General Election
NY Assembly · Assembly District 63
A 2024 rematch: two-term Republican incumbent against a Democratic former prosecutor
Sam T. Pirozzolo won the seat in 2022 and beat Matthew Mobilia 57.3% to 42.2% in 2024. Both advanced without a primary this year after the June 23 primaries were canceled, setting up a rematch.
Issues
3 issues · 2 candidates · every claim sourced
Public safety and bail
Central to the raceBail rules are written in state law, so changing them takes a bill passed by the Assembly and Senate and signed by the governor, who can veto it. Open questions include whether to repeal the current bail laws and how much the state should invest in community policing and officer training.
Matthew Mobilia
Supports stronger community policing, better training for law enforcement, and joint initiatives with community leaders to make Staten Island neighborhoods safer.
Matthew Mobilia campaign website — Key Issues ↗
Sam T. Pirozzolo
In coverageSupports repealing New York's bail reform laws so that people arrested for dangerous crimes are not released hours after arrest. Sponsors a bill creating rehabilitation programs in secure treatment facilities for people convicted of 10 or more violent crimes, and voted against ending the lifetime ban on jury service for people with felony convictions.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsors A781 (2025-26 session), which establishes rehabilitation programs within secure treatment facilities for persistent offenders convicted of ten or more violent criminal offenses; it was in the Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026. Voted no on S206, removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for people with felony convictions, on June 7, 2024; it passed the Senate on June 6 and the Assembly on June 7, 2024, and the governor vetoed it on Dec. 21, 2024.
Sponsor of A781; voted no on S206 · 2024-06-07 to 2026-01-07 · A781 in the Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee as of Jan. 7, 2026; S206 vetoed by the governor on Dec. 21, 2024
Small business and local investment
Central to the raceState lawmakers set many of the regulations and state programs that reach small businesses. The question is how much direct financial help and regulatory relief the state should offer them.
Matthew Mobilia
Wants policies that give small businesses financial support and cut unnecessary regulations for local entrepreneurs. Also backs investing in local infrastructure, better public services and educational programs.
Matthew Mobilia campaign website ↗Sam T. Pirozzolo
Pledges to help small businesses grow.
New York State Assembly — Sam Pirozzolo biography ↗How the Legislature works
Also in playMatthew Mobilia
Stresses working across the aisle to reach compromise on legislation and ideas, saying lawmakers "are all there for one purpose, and that is to make our community better."
Matthew Mobilia campaign website ↗Sam T. Pirozzolo
In coverageSponsors a bill to lengthen state legislators' terms to six years while imposing term limits, and is prime sponsor of another on disclosing lawmakers' use of artificial intelligence in floor statements and debate.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsors A263 (2025-26 session), which increases legislators' term of office to six years and imposes term limits; it was in the Assembly Judiciary Committee as of Jan. 30, 2026. His Assembly bill list also shows him as prime sponsor of a bill on disclosing artificial intelligence use in legislators' floor statements and debate.
Sponsor of A263; prime sponsor of a bill on AI disclosure in floor statements · 2026-01-30 · A263 in the Assembly Judiciary Committee as of Jan. 30, 2026