Brian Green (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Monroe County District Attorney.
Uncontested on the certified November 3, 2026 general-election list (Democratic line only, no Republican, Conservative, or other party candidate filed). Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Brian Green to the office in September 2025 to fill a vacancy; per NY State of Politics (Feb. 27, 2026) and 13WHAM (Feb. 26, 2026), Green is running to serve a full four-year term.
Brian Green (Democratic)Incumbent
Brian Green was appointed Monroe County District Attorney by Gov. Kathy Hochul in September 2025, per the county government's official biography. He previously served roughly a decade as a Monroe County assistant district attorney, including as deputy chief of the Major Felony Bureau, and as senior deputy county attorney in the county's Law Department, the same source states. He has also served as Irondequoit Town Justice, as a supervising assistant special prosecutor for the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, as elections counsel for the Ohio Secretary of State's office, and as a law clerk for a senior U.S. District Court judge, per the county's biography. Green holds a law degree from Capital University Law School and an undergraduate degree from SUNY Brockport, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Brian Green.
Maija C. Dixon (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Rochester City Court Judge.
Uncontested on the certified November 3, 2026 general-election list (Democratic line only, no Republican, Conservative, or other party candidate filed).
Maija C. Dixon (Democratic)
Maija C. Dixon has served as a Rochester City Court judge since her election in 2006, per the New York State court system's judicial directory. She is the certified Democratic nominee for the seat in the November 2026 general election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Maija C. Dixon.
Michael Mills (Democratic), Pamela A. Helming (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 54; Pamela A. Helming 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.
Michael Mills (Democratic)
Michael Mills is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 54 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Mills is a small business owner and former Canandaigua city councilman, per WXXI News and Spectrum News. 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 Mills.
Priorities: Affordability · Environmental issues (per the Spectrum News)
Pamela A. Helming (Republican)Incumbent
Pamela A. Helming is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 54 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Pamela A. Helming is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Helming is the incumbent state senator for District 54. Her legislative work has focused on public safety and child protection, including the PROTECT Act and legislation requiring disclosure when juvenile offenders are released from state facilities, per her official Senate page. She also supports veterans recognition programs and rural suicide prevention initiatives.
Priorities: Maintaining eligibility rules for girls' school sports · Support for law enforcement (per the campaign site)
Samra G. Brouk (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Chris Brown (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 55; Samra G. Brouk 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.
Samra G. Brouk (Democratic)Incumbent
Samra G. Brouk is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 55 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Samra G. Brouk is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Brouk is the incumbent state senator for District 55. Her legislative priorities center on foster youth support, mental health services for young people, and human services funding, per her official Senate page. She has a background with the Peace Corps and in environmental protection and education equity, per her campaign site. 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 Samra G. Brouk.
Priorities: Foster youth support · Mental health services for young people · Human services funding (per the campaign site)
Chris Brown (Republican)
Chris Brown is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 55 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Brown works as a software engineer project leader at L3Harris Technologies, previously held a Department of Defense position, and serves on the Webster Conservation Board, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Education and parental empowerment, and restoring fiscal discipline · Public safety and community stability · Lowering energy costs for families and small businesses (per the campaign site)
Jeremy A. Cooney (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Orlando Rivera (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 56; Jeremy A. Cooney 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.
Jeremy A. Cooney (Democratic)Incumbent
Jeremy A. Cooney is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 56 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Jeremy A. Cooney is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Cooney is the incumbent state senator for District 56, representing Rochester and the surrounding communities. His legislative priorities include local parks and recreation infrastructure, healthcare access, and community development, per his official Senate 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 Jeremy A. Cooney.
Orlando Rivera (Republican)
Orlando Rivera is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 56 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 Orlando Rivera.
Thomas E. Arida (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Robert G. Ortt (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 62; Robert G. Ortt 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.
Thomas E. Arida (Democratic)
Thomas E. Arida is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 62 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 Thomas E. Arida.
Robert G. Ortt (Republican)Incumbent
Robert G. Ortt is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 62 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Robert G. Ortt is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Ortt is the incumbent state senator for District 62 and serves as Senate Minority Leader, per his official Senate page. His legislative priorities include environmental conservation, hunting rights, and veterans' affairs.
Priorities: Reducing taxes and business regulations for job creation and economic growth · Public safety measures including repealing bail reform and protections for law enforcement and crime victims · Support for Second Amendment rights and repealing the SAFE Act (per the campaign site)
Carl Fitzsimmons (Democratic), George Dobbins (Republican; also on the Conservative line), Joseph Lamanna (Common Sense) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 130. Not on the November ballot: Brian Manktelow, 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.
