General Election
Eon Huntley 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.
Eon Huntley runs unopposed after defeating Assembly Member Stefani Zinerman in June
Eon Huntley lost the 2024 Democratic primary to Assembly Member Stefani Zinerman, then defeated her in the June 23, 2026 primary with about 58 percent of the vote. He is the only candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot, on the Democratic and Working Families lines.
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Rents, tenant protections and public housing
How the state regulates rents, how it pays for new permanently affordable homes, and the future of public housing, in a district with many public housing developments and rent-stabilized apartments.
Wants to freeze rents, expand rent controls, build permanently affordable green housing, and keep the New York City Housing Authority's public housing from being privatized.
Eon Huntley for Assembly campaign site — platformChild care, public schools and CUNY
Whether the state guarantees child care for every family, how it funds public schools, and what students pay at CUNY and SUNY.
Supports child care for every family, fully funded public schools, and tuition-free CUNY and SUNY.
Eon Huntley for Assembly campaign site — platformImmigration enforcement in New York
How far the state and its agencies cooperate with federal immigration enforcement and detention.
Wants the state to pass the New York for All Act to keep federal immigration agents off the streets and end New York's role in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.
Eon Huntley for Assembly campaign site — platformCycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.
Researched & verified Oct 1, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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