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Ahron Gluck
Small business owner
Public safety — Supports smart, community-driven public safety strategies that hold bad actors accountable while building trust between…
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Crown Heights Political Action Committee
Primary Election
PRIMARY WAS JUN 23
NY Assembly · New York - 43
PrimaryDemocratic Party
Open seat in NY-43 draws two candidates with broad issue platforms
The 2026 primary for New York Assembly District 43 is an open-seat contest with no incumbent on the ballot. Two candidates, Ahron Gluck and Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham, have filed to run, and both have taken positions on a wide range of issues including education, affordable housing, and community safety. No fundraising or polling data is available yet, making the race difficult to assess in terms of financial or popular support.
Candidates
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Issues
Education
Cunningham advocates for increased education funding, support for yeshivas and community schools, and expanded after-school programs, having prime-sponsored bills on a CUNY urban education center, high-impact tutoring, and language assistance for parents.
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Ahron Gluck
Advocates for increased education funding, support for yeshivas and community schools, and expanded after-school and enrichment programs for every child in District 43.
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Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham
Cunningham prime-sponsored legislation to establish a CUNY center for excellence in urban education (A02196), a high-impact tutoring pilot program (A02625), a grant program for laundry equipment in schools (A02192), and the advanced coursework expansion incentive grant program (A05450). He also sponsored bills to require school districts to establish a language assistance program for limited English proficient parents (A04516) and to establish open enrollment schools (A08975).
Affordable Housing
Cunningham fights for tenant protections and affordable housing, noting a 40% rent surge in Crown Heights, and has prime-sponsored bills on affordable housing programs, faith-based housing, and a tax on large investor sales.
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Ahron Gluck
Fights for real tenant protections, expanded affordable housing options, and an end to predatory landlord practices that displace families. Notes that rents in Crown Heights have surged over 40% in the past decade.
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Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham
Cunningham has prime-sponsored legislation to establish an affordable housing program (A02658), the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (A03647), and a bill requiring community median income be used by certain affordable housing programs in NYC (A11137). He also sponsored bills to create a first-time homebuyer assistance program (A04089), a first-generation homebuyer assistance program (A04098), and to impose an additional real estate transfer tax on sales by large investors (A04074).
Community Safety
Cunningham supports community-driven public safety strategies, prime-sponsoring the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act, police oversight with independent inspectors general, and a firearms safety certificate requirement.
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Ahron Gluck
Supports smart, community-driven public safety strategies that hold bad actors accountable while building trust between residents and law enforcement.
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Brian-Christopher A. Cunningham
Cunningham prime-sponsored the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act (A04050), a bill to establish an independent inspector general in each county for police oversight (A02667), and a youth outreach department within police departments (A04064). He also sponsored a bill requiring firearms safety certificates (A04085) and establishing the offense of vehicular homicide (A10772).
Researched & verified Jun 22, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.