NY Assembly · Assembly District 55

Uncontested

Latrice M. Walker 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 voting rights, bail and health care

Democrat Latrice M. Walker, in the Assembly since 2015, is the only candidate on the ballot, on the Democratic and Working Families lines. She advanced without a primary vote after both parties' June 23, 2026 primaries were canceled.

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Candidate

Incumbent

Latrice M. Walker

Member of the New York State Assembly for District 55 since Jan. 1, 2015; her current term ends Jan. 1, 2027

Focus: Voting rights

New York Working Families Party

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Issues

Voting rights and election law

New York's own voting rights act was amended by a law signed in August 2024 and early voting rules for certain special elections by one signed in March 2025; the Legislature and the governor decide whether to change voting access rules further or keep the current ones.

In coverage

Sponsored two election laws now on the books: 2024 amendments to the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, and a 2025 law setting early voting for certain special elections. Sponsors a bill on voting rights and access for incarcerated people, on the Assembly floor calendar as of June 2026.

New York State Assembly — A10357 (2023-24 session) actions and floor votes

Bail, discovery and criminal justice

A 2019 state law eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felonies, and a 2020 discovery reform law changed how criminal cases are handled; the Legislature and governor decide whether to keep or revise those rules.

In coverage

In 2022, went on a 19-day hunger strike to protest proposed rollbacks to the state's bail law; her Assembly biography calls her the engine behind the 2019 law that eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felonies. Sponsors a bill for a Rand Corporation study of how the 2020 discovery reform law has affected criminal cases.

New York State Assembly — Latrice M. Walker biography

Health care and medical 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, with amendments on medication requirements signed the same day; whether to keep or change it is decided by the Legislature and the governor.

In coverage

Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act when it passed the Assembly in April 2025 and against requirements for providing medication for medical aid in dying in February 2026; both became law Feb. 6, 2026. Sponsored a 2024 law letting pregnant women enroll in exchange health insurance at any time without penalty, and voted for 2026 health-care protections.

New York State Assembly — A136 (2025-26 session) actions and floor votes

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The money

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

Walker

$11K

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

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