General Election
Diana I. Ayala 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.
Diana Ayala runs unopposed after defeating Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs in June
Former City Council Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala defeated Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs in the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with about 52 percent of the vote. She is the only candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot, on the Democratic and Working Families lines.
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Affordable housing and public housing
At issue is how the state pays for new housing that stays affordable over the long term, and how much it puts into repairing New York City public housing.
Supports a modernized, statewide Mitchell-Lama 2.0 program that would use updated financing tools, the state's bonding authority, and partnerships with nonprofit and public developers to guarantee long-term housing affordability.
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club — Diana Ayala's candidate questionnaire answers (March 22, 2026)Homelessness, shelters and rental vouchers
How families qualify for rental vouchers that can keep them out of shelters, and how the shelter intake process works.
Says she wrote the City Council bill that ended the requirement to enter a shelter before qualifying for a rental assistance voucher, and sponsored a 2019 bill requiring the city to inform voucher applicants of their rights and of protections against source-of-income discrimination.
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club — Diana Ayala's candidate questionnaire answers (March 22, 2026)State and local cooperation with immigration enforcement
At issue is whether state law bars state and local agencies from asking about or sharing people's immigration status and from helping federal deportation efforts, and whether the state guarantees a lawyer to immigrants facing deportation proceedings.
Supports the New York for All Act, which would bar state and local agencies from questioning or disclosing people's immigration status or cooperating with federal deportation efforts; the Access to Representation Act, for a right to a lawyer in deportation proceedings; and the BUILD Act's grants for groups providing that representation.
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club — Diana Ayala's candidate questionnaire answers (March 22, 2026)Cycle-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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