Phara Souffrant Forrest

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Sponsored A1428, requiring insurers to cover a brand-name prescription drug when the FDA declares a supply issue with the generic, and voted yes on May 6, 2026; it passed the Assembly that day and the Senate on June 1, 2026. Sponsored A10045, creating an awareness campaign on hormone replacement therapy for perimenopause and menopause, and voted yes on May 29, 2026; it passed the Assembly that day and the Senate on June 1, 2026. Co-sponsored A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act, and voted yes on April 29, 2025; it was signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Sponsored A997, limiting Medicaid coverage of non-invasive prenatal testing by age where federal agencies recommend such limits, and voted yes on Jan. 18, 2023; it was signed as Chapter 41 on March 3, 2023. Voted yes on S8807, on protections for legally protected health activities, on March 31, 2026; it was signed as Chapter 128 on June 5, 2026.

Sponsor and yes vote (A1428, A10045, A997); co-sponsor and yes vote (A136); voted yes (S8807) · Jan. 18, 2023 – May 29, 2026 · A997 signed as Chapter 41 (March 3, 2023); A136 signed as Chapter 714 (Feb. 6, 2026); S8807 signed as Chapter 128 (June 5, 2026); A1428 and A10045 passed the Assembly and the Senate by June 1, 2026

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Sponsors A890, which would provide free tuition to students attending SUNY; it was referred to the Assembly Higher Education Committee on Jan. 7, 2026. Sponsored A4942, requiring the SUNY and CUNY boards of trustees to set a policy for awarding posthumous degrees, and voted yes on June 9, 2023; it was signed into law as Chapter 549 on Oct. 25, 2023.

Sponsor (A890); sponsor and yes vote (A4942) · June 9, 2023 – Jan. 7, 2026 · A890 referred to the Assembly Higher Education Committee on Jan. 7, 2026; A4942 signed into law as Chapter 549 on Oct. 25, 2023

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Sponsors A3251, “Cecilia's act for rights in the sex trades,” which would decriminalize certain prostitution offenses and change how such offenses are prosecuted and judgments vacated; as of May 12, 2026 it was in the Assembly Codes Committee.

Sponsor · As of May 12, 2026 · In the Assembly Codes Committee as of May 12, 2026

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Voted no on S9009, implementing the 2026–27 state fiscal plan, on May 27, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026. Voted no on S8306, the 2024–25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, on April 20, 2024; it passed the Assembly 93-53 and was signed into law as Chapter 56 the same day.

Voted no (S9009, S8306) · April 20, 2024 – May 27, 2026 · Both signed into law: S8306 as Chapter 56 (April 20, 2024); S9009 as Chapter 59 (May 28, 2026)

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Voted yes on S2129, establishing the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and fund, on June 8, 2024; it passed the Assembly 92-49 and was signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024. Voted yes on S1736, requiring electric vehicle charging stations and EV-ready parking spaces in certain new construction, on June 5, 2024; it passed the Assembly 90-55 and was signed as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024. Voted yes on S8812, on gas service to new customers, on March 31, 2026; it was signed as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026.

Voted yes (S2129, S1736, S8812) · June 5, 2024 – March 31, 2026 · All three signed into law: S1736 as Chapter 643 (Dec. 21, 2024); S2129 as Chapter 679 (Dec. 26, 2024); S8812 as Chapter 101 (April 10, 2026)