General Election
NY Assembly · Assembly District 35
Larinda C. Hooks 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.
Larinda C. Hooks, in the Assembly since 2025, is the only candidate
Larinda C. Hooks won the seat in 2024 with 98.7% of the general-election vote after taking 59.1% in the Democratic primary. Her 2026 Democratic and Working Families primaries were canceled, and she is the only candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Issues
7 issues · 1 candidate · every claim sourced
Affordable housing and housing finance
Central to the raceHousing costs, displacement and how the state finances affordable housing in New York City are recurring questions in the campaign and before the Assembly.
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Larinda C. Hooks
In coverageSupports creating affordable housing for working-class and low-income families, spurring more housing development, protecting residents from eviction and displacement, and improving infrastructure to curb flooding. Sponsored laws raising New York City's housing finance borrowing cap and per-home modernization funds.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A8589, increasing the funds that may be used per dwelling unit for modernization through the Housing Trust Fund Corporation; voted yes June 4, 2025, when it passed the Assembly 144-0 with 6 excused; signed into law as Chapter 462 on Oct. 16, 2025. Sponsored A11529, raising the cap on the New York City Housing Development Corporation's outstanding notes and bonds from $20 billion to $22 billion; voted yes June 2, 2026, when it passed both houses; signed into law as Chapter 192 on July 31, 2026. Sponsors A11422, establishing a senior homeowner foreclosure and rehabilitation revolving loan program; referred to the Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee on May 15, 2026.
Prime sponsor of A8589, A11529 and A11422; voted yes on A8589 and A11529 · 2025-06-04 to 2026-07-31 · A8589 signed into law as Chapter 462 on Oct. 16, 2025; A11529 signed into law as Chapter 192 on July 31, 2026; A11422 referred to the Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee on May 15, 2026
Jobs, wages and living costs
Central to the raceThe Legislature passes the state budget, which for 2026-27 was signed into law in May 2026, and sets rules for employers and businesses, such as how close retail cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship, changed by a law signed in February 2026.
Larinda C. Hooks
In coverageSupports raising the minimum wage and addressing wage theft, and wants local development projects to use union labor for construction and for the jobs that follow. Supports cost-of-living adjustments to help families keep pace with rising costs. Sponsored the 2025 law authorizing New York City to discontinue the parkland use of certain land in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and alienate it.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A6781, authorizing New York City to discontinue the use as parkland of certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park and alienate it; voted yes May 13, 2025; signed into law as Chapter 138 on June 18, 2025. Sponsors A9601, barring the use of automated systems to make employment decisions without meaningful human review before the final decision; referred to the Assembly Labor Committee as of Jan. 21, 2026. Sponsors A11298, requiring prior approval of certain commercial and personal residential property insurance rates and written explanations for certain premium increases; referred to the Assembly Insurance Committee on May 11, 2026. Voted yes May 27, 2026 on S9009, the budget bill implementing the 2026-27 state fiscal plan; signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026. Voted yes Feb. 11, 2026 on S9155, amending limits on how close retail adult-use cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship; it passed the Assembly 91-50 with 9 excused and was signed into law as Chapter 2 the same day.
Prime sponsor of A6781, A9601 and A11298; voted yes on A6781, S9009 and S9155 · 2025-05-13 to 2026-05-28 · A6781 signed into law as Chapter 138 on June 18, 2025; A9601 referred to the Assembly Labor Committee as of Jan. 21, 2026; A11298 referred to the Assembly Insurance Committee on May 11, 2026; S9009 signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026; S9155 signed into law as Chapter 2 on Feb. 11, 2026
Public schools and school libraries
Also in playSchool funding, community schools and the rules for school library collections have all been raised in the campaign or come before the Assembly.
Larinda C. Hooks
In coverageSupports fully funding public schools, expanding the community schools model, and providing resources from early childhood education to free or low-cost after-school programs. Voted for the Freedom to Read Act on school library collections, which the governor vetoed in December 2025.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes June 17, 2025 on S1099, the Freedom to Read Act, requiring state education policies so school libraries and library staff can curate collections that give students access to a wide range of developmentally appropriate materials; it passed the Senate May 20, 2025 and the Assembly June 17, 2025, and was vetoed by the governor Dec. 19, 2025.
