State Assembly Member - District 58
Monique Chandler-Waterman
Assembly member for District 58 in Brooklyn since winning a May 2022 special election to succeed Nick Perry; re-elected in November 2024 with 99.8% of the vote.
Gun violence, policing and crime victims
In coverageSponsored the Assembly version of the 2024 law defining a mass shooting for emergency response and emergency funding, and sponsors bills to create a state gun violence prevention office and advisory council and to require police and peace officers to intervene against clearly excessive force.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsor of A8569 (2023-24 session), defining a mass shooting for emergency response measures and access to emergency funding; on Jan. 29, 2024 the Assembly substituted the Senate's version of the bill, which was signed into law as Chapter 69 on Feb. 7, 2024. Sponsor of A2084 (2025-26 session), establishing the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council; in the Assembly Codes Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026. Sponsor of A4735 (2025-26 session), Cariol's Law, setting a duty for police and peace officers to intervene when they observe clearly excessive physical force; in the Assembly Codes Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026. Sponsor of A5443 (2025-26 session), requiring the Office of Victim Services to publicize its programs and include certain information in its annual reports; the Senate's version (S4584A) passed the Senate on April 28, 2026, and on June 4, 2026 the Assembly took it up in place of her bill and passed it; what happened after it passed both houses was not found. Her sponsored-bill list also includes a bill requiring proof of liability insurance before a license to carry a firearm is issued.
Prime sponsor of A8569, A2084, A4735, A5443 and a firearm-license liability insurance bill · 2024-01-29 to 2026-06-04 · A8569's Senate version signed into law as Chapter 69 on Feb. 7, 2024; A2084 and A4735 in the Assembly Codes Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026; A5443's Senate version (S4584A) passed the Senate on April 28, 2026 and the Assembly on June 4, 2026, later status not found
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