General Election
NY Assembly · Assembly District 67
Linda B. Rosenthal 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.
Linda Rosenthal, in the Assembly since 2006, is the only candidate
Linda Rosenthal has held the seat since 2006 and won 98.8% of the vote in 2024. Her June 2026 Democratic and Working Families primaries were canceled, and she is the only candidate listed for the Nov. 3 ballot.
Issues
6 issues · 1 candidate · every claim sourced
Rent rules, tenant protections and housing aid
Central to the raceChanges to housing law need the Assembly, the Senate and the governor, who can veto bills both houses pass. At issue is how far the state goes on tenant protections and rental assistance.
Linda B. Rosenthal
In coverageSponsored a bill, vetoed by the governor in 2024, requiring an online database of landlords' major capital improvements. Says she wants to expand the Housing Access Voucher Program, and sponsors a bill on rent-overcharge penalties. The campaign says she sponsored rent laws ending vacancy decontrol.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A589, requiring the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal to publish an online database of building-wide major capital improvements in cities of over one million people; voted yes on May 28, 2024; it passed both houses and was vetoed by the governor on Nov. 22, 2024. Voted yes on S8306, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, on April 20, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 56 that day.
Sponsor of A589 (voted yes); voted yes on S8306 · 2024-04-20 to 2024-11-22 · A589 passed both houses and was vetoed by the governor on Nov. 22, 2024; S8306 signed into law as Chapter 56 on April 20, 2024
Health coverage and public health
Central to the raceState law sets what certain private health plans and Medicaid must cover. The Legislature has required large-group plans to cover scalp cooling during chemotherapy (2025), while the governor vetoed a 2025 bill that would have barred Medicaid prior authorization for HIV treatment and prevention drugs.
Linda B. Rosenthal
In coverageSponsored laws requiring certain large-group health plans to cover scalp cooling during chemotherapy and requiring epinephrine auto-injectors at places of public assembly; co-sponsored the medical aid in dying law enacted in 2026. Sponsors another bill to bar Medicaid prior authorization for certain HIV medications (a similar 2025 bill was vetoed), and bills to require Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care and to keep overdose-reversal medication in homeless shelters.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A430, requiring certain large-group health insurance policies to cover scalp cooling systems to preserve hair during chemotherapy; voted yes Feb. 3, 2025; signed into law as Chapter 14 on Feb. 14, 2025. Sponsored A2885, requiring places of public assembly to have epinephrine auto-injectors and a trained employee or volunteer present; voted yes May 23, 2024; signed into law as Chapter 461 on Nov. 22, 2024. Co-sponsored A136, the medical aid in dying act; voted yes April 29, 2025; signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Sponsored A26, barring Medicaid providers from requiring prior authorization for HIV treatment and prevention drugs; voted yes June 5, 2025; it passed the Senate June 12, 2025 and was vetoed by the governor on Dec. 19, 2025.
Sponsor of A430, A2885 and A26; co-sponsor of A136; voted yes on all four · 2024-05-23 to 2026-02-06 · A430 signed into law as Chapter 14 on Feb. 14, 2025; A2885 signed into law as Chapter 461 on Nov. 22, 2024; A136 signed into law as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; A26 vetoed Dec. 19, 2025
Consumer protection and product safety
Also in playState law sets rules for products sold in New York and for business practices: recent laws restrict certain substances in menstrual products (2026) and address the attorney general's power to act against unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices (2026).
Linda B. Rosenthal
In coverageSponsored laws restricting substances in menstrual products, requiring ingredient labels on diapers, barring repossession clauses in online dog and cat sales contracts, and releasing domestic-violence victims from utility, phone and TV contracts. Voted for a 2026 law on the attorney general's power over deceptive business practices.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A9503, restricting substances in menstrual products; voted yes Jan. 21, 2026; signed into law as Chapter 31 on Feb. 13, 2026. Sponsored A43, requiring ingredient labels on diaper packages; voted yes March 26, 2024; signed into law as Chapter 547 on Dec. 11, 2024. Sponsored A1672, barring online dog and cat purchase or financing contracts from allowing repossession; voted yes May 12, 2025; signed into law as Chapter 507 on Nov. 21, 2025. Sponsored A998, on releasing domestic-violence victims from utility, phone and TV contracts; voted yes Jan. 18, 2023; signed into law as Chapter 42 on March 3, 2023. Voted yes on S8811, on the attorney general's power to act against unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices, on Feb. 25, 2026; signed into law as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026.
Sponsor of A9503, A43, A1672 and A998 (voted yes on each); voted yes on S8811 · 2023-01-18 to 2026-03-27 · A9503 signed into law as Chapter 31 on Feb. 13, 2026; A43 signed as Chapter 547 on Dec. 11, 2024; A1672 signed as Chapter 507 on Nov. 21, 2025; A998 signed as Chapter 42 on March 3, 2023; S8811 signed as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026
Climate and energy
Also in playState law now requires companies that contributed significantly to the buildup of greenhouse gases to bear a share of climate adaptation infrastructure costs (signed December 2024) and requires electric vehicle charging in certain new construction; the Legislature decides whether to keep, expand or change such rules.
Linda B. Rosenthal
In coverageVoted for laws making companies that contributed significantly to greenhouse-gas buildup pay a share of climate adaptation costs and requiring EV charging in new construction with off-street parking, and for a 2026 bill on gas service to new customers. Sponsors a bill to ban the pesticide paraquat.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S2129, establishing the climate change adaptation cost recovery program, on June 8, 2024; it passed the Assembly 92-49 and was signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024. Voted yes on S1736, requiring electric vehicle charging stations and EV-ready parking spaces in new construction with off-street parking, on June 5, 2024; it passed 90-55 and was signed into law as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024. Voted yes on S8812, on the effectiveness of the law on gas service to new customers, on March 31, 2026; it passed 83-61 and was signed into law as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026.
Voted yes on S2129, S1736 and S8812 · 2024-06-05 to 2026-03-31 · S2129 signed into law as Chapter 679 on Dec. 26, 2024; S1736 signed as Chapter 643 on Dec. 21, 2024; S8812 signed as Chapter 101 on April 10, 2026
Reproductive health care
Also in playBills on reproductive and pregnancy care, and on protections for legally protected health activities, have come before the Assembly in the current session.
Linda B. Rosenthal
In coverageVoted for a 2026 law on procedures protecting legally protected health activities. Sponsors bills including a safeguarding reproductive care act, a pregnant persons' bill of rights, and a bill on out-of-state investigations and warrants for legally protected health activity in New York.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S8807, on procedures for protections of legally protected health activities, on March 31, 2026; it was signed into law as Chapter 128 on June 5, 2026.
Voted yes on S8807 · 2026-03-31 · Signed into law as Chapter 128 on June 5, 2026
Crime, guns and protections for victims
Also in playCriminal law, gun purchases and protections for crime victims are set largely by state law.
Linda B. Rosenthal
In coverageSponsors a bill to bar buying more than one firearm in any 30-day period, and voted for the 2024-25 public protection budget bill. The campaign says she wrote the Child Victims Act to help people sexually abused as children seek justice, and her Assembly biography says she passed a law extending orders of protection to companion animals.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on A8805, the 2024-25 public protection and general government budget bill, on April 18, 2024; it was signed into law as Chapter 55 on April 20, 2024.
Voted yes on A8805 · 2024-04-18 · Signed into law as Chapter 55 on April 20, 2024