people (per the official Assembly page)
Emily Gallagher (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 50; Emily Gallagher is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Emily Gallagher · DemocraticIncumbent▾
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. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Emily Gallagher.
Priorities: Housing affordability · Renewable energy and the All-Electric Buildings Act · The LLC Transparency Act to combat anonymous shell companies (per the official Assembly page)
Marcela Mitaynes (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Carla Danielson (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 51; Marcela Mitaynes is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Marcela Mitaynes · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Marcela Mitaynes migrated to New York City from Peru as a child and was raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, per her official Assembly biography. Before her election, she served as PTA president at P.S. 169 and a member of Community Board 7 for 10 years, and became a tenant-rights organizer with Neighbors Helping Neighbors after experiencing an eviction, helping secure passage of the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Marcela Mitaynes.
Priorities: Access to housing, health care and energy, per official Assembly page
Carla Danielson · Republican▾
Carla Danielson is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 51 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Carla Danielson.
Jo Anne Simon (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Brett Wynkoop (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 52; Jo Anne Simon is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Jo Anne Simon · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Jo Anne Simon holds a bachelor's degree from Iona College, a master's in education of the deaf from Gallaudet University, and a law degree from Fordham University, which she earned at night while working full time, per her official Assembly biography. Before the Assembly she worked as a judicial law secretary, taught in Hofstra University's law clinical program, and established a disability civil rights law firm in Downtown Brooklyn. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Jo Anne Simon.
Priorities: Environmental justice and street safety · Affordable housing · Improving outcomes for children with disabilities (per the official Assembly page)
Brett Wynkoop · Republican▾
Brett Wynkoop previously ran for the Assembly District 52 seat in 2022 and 2024, per New York State Board of Elections candidate records. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Brett Wynkoop.
Maritza Davila (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 53; Maritza Davila is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Maritza Davila · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Maritza Davila began her career as a community organizer in Bushwick and Williamsburg, per her official Assembly biography. She served as president of Community School District 32's board of education, founded the Northern Brooklyn Residents Association, and worked with the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council for over 20 years, helping establish a credit union and secure housing assistance for families. She earned an associate degree in political science from Long Island University in 2013 and chairs the Assembly Committee on Social Services. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Maritza Davila.
Priorities: Gun violence prevention · Tenant rights and affordable housing for seniors and families (per the official Assembly page)
Christian Celeste Tate (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 54. Not on the November ballot: Erik M. Dilan, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Christian Celeste Tate · Democratic▾
Christian Celeste Tate holds degrees in government and economics and has worked as an impact consultant partnering with philanthropists and nonprofits, and previously as a strategy consultant, per his campaign site. He identifies as a democratic socialist and describes his work shifting toward social-change advocacy after 2020.
Priorities: Housing justice through community land trusts · Progressive taxation, rent freezes, and public banking · Fighting wealth inequality and poverty (per the campaign site)
Latrice M. Walker (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 55; Latrice M. Walker is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Latrice M. Walker · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Latrice M. Walker is a graduate of Pace University School of Law and a practicing attorney who represented people affected by NYPD stop-and-frisk practices, tenants facing eviction, and NYCHA residents before joining the Assembly, per her official Assembly biography. She gained legislative experience as counsel to U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke and now chairs the Assembly's Election Law Committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Latrice M. Walker.
Priorities: Voting rights · Criminal justice reform, including the 2019 bail reform law · Tenants' rights and affordable housing (per the official Assembly page)
Eon Huntley (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 56. Not on the November ballot: Stefani Zinerman, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Eon Huntley · Democratic▾
Eon Huntley works as a sales associate at Bergdorf Goodman specializing in The Row luxury fashion brand, a position he has held for six years, per BKReader. He is a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident with experience as a union organizer, PTA president, and community organizer during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Eon Huntley.
