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About

Oster Bryan is a Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 33 in the 2026 primary election. He is a college professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) and a community organizer with Southeast Queens Residents for Environmental Justice (SQREJC). His campaign focuses on reparations, local economic development, and addressing flooding in the district.

  • College professor at SUNY

  • Community organizer with Southeast Queens Residents for Environmental Justice (SQREJC)

  • Ran for State Assembly District 33 in 2018 Democratic primary

Where they stand

  • AI Regulation

    Oster Bryan supports regulating generative AI for safety and worker justice, opposing its use for public-facing services, emergency services, or job replacements, and requiring transparency in AI use.

  • Environmental Justice & Clean Air/Water

    Oster Bryan advocates for enforcing the NYS Green Amendment to ensure clean air and water, opposing the proposed waste transfer station and lithium-ion battery plant in the district, and addressing emissions from JFK Airport. He has organized with the Southeast Queens Residents Environmental Justice Coalition (SQREJC) to close harmful projects.

  • Term Limits

    Oster Bryan supports term limits for the State Assembly and State Senate, proposing a maximum of four 2-year terms, and will advocate for a ballot proposal to let voters decide.

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Their priorities

Issues Oster is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.

  • Economic Justice & Small Business

    Oster Bryan supports fighting big business takeover of mom-and-pop stores, implementing small business rent stabilization, and using the Assembly office to uplift working-class entrepreneurs.

  • Immigrant Justice

    Oster Bryan calls for unmasking ICE agents, providing legal services for immigrants, and fighting for dignity, connecting immigrant rights to the civil rights movement.

  • Open & Accessible Assembly Office

    Oster Bryan commits to hiring competent staff, resolving constituent issues in a timely manner, hosting events, tabling weekly, and pushing legislation based on community input rather than self-interest.

  • Reparations

    Oster Bryan supports reparations for Black and indigenous communities in New York, acknowledging the history of slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, and other discrimination, and vows to see the work of the NYS Community Commission on Reparations through to completion.

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