Erik Martin Dilan
About
Based in North Brooklyn
Erik Martin Dilan is a lifelong resident of North Brooklyn and the incumbent New York State Assembly Member for the 54th District, which includes Bushwick, Cypress Hills, East New York, and Bed-Stuy. He is running for re-election as a Democrat, focusing on affordable housing, childcare, safer neighborhoods, and protecting immigrant communities.
Incumbent New York State Assembly Member for the 54th District
Lifelong resident of North Brooklyn
Born of Puerto Rican descent
Where they stand
K-12 Education
Dilan supports universal, free childcare for children under 5, as proposed by Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul. He has worked to expand pre-K and 3-K throughout New York and is working to reopen the shuttered Audrey Johnson and John Coker Day Care centers in North Brooklyn.
Healthcare
Dilan opposes cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies, and defends safety-net and public hospitals. He supports fixing nurse staffing shortages, closing insurance coverage gaps for young people, immigrants, and freelancers, and backed the state’s billion-dollar investment in expanding mental health care.
Housing
Erik Dilan prioritizes protecting tenants and keeping homes affordable. He led the fight to pass the strongest rent laws in a generation, chaired the Housing & Buildings Committee on the City Council, and supports legislation to bring more lower- and middle-income homes to Brooklyn and keep private equity investors out of the market for small homes and rentals.
Their priorities
Issues Erik is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.
Opposition to Donald Trump
Dilan states he is fighting to stop Donald Trump’s assault on New York, including opposing Trump’s health care cuts and ICE policies.
Support
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