State Assembly Member - District 31
Khaleel M. Anderson
Assembly member for District 31 in Queens since November 2020, when he became the youngest Black member in the Assembly's history.
Issues Khaleel is raising
Housing costs, tenant protections and public housing
Supports housing vouchers for all New Yorkers so everyone has a place to live, and backs legislation and community efforts for tenant protections and to remove roadblocks to Black and brown homeownership. Sponsored a bill requiring the New York City Housing Authority to inform and train residents on resident management corporations, which passed both houses in June 2026.
Health care access and medical aid in dying
Calls access to quality, affordable health care a human right and supports passing the New York Health Act, seeking equitable access in the district and statewide. Co-sponsored and voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act, now law. Says his office has trained more than 150 people in mental health first aid with the city health department.
Criminal justice, gun storage and cannabis store locations
Calls for reforming the justice system so Black and brown people are not criminalized based on race or income. Says secure gun storage is essential to protect children and families from preventable tragedies, and sponsored Francesco's Law mandating it, which passed both houses in 2026. Sponsors a bill requiring police agencies to collaborate on missing persons cases.
State budget and school funding
Pledges to direct state education funding to Southeast Queens and the Rockaways to close the school achievement gap. Voted for three state budget bills passed in April 2024, covering education, labor, housing and family assistance; health and mental hygiene; and aid to localities. Sponsors a bill to withhold the governor's salary until the Legislature passes the budget.
Climate, energy and coastal protection
Supports securing funding for coastal protection against Jamaica Bay, expanding food sources and protecting air quality. Voted for laws creating a climate change adaptation cost recovery program and fund, requiring electric vehicle charging in certain new construction, and addressing gas service to new customers; sponsored a grid enhancement bill the governor vetoed in 2024.
Background
Based in Far Rockaway
Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and raised in Far Rockaway, where he lives; graduated from Queens College in 2019 with a degree in Urban Studies. Chairs the Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition Policy.
- Member of the New York State Assembly for District 31 since November 2020
- Re-elected on Nov. 5, 2024 with 28,127 votes (99.4%), and on Nov. 8, 2022 with 15,580 votes (99.4%)
- Won the June 23, 2020 Democratic primary with 3,565 votes (37.2%) in a six-candidate field, then the Nov. 3, 2020 general election with 34,014 votes (89.2%) over Republican Joseph Cullina
- Advanced to the 2026 general election on the Democratic and Working Families lines without appearing on a primary ballot, after both parties' June 23, 2026 primaries for the seat were canceled
- Chair of the Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition Policy
- Member of the Assembly committees on Children and Families, Energy, Environmental Conservation, Insurance, Labor, and People with Disabilities
- Member of the Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority
- Member of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, the Black Task Force and the Task Force on New Americans
- Appointed to Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.'s transition team, announced Jan. 19, 2021
- Named a 2021 Lindsay Fellow in Government Leadership and Practice
- Youth organizer for a nonprofit in the Rockaways from 2011, training young people in civic engagement
- Helped build a half-acre urban farm offering fresh produce, workshops, healthy-eating training and youth jobs
- Served on Queens Community Board 14 as its youngest member
- Member of the NYPD 101st Precinct Community Council and the Far Rockaway branch of the NAACP
- Member of Ready Rockaway, a disaster preparedness organization
- Supplemental Instructor for the SEEK program at Queens College
- Born June 11, 1996, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn; his family moved to Far Rockaway in 2005 because of rising rents
- Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Queens College, 2019
Support
New York Working Families Party
Also on your ballot on the Working Families Party line
Money
$51K
raised
Top donors: Tara Smith, 1199 SEIU, Gerard Romski