Incumbent
Alec Brook-Krasny
Member of the New York State Assembly for District 46 since Jan. 1, 2023; re-elected in 2024 over Chris McCreight, 51.6% to 48.0%
Focus: Public safety
Conservative Party of New York State
General Election
ELECTION WAS NOV 3
NY Assembly · Assembly District 46
A 2024 rematch over a southern Brooklyn seat Republicans flipped in 2022
Alec Brook-Krasny, a Democrat until 2022, beat Chris McCreight 51.6% to 48.0% in 2024, when Donald Trump won 53.5% of the district's vote. Brook-Krasny has the Republican and Conservative lines; McCreight won the June 2026 Democratic primary with 64.2% and also has the Working Families and Affordable & Safe lines.
Candidates
Chris McCreight
Senior Advisor to New York City Council Member Kayla Santosuosso
Cost of living — Wants to cut taxes for working- and middle-class families, give rebates to seniors on fixed incomes, and introduce legislation to reform the property tax system for southern Brooklyn homeowners and lower their rates. Wants lower residential customer bills and opposes special deals for large corporate AI data centers; also backs universal free childcare and support for small business startups.
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Issues
Bail, crime and public safety
State law sets the rules for bail and the sentences crimes carry, so whether to revise New York's current bail laws, and how much discretion judges have when setting bail, is decided in Albany by the Legislature and the governor.
Opposes the state's bail reform laws and wants judges to have more discretion in setting bail. Would prioritize cracking down on retail theft and illegal cannabis shops, supports higher penalties for drivers with ghost plates, loud mufflers or reckless driving, and backs gun safety laws, including fully funding red flag laws.
Chris McCreight campaign website — IssuesTaxes, utility bills and the cost of living
The Legislature writes the state's tax rules, credits and rebates and can limit the fees utilities charge customers, so it shapes the household costs homeowners, renters and retirees in the district pay.
Wants to cut taxes for working- and middle-class families, give rebates to seniors on fixed incomes, and introduce legislation to reform the property tax system for southern Brooklyn homeowners and lower their rates. Wants lower residential customer bills and opposes special deals for large corporate AI data centers; also backs universal free childcare and support for small business startups.
Chris McCreight campaign website — IssuesSubways, buses and the MTA
How much say New York City has over its subways and buses, whether tolls collected on city bridges go to city transit, how the MTA board is set up, and who patrols transit are questions state lawmakers decide.
Wants more control over New York City's mass transit and emergency funding for infrastructure upgrades. Opposes subsidizing Long Island and Westchester and wants tolls collected on New York City bridges to go to city transit.
Chris McCreight campaign website — IssuesThe money
Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
Brook-Krasny$77K
McCreight$70K
Researched & verified Sep 29, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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