General Election
Maritza Davila 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 public assistance, budgets and health care
Democrat Maritza Davila, in the Assembly since winning a November 2013 special election, is the only candidate on the ballot. She advanced without a primary vote after the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary was canceled.
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Public assistance and food aid
State law sets the income and resource exemptions in public assistance programs, extended by a 2025 law, and the requirements for SNAP applicants and recipients, including whether finger imaging may be required; the Legislature and governor decide whether those rules change.
Sponsored a 2025 law extending current income and resource exemptions in public assistance programs, and a bill, vetoed in 2025, creating a task force to study fiscal cliffs in those programs. Sponsors a bill, passed by both houses in 2026, barring finger imaging as a SNAP requirement, and sponsored a 2024 bill, vetoed, requiring the state to post information on rental and shelter supplement plans.
New York State Assembly — A8433 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votesState budget
Each year the Legislature votes on the bills that carry the state budget, including aid to localities and the education, labor, housing and family assistance and health and mental hygiene budgets; the 2024-25 versions became law in April and May 2024.
Voted for three state budget bills that became law in 2024: aid to localities, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget, and the 2024-25 health and mental hygiene budget.
New York State Assembly — A8803 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votesMedical aid in dying
Medical aid in dying, covering a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication, became state law on Feb. 6, 2026, after passing the Assembly 81-67; whether to keep or change the law is decided by the Legislature and the governor.
Co-sponsored the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which covers a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying, and voted for it when it passed the Assembly 81-67 in April 2025; it became law in February 2026.
New York State Assembly — A136 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votesCycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
DavilaResearched & verified Oct 1, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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