State Assembly Member - District 74
Keith Powers
Assembly member for District 74 since Feb. 4, 2026, after winning a Feb. 3 special election with more than 82% of the vote to fill the rest of Harvey Epstein's term.
Where they stand
Rents, housing supply and public housing
Calls for building more housing to bring down rents and says making housing affordable is his most important priority, with a platform of building affordable housing across the borough.
Crime, bail and street safety
Places public safety and infrastructure improvements high among his priorities, campaigns for safer, cleaner streets, and proposes neighborhood report cards on quality of life.
Taxes, the state budget and business rules
Says he looks forward to continuing to tackle the crisis of affordability in New York.
Issues Keith is raising
Health care laws, including medical aid in dying
Has voted for three health bills that became law in 2026: requirements for providing medication for medical aid in dying, procedures protecting legally protected health activities, and rules on vaccines for children.
Child care, pre-K and schools
Proposes a new 2K program for Manhattan along with full 3-K and pre-K, and campaigns on more funding for child care and schools.
Climate and energy
Says New York needs ambitious policies to reduce emissions and move to more sustainable models of energy.
Ethics and voting rules
Supports all measures to create better ethics and standards in Albany, and supports making voting easier, including no-excuse voting by mail.
Background
Based in Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village
Before that he spent eight years on the New York City Council, including time as majority leader, and lost a November race for Manhattan borough president to Brad Hoylman-Sigal. He was born and raised in Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village, where he lives.
- Member of the New York State Assembly for District 74 since Feb. 4, 2026
- Won the Feb. 3, 2026 special election over Joseph Foley to fill Harvey Epstein's unexpired Assembly term
- New York City Council member for District 4 from 2018 to 2026, including time as the Council's Democratic majority leader; term-limited on the Council
- Lost the November 2025 race for Manhattan borough president to Brad Hoylman-Sigal
- Vice president at the government relations consulting firm Constantinople & Vallone Consulting
- Chief of staff to State Assemblyman Jonathan Bing
- Campaign manager for State Senator Liz Krueger
- Chair of Community Board Six's Business Affairs and Street Life Committee
- B.A. in political science from the University of Dayton; M.A. in political science from the CUNY Graduate Center
- Third-generation resident of Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village; grew up in rent-stabilized housing
Support
Jerrold Nadler
U.S. Representative
Letitia James
Elected official
Mark Levine
City Comptroller
Julie Menin
City Council Speaker
Carolyn Maloney
Former U.S. Representative
Money
$70K
raised
Top donors: Adeena Rosen, Nyspt Pac, Mark Kingdon
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