State Assembly Member - District 71
Al Taylor
Has represented the 71st Assembly District, covering Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood, since winning a 2017 special election.
Housing and land use
In coverageSponsors bills to repeal the state's 2008 development plan for Columbia University's mixed-use education project, require compliance with the city's uniform land use review procedure, and clarify how housing development fund companies dissolve and reincorporate while providing them tax exemptions and abatements.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A7587, requiring compliance with the city's uniform land use review procedure; voted yes when it passed the Assembly on June 2, 2026; referred to the Senate Rules Committee. Sponsors A2115, repealing the Empire State Development Corporation's Dec. 18, 2008 plan for Columbia University's mixed-use education project; in the Assembly Economic Development Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026. Sponsors A2707, the housing development fund company fairness, preservation, and affordability act; in the Assembly Housing Committee as of Jan. 28, 2026.
Prime sponsor of A7587, A2115 and A2707; voted yes on A7587 · 2026-01-07 to 2026-06-02 · A7587 passed the Assembly June 2, 2026 and was referred to the Senate Rules Committee; A2115 in the Assembly Economic Development Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026; A2707 in the Assembly Housing Committee as of Jan. 28, 2026
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