Alicia L. Hyndman is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat. You can also write in a candidate whose name isn't printed on the ballot.
Alicia L. Hyndman, first elected in 2015, is the only candidate
Alicia L. Hyndman won the seat in a 2015 special election and was re-elected in 2024 with 85.8% of the vote. Her 2026 Democratic and Working Families primaries were canceled, and she is the only candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot.
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Issues
Health care and product safety
New York's medical aid in dying act, which passed the Assembly 81-67, was signed into law on Feb. 6, 2026.
In coverage
Sponsored laws requiring labels on hair relaxers that contain certain dangerous chemicals (2025), on sickle cell disease detection and education (2023), and on spreading Alzheimer's and dementia information through the state's NY Connects long-term care program (2026). Voted for the medical aid in dying act. Her bill requiring makers of synthetic braiding hair to disclose ingredients passed the Assembly in March 2026.
NY Assembly — A1797 (2025) actions and floor votes
The Legislature passes the state budget, which for 2026-27 was signed into law on May 28, 2026, and sets rules for employers and businesses, such as a law signed Sept. 9, 2026 giving employees access to their personnel records.
In coverage
Voted for the 2026-27 state budget bill, the 2026 law giving employees access to their personnel records, the 2026 law on the attorney general's power to act against unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices, and the February 2026 change to limits on how close cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship. Sponsored the 2025 law defining a "protected consumer" as anyone under 18.
NY Assembly — S9009 (2025) actions and floor votes
College access, career schools and teacher training
Who can enter college and get financial aid, how vocational schools are overseen and how teachers are trained are set partly in state law.
In coverage
Sponsored the 2025 law making students with diplomas from certain accredited online high school programs eligible for college admission and financial aid, and the 2025 law on the state's masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program. A 2023 bill of hers moving certain private career school tuition-reimbursement funds to vocational school supervision passed both houses and was vetoed.