State Assembly Member - District 60
Nikki Lucas
Member of the New York State Assembly for District 60 since winning a 2022 special election; she was re-elected in the 2022 and 2024 general elections, the latter with 99.6% of the vote.
Where they stand
Housing and homeowner protection
Sponsored and voted for the 2023 law increasing the bonding authority of the New York City Housing Development Corporation; it passed the Assembly and Senate and was signed in October 2023.
Jobs, the state budget and the local economy
Voted for the 2024 Aid to Localities budget bill and for the 2026 bill enacting major parts of the state's 2026-27 fiscal plan; both became law. Sponsored a bill letting the state arts council designate Little Panama as a cultural district in New York City, which passed both houses in 2026.
Issues Nikki is raising
Health care and medical aid in dying
Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act in April 2025 and against the February 2026 bill on requirements for providing the medication; both became law. Voted against the 2026 bill on immunization vaccines for children, also enacted, and sponsored a bill requiring Medicaid managed care plans to pay durable medical equipment providers at least the state fee schedule.
Guns, policing and public safety
Sponsors bills requiring gun owners to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance and requiring municipalities and agencies to carry at least $200,000 in liability insurance on each police officer; both were in Assembly committees as of January 2026. Voted for the 2026 law on how close cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship.
Reparations and civil rights
Sponsors bills to create a state American Freedmen Equity Task Force on Reparations Remedies and a New York State Freedmen's Bureau, and to require signs identifying art and artifacts stolen during the transatlantic and domestic slave trades. Also sponsors a bill barring discrimination against victims of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking.
Energy, utilities and climate
Voted for the 2024 law making companies that contributed significantly to greenhouse gas buildup bear a share of climate adaptation infrastructure costs, and for an April 2026 law on providing gas service to new customers. Sponsored a state study of utilities reporting late payments to credit agencies, which passed both houses in May 2026.
Background
Based in Starrett City
A resident of Starrett City for more than 30 years, she earned a liberal arts degree at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and studied policy studies and conflict resolution at Syracuse University.
- Member of the Assembly for District 60 since a 2022 special election
- Member, Assembly Committee on Aging
- Member, Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
- Member, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus
- Member, Legislative Women's Caucus
- Liberal arts degree, Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Studied policy studies and conflict resolution, Syracuse University
Support
No endorsements beyond the Democratic nomination were found as of Sept. 30, 2026.
Money
$45K
raised
Top donors: Orly Farbenblum, Nanette Wolf, Edward Farbenblum
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