State Assembly Member - District 52
Brett Wynkoop
A part-time computer science teacher and charter sailboat captain, a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a former Naval Reserve lieutenant, running on the Republican and Conservative lines.
Where they stand
Energy sources and utility costs
Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach that puts affordability, reliability and innovation first, with wind and solar as supplements to baseload power rather than replacements. Wants to unlock nearby natural gas reserves to lower energy costs and create jobs, and to back clean-technology innovation without forcing unaffordable mandates on working people.
Schools and reading
Pledges to introduce legislation expanding school choice so parents in the district can more easily reach charter schools and other alternatives.
Health care and medical decisions
Plans to prohibit medical mandates as a condition of employment, housing, education, public accommodations or government benefits, to criminalize non-health-care requirements to disclose personal health information, and to bar centralized government medical-data registries. Supports expanded veteran mental-health and substance-use services, including peer counseling.
Background
Based in Brooklyn
He ran for this seat in 2022 and 2024 and for City Council District 39 in 2021 and 2025, losing each race.
- Captains charter sailboats and teaches computer science part-time
- Graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point; served as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve
- Career in technology specializing in Unix, networking and security; owned an information technology firm; worked in healthcare site reliability until layoffs during the COVID pandemic
- Ran a sailing school and charter boat business at the 79th Street Boat Basin and operated a mobile radio shop for Washington Heights gypsy cabs
- Founded the Brooklyn Repertory Opera Company
- Grew up in a military family and attended 12 public schools across the United States
- Lost the 2022 general election for this seat to Jo Anne Simon on the Republican and Conservative lines (7.9%) and the 2024 race on the Conservative line (5.8%)
- Ran for New York City Council District 39 on the Conservative line in 2021 and 2025, losing both times to Shahana Hanif
- Advanced from the canceled June 23, 2026 Republican primary without appearing on the ballot
- Says he biked from Brooklyn to Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001 to help coordinate communications
Support
Conservative Party of New York State
Also on your ballot on the Conservative Party line
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