General Election
Emily Gallagher 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.
Incumbent Emily Gallagher is the only candidate for this North Brooklyn seat
Emily Gallagher has held the seat since 2021, after defeating incumbent Joseph Lentol in the 2020 Democratic primary. She won the June 23, 2026 primary with 85.5 percent and is the only candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot.
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Climate, energy and the environment
State law now requires companies that contributed significantly to the buildup of greenhouse gases to bear a share of climate adaptation infrastructure costs (signed December 2024), and a 2026 law addressed when utilities must provide gas service to buildings not yet supplied with gas. The Legislature decides whether to keep, expand or change such rules.
Supports banning fracked gas in New York and legalizing balcony-mounted personal solar panels. Sponsored bills on portable solar devices and the No Toxics Tent Act, both passed by the Legislature in 2026, and voted for the 2024 law making companies that contributed significantly to greenhouse gas buildup share climate adaptation costs. Her campaign and Assembly biography credit her with leading the 2023 All-Electric Buildings Act, meant to phase out fossil gas hookups in new construction.
Re-Elect Emily 2026 campaign site — issuesRents and affordable housing
Housing measures move through the yearly state budget as well as stand-alone bills, and each needs the Assembly, the Senate and the governor to become law.
Supports creating a state Social Housing Development Authority to build housing with rent capped at 25 percent of a tenant's income, and sponsors a bill to establish such an authority. Supports a Rent Guidelines Board for commercial leases in New York City. Voted for the 2024-25 state budget bill covering education, labor, housing and family assistance.
Re-Elect Emily 2026 campaign site — issuesTaxes and the state budget
The state's fiscal plan is enacted each year in budget bills that need the Assembly, the Senate and the governor; the bill carrying major parts of the 2026-27 plan passed the Assembly 91-52 in May 2026.
Wants to raise taxes on individuals making more than $1 million and on the most profitable corporations. Voted against the bill carrying major parts of the 2026-27 state fiscal plan, which passed the Assembly 91-52 and was signed into law in May 2026.
Re-Elect Emily 2026 campaign site — issuesCycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
GallagherResearched & verified Oct 1, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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