State Assembly Member - District 83
Carl E. Heastie
Has represented the 83rd District in the northeast Bronx since 2001, after first winning election in 2000, and has been Speaker of the Assembly since February 2015, the first African American to hold the post.
Elections, redistricting and the Legislature
In coverageSponsored the 2023 law that set New York's 2024 presidential primary for April 2, 2024 and rules for convention delegates and ballots, and a bill updating the independent redistricting commission whose Senate version passed both houses in June 2026. Also sponsors bills on special-election timing and legislators' pay.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A7690, which passed the Assembly on June 8, 2023 and was signed into law as Chapter 474 on Sept. 20, 2023. Sponsored A11553, which was replaced on June 3, 2026 by its Senate version; that version passed both the Senate and the Assembly on June 3, 2026. Sponsors A4881, on when special elections may be consolidated with general elections, referred to the Assembly Election Law Committee on Jan. 7, 2026, and A7764, on the payment of legislators' compensation and allowances, in the Assembly Governmental Operations Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026.
Sponsor of A7690, A11553, A4881 and A7764 · 2023-06-08 to 2026-06-03 · A7690 signed into law as Chapter 474 on Sept. 20, 2023; A11553 replaced by its Senate version, which passed both houses on June 3, 2026; A4881 referred to the Election Law Committee on Jan. 7, 2026; A7764 in the Governmental Operations Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026
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