Carl Fitzsimmons (Democratic)
Carl Fitzsimmons is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 130 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Fitzsimmons owns Seamless Communications Group, a telecommunications business he founded in 2005 that serves businesses, public agencies and federal courts, per his campaign site. He is a Wayne County native and Panama-era Army veteran who previously worked as an electronics technician at Eastman Kodak, per the same source.
Priorities: Energy price stabilization and assistance for seniors and working families · Support for local agriculture and food security · Affordable health care and mental health support (per the campaign site)
George Dobbins (Republican)
George Dobbins is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 130 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Dobbins is an attorney specializing in commercial real estate and business law, and his family has owned and operated Dobbins Drugs, Inc. in Lyons since 1942, per his campaign site. He earned his law degree at Georgetown University Law Center and previously managed Brian Manktelow's 2016 state Senate campaign, per the same source.
Priorities: Good jobs · Strong schools · Public safety (per the campaign site)
Joseph Lamanna (Common Sense)
Joseph Lamanna is the Common Sense candidate for New York Assembly District 130 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Lamanna is a retired engineer and former union president who worked to protect nearly 3,000 jobs and worker benefits, per his campaign site. He serves on the Williamson planning board, zoning board and assessment review board and previously ran for Williamson town supervisor, per the Finger Lakes Times.
Priorities: Affordability · Economic growth through agriculture · Infrastructure and public safety (per the campaign site)
Gladys Flores (Democratic), Andrea K. Bailey (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 133; Andrea K. Bailey 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.
Gladys Flores (Democratic)
Gladys Flores is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 133 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Flores Garcia is a commercial insurance professional who previously practiced criminal, civil, family and immigration law in Puerto Rico, per her campaign site. She relocated to Rochester in December 2017 after Hurricane Maria and worked as a bilingual customer service representative and rideshare driver before entering the insurance field, per the same source.
Priorities: Economic justice for working parents · Women's health and reproductive rights · Education and childcare access (per the campaign site)
Andrea K. Bailey (Republican)Incumbent
Andrea K. Bailey is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 133 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Andrea K. Bailey is a sitting member for the district, per the Assembly's member directory. Bailey worked eight years in the Livingston County Clerk's Office and spent more than 20 years in the private sector in operations and human resources, per the Assembly's member page. She previously served on the Geneseo Town Board and is a lifelong Livingston County resident who lives in Geneseo with her husband and three children, 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 Andrea K. Bailey.
Priorities: Lowering the cost of living, including affordable childcare, utility bills and housing · Public safety and funding for law enforcement · Support for small businesses and the farming sector (per the official Assembly page)
Kurt Vanwuyckhuyse (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Josh Jensen (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 134; Josh Jensen 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.
Kurt Vanwuyckhuyse (Democratic)
Kurt Vanwuyckhuyse is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 134 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. VanWuyckhuyse is general manager of Chip's Auto, his family's business, and has been a Greece renter since 2007, per his campaign site. He grew up in Hamlin and attended Hilton schools before settling in the district, per the same source.
Priorities: Redirecting state funding toward small businesses and living wages · Universal health care access and addiction treatment availability · Fully funded public schools (per the campaign site)
Josh Jensen (Republican)Incumbent
Josh Jensen is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 134 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Josh Jensen is a sitting member for the district, per the Assembly's member directory. Jensen represents the towns of Greece, Ogden and Parma and the villages of Hilton and Spencerport in Monroe County, per the Assembly's member page. He describes himself as a lifelong resident of the 134th District and Monroe County, 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 Josh Jensen.
Priorities: Community improvement and constituent advocacy, per official Assembly page
Jen Lunsford (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Kalinda Washington (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 135; Jen Lunsford 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.
Jen Lunsford (Democratic)Incumbent
Jen Lunsford is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 135 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Jen Lunsford is a sitting member for the district, per the Assembly's member directory. Lunsford practiced plaintiff-side personal injury, workers' compensation and Social Security disability law for eleven years before taking office, per the Assembly's member page. She holds a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a bachelor's degree in political science and philosophy from Hartwick College, and lives in Perinton with her husband and son, 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 Jen Lunsford.
