State Assembly Member - District 61
Charles D. Fall
Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly, where he has represented the 61st District since January 2019; the district covers Staten Island's North Shore, Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.
Issues Charles is raising
Health care and medical aid in dying
Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act in April 2025 and against the February 2026 bill on requirements for providing the medication; both became law. Sponsored a 2025 law adding congenital heart defect information to state health outreach, and lists access to health coverage as a priority.
Gas service and energy infrastructure
Sponsored the 2025 law extending the state moratorium on environmental safety certificates for facilities and routes that transport liquefied natural or petroleum gas. On the 2026 law on providing gas service to new customers, voted yes in an earlier Assembly roll call on March 31, 2026 and no in the final Assembly vote that day; it was signed April 10, 2026.
Climate change programs
Sponsored the law, signed Sept. 28, 2026, letting the state Dormitory Authority finance facilities for The New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island. Voted for 2024 laws creating a climate change adaptation cost recovery program and fund, and requiring electric vehicle charging in certain new construction.
Education funding
Lists expanding resources for teachers, parents and students among legislative priorities, along with affordable housing, health coverage and transportation infrastructure. Voted for the 2024-25 state budget bill covering education, labor, housing and family assistance, signed into law April 20, 2024.
Public safety
Sponsored the 2023 law extending, through 2024, the authority of Staten Island homeowners in high-risk brush fire areas to cut and remove reeds on their property. Voted for the 2026-27 state budget bill covering public protection and general government, which passed the Assembly 93-47.
Background
Based in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
He was re-elected in 2024 with 97.8% of the vote. Before the Assembly he was Staten Island Borough Director and Citywide Islamic Liaison for the Mayor of New York City.
- Deputy Majority Leader, New York State Assembly
- Member of the Assembly for District 61 since Jan. 1, 2019
- Staten Island Borough Director and Citywide Islamic Liaison for the Mayor of New York City (2014)
- Chief of Staff to the Staten Island Parks and Recreation Commissioner
- B.A., Southwestern College (Kansas); Master of Public Administration with honors, Pace University
- First Muslim and African American Assembly member elected from Staten Island
- Parents immigrated to Staten Island from Guinea, West Africa
Support
No endorsements beyond the Democratic nomination were found as of Sept. 30, 2026.
Money
$200K
raised
Top donors: Essa Masoud, PBA of NYC PAC, NYS Laborers PAC
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