Priorities: Truly affordable housing, per BKReader
Phara Souffrant Forrest (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Yolanda Allison (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 57; Phara Souffrant Forrest is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Phara Souffrant Forrest · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Phara Souffrant Forrest earned a degree in international relations from SUNY Geneseo and nursing credentials from CUNY City Tech and the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and worked as a maternal child field nurse caring for new mothers, per her official Assembly biography. Before entering politics in 2020, she also taught in New York City public schools, drove for Uber, worked in youth advocacy at Global Kids, and served as president of her building's tenant association. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Phara Souffrant Forrest.
Priorities: Tenant protections and stable housing access · Expanding access to health care · Criminal justice reform, including the Less Is More Act (per the official Assembly page)
Yolanda Allison · Republican▾
Yolanda Allison is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 57 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Yolanda Allison.
Monique Chandler-Waterman (Democratic; also on the Working Families line) is on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 58; Monique Chandler-Waterman is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Monique Chandler-Waterman · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Monique Chandler-Waterman is a community organizer who began organizing in East Flatbush in 2005 and co-founded a nonprofit providing wraparound services in 2008, per her Assembly member page. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Berkeley College and an MBA from Metropolitan College of New York. She serves on the Assembly's Children and Families, Election Law, Higher Education, Housing, Mental Health and Small Business committees. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Monique Chandler-Waterman.
Jaime R. Williams (Democratic; also on the Conservative line), Jibreel Jalloh (Working Families) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 59; Jaime R. Williams is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Jaime R. Williams · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Jaime R. Williams represents the 59th Assembly District, covering Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Bergen Beach and Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn, per her Assembly member page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Jaime R. Williams.
Jibreel Jalloh · Working Families▾
Jibreel Jalloh is a Canarsie, Brooklyn community organizer and the founder and executive director of The Flossy Organization, per his campaign site. He is the son of a union nurse and a taxi driver who immigrated to New York, and has led grassroots efforts against a proposed pesticide facility and for improved transit and youth safety in southeast Brooklyn. He is endorsed by the New York Working Families Party.
Priorities: Lower the cost of living for working families · Protect access to healthcare · Reduce gun violence (per the campaign site)
Nikki Lucas (Democratic), Norman H. Ramsay (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 60; Nikki Lucas is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Nikki Lucas · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Nikki Lucas is a longtime East New York and Starrett City resident who holds degrees from Borough of Manhattan Community College and Syracuse University, per her Assembly member page. She has represented the 60th Assembly District since a 2022 special election and has focused on programs for Brooklyn residents. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Nikki Lucas.
Norman H. Ramsay · Republican▾
Norman H. Ramsay is a Brooklyn Republican Party district leader running for the 60th Assembly District, per a Brooklyn GOP post. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of 2026-09-09.
Charles D. Fall (Democratic), Casey Marie O’Connor-Manasia (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 61; Charles D. Fall is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Charles D. Fall · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Charles D. Fall represents the 61st Assembly District, covering parts of Staten Island, Manhattan and Brooklyn, and serves as Deputy Majority Leader of the Assembly, per his Assembly member page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Charles D. Fall.
Casey Marie O’Connor-Manasia · Republican▾
Casey Marie O’Connor-Manasia is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 61 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Backed by the Staten Island Republican Party and Staten Island Young Republicans as the Republican nominee for the 61st Assembly District, per Staten Island GOP Facebook posts. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Casey Marie O’Connor-Manasia.
Tim Qorraj (Democratic), Michael Tannousis (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 64; Michael Tannousis is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Tim Qorraj · Democratic▾
Tim Qorraj, whose full name is Shpetim Qorraj, is a Staten Island real estate agent with Robert DeFalco Realty running for the 64th Assembly District, per state candidate filing records. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of 2026-09-09.
Michael Tannousis · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Michael Tannousis is a former Bronx and Richmond County Assistant District Attorney who prosecuted major felony cases before his election to the Assembly in 2020, per his Assembly member page. He holds a law degree from Pace Law School and an undergraduate degree from SUNY Binghamton, and represents parts of southern Brooklyn and Staten Island's East Shore. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Michael Tannousis.
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