Priorities: Reproductive justice · Criminal justice reform · Universal health care (per the official Assembly page)
Kalinda Washington (Republican)
Kalinda Washington is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 135 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Washington is a teacher and education leader who has become a living organ donor, per the Monroe County Republican 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 Kalinda Washington.
Sarah H. Clark (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Clianda A. Florence (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 136; Sarah H. Clark 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.
Sarah H. Clark (Democratic)Incumbent
Sarah H. Clark is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 136 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Sarah H. Clark is a sitting member for the district, per the Assembly's member directory. Clark represents the 136th Assembly District in Rochester, per the Assembly's member page. She lists affordable quality health care, strengthening education, quality jobs with a livable wage, and protecting the environment among her legislative priorities, 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 Sarah H. Clark.
Priorities: Affordable, quality health care · Strengthening the education system · Quality jobs with a livable wage and environmental protection (per the official Assembly page)
Clianda A. Florence (Republican)
Clianda A. Florence is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 136 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Florence's campaign theme is "Literacy is Liberation," centered on education, parental choice and student success, per her campaign's Facebook 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 Clianda A. Florence.
Demond L. Meeks (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Dave Ferris (Republican; also on the Conservative line), Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons (Mercedes Simmons Cares) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 137; Demond L. Meeks 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.
Demond L. Meeks (Democratic)Incumbent
Demond L. Meeks is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 137 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Demond L. Meeks is a sitting member for the district, per the Assembly's member directory. Meeks previously worked as an administrative organizer with 1199SEIU, representing health care employees in contract negotiations, per the Assembly's member page. He holds an associate degree from Monroe Community College and a bachelor's degree from SUNY Brockport, was born and raised in Rochester, and is serving his third full term in the Assembly, 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 Demond L. Meeks.
Priorities: Gun violence prevention, education and housing funding · Climate justice and emissions reduction · Access to victim compensation (per the official Assembly page)
Dave Ferris (Republican)
Dave Ferris is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 137 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Ferris owns Roc Auto Service with his wife Chan and is an Army veteran with an honorable discharge, per the Monroe County Republican Committee. He has served the Town of Gates for more than 25 years on the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals and as Gates Republican Committee Chairman and Town Leader, 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 Dave Ferris.
Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons (Mercedes Simmons Cares)
Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons is the Mercedes Simmons Cares candidate for New York Assembly District 137 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Vazquez Simmons is vice president of the Monroe County Legislature and has represented the Legislature's District 22 in Rochester since 2021, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability, including housing costs, utility bills and taxes · Public safety and youth prevention programs · Equitable education resources (per the campaign site)
Harry B. Bronson (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Tracy Diflorio (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 138; Harry B. Bronson 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.
Harry B. Bronson (Democratic)Incumbent
Harry B. Bronson is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 138 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Harry B. Bronson is a sitting member for the district, per the Assembly's member directory. Bronson has represented the 138th Assembly District, covering Rochester's South Wedge and North Winton neighborhoods plus Henrietta, Chili and Riga, since 2010, per the Assembly's member page. He chairs the Assembly Labor Committee and also serves on the Education, Ways and Means and Rules committees, 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 Harry B. Bronson.
Priorities: Worker protections and workforce development, including apprenticeship and job training programs · Green job creation (per the official Assembly page)
Tracy Diflorio (Republican)
Tracy Diflorio is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 138 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 Tracy Diflorio.
Priorities: Revisiting the state's bail reform laws · Reducing state spending on services (per the WXXI News)
Sarah R. Wolcott (Democratic), Stephen M. Hawley (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 139; Stephen M. Hawley 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.
Sarah R. Wolcott (Democratic)
Sarah R. Wolcott is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 139 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Wolcott is a lifelong Batavia resident and a graduate of SUNY Genesee Community College, per the Daily News. Her campaign is participating in New York's small-dollar public matching funds program, in which grassroots donations up to $250 are matched with public funds, per Orleans Hub. 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 Sarah R. Wolcott.
Stephen M. Hawley (Republican)Incumbent
Stephen M. Hawley is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 139 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Stephen M. Hawley is a sitting member for the district, per the Assembly's member directory. Hawley describes himself as a lifelong resident of Western New York representing constituents in Genesee, Monroe and Orleans counties, per the Assembly's member page. He maintains satellite office hours throughout the district and lists tax reform, agricultural support, economic development and education among his legislative priorities, 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 Stephen M. Hawley.
Priorities: Tax reform · Agricultural support · Economic development and education (per the official Assembly page)
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