Incumbent
Jo Anne Simon
Assembly member for District 52 since Jan. 1, 2015
Focus: Education
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General Election
ELECTION WAS NOV 3
NY Assembly · Assembly District 52
Third Simon–Wynkoop matchup splits on energy, schools and health care
Democrat Jo Anne Simon, in the seat since 2015, beat Brett Wynkoop in 2022 and 2024 with more than 90% of the vote. She won the June 2026 primary over Lydia Green and is on the Democratic and Working Families lines; Wynkoop is on the Republican and Conservative lines.
Candidates
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Brett Wynkoop
Captains charter sailboats and teaches computer science part-time
Energy — Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach that puts affordability, reliability and innovation first, with wind and solar as supplements to baseload power rather than replacements. Wants to unlock nearby natural gas reserves to lower energy costs and create jobs, and to back clean-technology innovation without forcing unaffordable mandates on working people.
Conservative Party of New York State
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Issues
Energy sources and utility costs
At issue is how much New York relies on natural gas, nuclear power and renewables, and whether electric generation and utilities stay privately owned or move to public ownership.
Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach that puts affordability, reliability and innovation first, with wind and solar as supplements to baseload power rather than replacements. Wants to unlock nearby natural gas reserves to lower energy costs and create jobs, and to back clean-technology innovation without forcing unaffordable mandates on working people.
Brett Wynkoop campaign website — Energy policySchools and reading
New York spends about $36,300 to $37,000 a year per student, according to 2024-25 figures from the Citizens Budget Commission and the state Education Department. What is contested is how families can choose among schools, including charter schools, and what screening and reading help students get.
Pledges to introduce legislation expanding school choice so parents in the district can more easily reach charter schools and other alternatives.
Brett Wynkoop campaign website — EducationHealth care and medical decisions
New York enacted a medical aid in dying law for terminally ill patients in February 2026 after an 81-67 Assembly vote, and in June 2026 added protections for legally protected health activities, including gender-affirming care. Still at issue is how far the state should shield patients' medical choices and records, and whether medical treatment may be required for work, school or benefits.
Plans to prohibit medical mandates as a condition of employment, housing, education, public accommodations or government benefits, to criminalize non-health-care requirements to disclose personal health information, and to bar centralized government medical-data registries. Supports expanded veteran mental-health and substance-use services, including peer counseling.
Branch voter guide — Brett Wynkoop platformThe money
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Researched & verified Sep 30, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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