General Election
NY Assembly · Assembly District 50
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.
Issues
7 issues · 1 candidate · every claim sourced
Climate, energy and the environment
Central to the raceState 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.
Emily Gallagher
In coverageSupports 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A9111, defining portable solar generation devices and exempting them from interconnection and net-metering requirements; voted yes on May 28, 2026, the day it passed both houses. Sponsored A7875, the No Toxics Tent Act; voted yes when the Assembly passed it on May 11, 2026, and the Senate passed it on June 3, 2026. Voted yes on S2129, the climate change adaptation cost recovery program, on June 8, 2024; it passed the Assembly 92-49 and was signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024. Voted yes on S8812, on utilities' obligation to provide gas service to buildings not yet supplied with gas, on March 31, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026.
Sponsor of A9111 and A7875 (voted yes on both); voted yes on S2129 and S8812 · 2024-06-08 to 2026-06-03 · A9111 passed both houses on May 28, 2026; A7875 passed the Assembly on May 11, 2026 and the Senate on June 3, 2026; S2129 signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024; S8812 signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026
Rents and affordable housing
Central to the raceHousing 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.
Emily Gallagher
In coverageSupports 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsors A6265, establishing the New York State Social Housing Development Authority as a public benefit corporation to increase the supply of permanently affordable housing; in the Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026. Voted yes on S8306, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, in its final Assembly floor vote on April 20, 2024; it passed 93-53 and was signed into law as Chapter 56.
Sponsor of A6265; voted yes on S8306 · 2024-04-20 to 2026-01-07 · A6265 in the Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026; S8306 signed into law as Chapter 56
Taxes and the state budget
Also in playThe 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.
Emily Gallagher
In coverageWants 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.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted no on S9009, which enacts major components of the 2026-27 state fiscal plan, on May 27, 2026; it passed the Assembly 91-52 with 7 excused and was signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026.
Voted no on S9009 · 2026-05-27 · Voted no; the bill passed the Assembly 91-52 and was signed into law as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026
Health care and addiction treatment
Also in playA medical aid in dying law was signed in February 2026, and the yearly health and mental hygiene budget, which needs the Assembly, the Senate and the governor, sets state health spending and rules.
Emily Gallagher
In coverageSupports the New York Health Act to create a single-payer health care system in the state. Co-sponsored and voted for the medical aid in dying law signed in 2026, and sponsored a 2025 law replacing 'addict' in state law with 'persons with substance use disorder'. Sponsors a bill of rights for addiction treatment patients, passed by the Assembly in May 2026.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Co-sponsored A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act; voted yes on April 29, 2025; signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Sponsored A2398, replacing the words 'addict' and 'addicts' in state law with 'persons with substance use disorder' or a variation; voted yes on Feb. 25, 2025; signed into law as Chapter 511 on Nov. 21, 2025. Sponsors A2300, creating a substance use disorder treatment bill of rights to be posted in all treatment facilities; voted yes when the Assembly passed it on May 12, 2026; referred to the Senate Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders Committee. Voted yes on S8307, the 2024-25 health and mental hygiene budget bill, on April 19, 2024; it passed the Assembly 99-47 and was signed into law as Chapter 57 on April 20, 2024.
Co-sponsor of A136; sponsor of A2398 and A2300 (voted yes on all three); voted yes on S8307 · 2024-04-19 to 2026-05-12 · A136 signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; A2398 signed into law as Chapter 511 on Nov. 21, 2025; A2300 passed the Assembly May 12, 2026, in the Senate Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders Committee; S8307 signed into law as Chapter 57 on April 20, 2024
Corporate transparency, consumer protection and workers' rights
Also in playState law sets what limited liability companies must disclose about who owns them, under a disclosure law signed in December 2023, and how far the attorney general can act against unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices, addressed by a law signed in March 2026.
Emily Gallagher
In coveragePrime-sponsored the LLC Transparency Act on disclosing who owns limited liability companies; the Assembly passed it in June 2023 and the Senate's version was signed into law that December. Sponsors a bill on public employees' right to strike that repeals some current provisions, and voted for a 2026 law on the attorney general's power over unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Prime-sponsored A3484A, the LLC Transparency Act, on disclosure of the beneficial owners of limited liability companies; the Assembly substituted the Senate's version of the bill on June 9, 2023 and passed the act on June 20, 2023, and the Senate's version was signed into law as Chapter 772 on Dec. 22, 2023. Sponsors A2293, on the right of public employees and employee organizations to strike, which repeals certain provisions of law; in the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026. Voted yes on S8811, on the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices, on Feb. 25, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026.
Prime sponsor of A3484A; sponsor of A2293; voted yes on S8811 · 2023-06-09 to 2026-03-27 · A3484A substituted by the Senate's version, signed into law as Chapter 772 on Dec. 22, 2023; A2293 in the Assembly Governmental Employees Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026; S8811 signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026
Jails, prisons and criminal justice
Also in playCriminal-justice rules and spending are set largely in the yearly public protection and general government budget, which needs the Assembly, the Senate and the governor.
Emily Gallagher
In coverageSponsors a bill to add members to the State Commission of Correction and require their confirmation. Joined nine other Assembly members in an October 2021 letter urging the commission to close the Rikers Island jail complex, and voted for the 2024-25 public protection and general government budget bill.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsors A2315, increasing the number of members on the State Commission of Correction and providing for their confirmation; referred to the Assembly Committee on Correction on Jan. 7, 2026. Joined nine other Assembly members in an October 2021 letter to the State Commission of Correction urging the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex. Voted yes on A8805, the 2024-25 public protection and general government budget bill, in its final Assembly floor vote on April 18, 2024; it passed 120-29 and was signed into law as Chapter 55 on April 20, 2024.
Sponsor of A2315; signer of an October 2021 letter with nine other Assembly members; voted yes on A8805 · 2021-10-27 to 2026-01-07 · A2315 referred to the Assembly Committee on Correction on Jan. 7, 2026; A8805 signed into law as Chapter 55 on April 20, 2024
Immigrant protections
Also in playState funding and legal protections for immigrants are among the priorities named in this race.
Emily Gallagher
Supports passing New York for All and increasing funding and protections for immigrants.
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