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State Assembly Member - District 36

Diana C. Moreno

Diana C. Moreno

DemocraticIncumbent

Assembly member for District 36 since Feb. 4, 2026, after winning a special election to succeed Zohran Mamdani.

Taxes, spending and the cost of living

In coverage

Wants to raise taxes on the wealthy to fund free child care for every New Yorker from six weeks to five years old. Says her first bill as an Assembly member would give New York City the ability to raise taxes on its wealthiest corporations to secure the funding working New Yorkers need.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Prime sponsor of A10340, which would let New York City raise tax rates on corporations and unincorporated businesses by local law; introduced Feb. 24, 2026, and amended and recommitted to the Ways and Means Committee on March 23, 2026, its latest recorded action. Language letting the city raise these taxes on corporations and unincorporated businesses with incomes of $5 million or more was included in the Senate and Assembly one-house budget resolutions in March 2026. Voted no on S9009, the bill enacting major parts of the 2026-27 state fiscal plan; it passed the Assembly 91-52 on May 27, 2026, and was signed into law May 28 as Chapter 59. Voted yes on S8811, on the attorney general's power to act against unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices (Feb. 25, 2026; signed March 27, 2026 as Chapter 94), and on S3460, giving employees access to their personnel records (May 19, 2026; signed Sept. 9, 2026 as Chapter 293).

Prime sponsor of A10340; voted no on S9009; voted yes on S8811 and S3460 · 2026-02-24 to 2026-05-27 · A10340 in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee after being amended March 23, 2026; S9009 signed into law May 28, 2026 (Chapter 59); S8811 signed March 27, 2026 (Chapter 94); S3460 signed Sept. 9, 2026 (Chapter 293)

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