Voted yes on S1099 · 2025-06-17 · Vetoed by the governor on Dec. 19, 2025, after passing both houses
Public transit
Also in playFares, funding for trains and buses and the safety of transit workers are part of the campaign's platform for a district in Queens.
Larinda C. Hooks
Supports expanding the Fair Fares program, increasing funding for trains and buses, and tougher penalties for people who assault transit workers.
Larinda Hooks campaign website — issues page ↗Health care and reproductive health
Also in playA medical aid in dying law, covering terminally ill patients' requests for medication, was signed in February 2026 after passing the Assembly in April 2025.
Larinda C. Hooks
In coverageVoted for the medical aid in dying law, covering terminally ill patients' requests for medication, which was signed in February 2026. Sponsored a bill barring prisons and jails from turning away visitors because they are menstruating, wearing a menstrual product or have a contraceptive device; it passed both houses in June 2026.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes April 29, 2025 on A136, the medical aid in dying act; signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Sponsored A8840, providing that no state or local correctional facility may deny entry to a visitor because the person is menstruating, wearing a menstrual product or has a contraceptive device; voted yes June 1, 2026, when it passed the Assembly; it passed the Senate June 3, 2026, and no signing or veto is listed.
Voted yes on A136; prime sponsor of A8840 and voted yes on it · 2025-04-29 to 2026-06-03 · A136 signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; A8840 passed the Assembly June 1, 2026 and the Senate June 3, 2026, with no signing or veto listed
Disclosure and open government
Also in playBills on the beneficial owners of limited liability companies, public access to police radio and which local questions city voters may see on the ballot passed the Legislature in 2025 and were vetoed.
Larinda C. Hooks
In coverageVoted for bills redefining which companies and owners are covered by the state's rules on beneficial owners of limited liability companies, keeping police radio accessible to emergency services organizations and journalists, and ending a limit on local ballot questions when a city charter commission proposes changes. The governor vetoed all three.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes June 17, 2025 on S8432, amending the definitions of beneficial owner, reporting company and exempt company in the law on beneficial owners of limited liability companies; it passed the Assembly 82-60 with 8 excused and was vetoed by the governor Dec. 19, 2025. Voted yes June 5, 2025 on A3516, the Keep Police Radio Public Act, ensuring that, except for sensitive information, police radio communications are accessible to emergency services organizations and professional journalists; it passed both houses June 5, 2025 and was vetoed Dec. 19, 2025. Voted yes June 10, 2025 on A3665, repealing provisions that limit the questions submitted to a city's voters when a charter commission proposes a new or revised charter; it passed the Assembly June 10 and the Senate June 12, 2025, and was vetoed Dec. 5, 2025.
Voted yes on S8432, A3516 and A3665 · 2025-06-05 to 2025-12-19 · S8432 vetoed Dec. 19, 2025; A3516 vetoed Dec. 19, 2025; A3665 vetoed Dec. 5, 2025 (each after passing both houses)
Energy and the environment
Also in playA law signed in April 2026 set when the state's provisions on providing gas service to new customers take effect.
Larinda C. Hooks
In coverageVoted for the 2026 law setting when the state's provisions on gas service to new customers take effect, and sponsored the 2026 law extending the state Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage black sea bass.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes March 31, 2026 on S8812, on the effectiveness of provisions of law on providing gas service to new customers; signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026. Sponsored A11168, extending the Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage black sea bass; voted yes May 12, 2026, when it passed the Assembly; it passed the Senate June 3, 2026 and was signed into law as Chapter 215 on Aug. 14, 2026.
Voted yes on S8812; prime sponsor of A11168 and voted yes on it · 2026-03-31 to 2026-08-14 · S8812 signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026; A11168 signed into law as Chapter 215 on Aug. 14, 2026