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Mohammed J. Molla
Bangladeshi-American community advocate
Focus: Community Safety, Health & Well-Being
No major endorsements yet
Primary Election
PRIMARY WAS JUN 23
NY Assembly · New York - 32
PrimaryDemocratic Party
Five candidates vie for open Assembly seat in Queens
The 2026 Democratic primary for New York Assembly District 32 is a wide-open contest with five candidates: Mohammed J. Molla, Latoya L. LeGrand, Tunisia Morrison, Queen Johnson, and Nathaniel Hezekiah III. No incumbent is on the ballot, creating a competitive race focused on issues such as affordability, education, housing justice, and community safety. Fundraising and polling data are not yet available, making the race difficult to handicap at this stage.
Candidates
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Latoya L. LeGrand
Chair of the Education Committee for Queens Community Board 12
Education & Youth Empowerment — LeGrand supports fully funded public schools, construction of additional high schools, strengthening IEP and special education services with more counselors and age-appropriate interventions, building STEM and vocational pipelines through SUNY/CUNY partnerships, expanding after-school and mentorship programs for youth in public housing and foster care, and supporting parent-principal partnerships to fund after-school programs in high-need communities.
New York Working Families Party +2
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Tunisia Morrison
Former chief of staff to Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman
Focus: Housing Justice
Donovan Richards +3
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Queen Johnson
Mom
Affordability — Johnson says rent is too high and it is time to fight for affordability so that families can stay in New York and not be displaced by rent hikes. She highlights the crisis at Rochdale Village where rising carrying charges threaten eviction for working families and seniors.
No major endorsements yet
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Nathaniel Hezekiah III
Community volunteer for 20+ years prioritizing safe streets
Community Safety, Health & Well-Being — Hezekiah lost his father and stepfather to gun violence and will fund preventative gun violence initiatives, support community-based nonprofits, fight for HOPE grant funds, expand safe spaces for youth through clergy partnerships, advocate for a new community center, and support holistic efforts addressing root causes of violence.
Gregory W. Meeks +7
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Issues
Affordability
LeGrand supports the Fair Share Act and Repair Act to address tax fairness and oversight, Johnson highlights rising rents and carrying charges threatening eviction, and Hezekiah pledges to fight for homeownership and housing assistance.
LeGrand supports the Fair Share Act to ensure wealthy New Yorkers contribute fairly, the Repair Act to end excessive tax breaks for large private institutions, the Melt Act for transparency from federal immigration agents, fixing Tier VI retirement, strengthening oversight of state agencies and landlords, and establishing a NYCHA task force led by residents and tenant advocates to address racial and environmental inequities.
Latoya LeGrand campaign priorities pageEducation & Youth Empowerment
LeGrand supports fully funded public schools, expanded special education, and STEM pipelines; Johnson backs universal childcare funded by taxing the rich; Hezekiah supports expanding 3-K, the Excelsior program, and trade school partnerships.
LeGrand supports fully funded public schools, construction of additional high schools, strengthening IEP and special education services with more counselors and age-appropriate interventions, building STEM and vocational pipelines through SUNY/CUNY partnerships, expanding after-school and mentorship programs for youth in public housing and foster care, and supporting parent-principal partnerships to fund after-school programs in high-need communities.
Latoya LeGrand campaign priorities pageHousing Justice
LeGrand pledges a NYCHA task force led by residents; Johnson supports protecting homeowners from deed theft, strengthening tenant protections, and creating a Social Housing Development Authority; Hezekiah will fight to prevent Mitchell-Lama residents from being priced out and increase landlord accountability.
Hezekiah will fight to ensure Mitchell-Lama residents are not priced out, hold landlords accountable, combat rising costs, increase capital improvement support, strengthen enforcement, increase penalties for code violations, improve coordination between state and city agencies, ensure transparent reporting, support tenant organizing, and support construction of affordable rentals and co-ops through tax credits.
Nathaniel Hezekiah campaign issues pageResearched & verified Jun 22, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.