NY Assembly · Assembly District 48

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Simcha Eichenstein 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.

Unopposed incumbent's record on religious observance, energy and health care

Democrat Simcha Eichenstein, in the Assembly since 2019 and re-elected in 2024 with 98.9% of the vote, is the only candidate on the ballot, on the Democratic and Conservative lines. Both June 23, 2026 primaries for the seat were canceled.

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Candidate

Incumbent

Simcha Eichenstein

Member of the New York State Assembly for District 48 since Jan. 1, 2019; first elected Nov. 6, 2018 with 99.0% of the vote

Focus: Religion and hate crimes

Conservative Party of New York State

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Issues

Religious observance and hate crimes

State law sets what insurers may do after hate-crime losses and what religious dietary options prisons must offer, both changed by laws signed in 2023. How far the state should go in accommodating religious practice, for example in housing, and in punishing bias crimes is decided bill by bill.

In coverage

Sponsored 2023 laws on insurance for hate-crime victims and on religious dietary options in prison commissaries. His bill barring property owners from restricting religious items on dwelling doors passed both houses in 2026. Also sponsors bills to make misdemeanor hate crimes felonies and allow absentee voting for religious observance.

New York State Assembly — Simcha Eichenstein biography

Energy, gas drilling and utility rates

A 2024 law bars well permits for drilling that uses carbon dioxide, an April 2026 law addressed gas service to new customers, and the Public Service Commission approves utility rates under rules the Legislature sets. At issue is how far to restrict gas and drilling and how much weight rate decisions give to costs for consumers.

In coverage

Voted against the 2024 law barring well permits for drilling that uses carbon dioxide and, on the final roll call, against a 2026 law on gas service to new customers. Sponsored a bill, passed by both houses in 2026, requiring the Public Service Commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates, and sponsors a 2% cap on utility rate increases.

New York State Assembly — A2400 (2025) actions and floor votes

Health care and medical aid in dying

The Medical Aid in Dying Act, for terminally ill patients, was signed into law on Feb. 6, 2026, along with a companion law on requirements for providing the medication. Whether to keep or change those rules is up to the Legislature and the governor.

In coverage

Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act in April 2025 and against the bill on requirements for providing medication for medical aid in dying in February 2026; both became law on Feb. 6, 2026.

New York State Assembly — A136 (2025) actions and floor votes

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The money

Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.

Eichenstein

$204K

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Researched & verified Oct 1, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.

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