NY Assembly · Assembly District 70

Uncontested

Jordan J.G. Wright 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 after a June primary win, Harlem's first-term Assembly member seeks reelection

Democrat Jordan J.G. Wright, in the Assembly since January 2025, is the only candidate on the November ballot. He won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary over Conrad Blackburn, a challenger endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

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Candidate

Incumbent

Jordan J.G. Wright

Member of the New York State Assembly for District 70 since Jan. 1, 2025, succeeding Inez Dickens

Focus: Housing

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Issues

Housing conditions and building safety

How the state sets repair, maintenance and safety standards for residential buildings, and how much it invests in affordable housing.

In coverage

Sponsored the 2026 law requiring biannual certification of cooling towers, with higher penalties for reporting violations. Sponsors a bill setting repair and maintenance standards for mixed-income buildings of 20 or more units so repairs cannot be used to harass tenants. His campaign credits him with helping secure $1 billion in investments to improve, preserve and build affordable housing across Harlem and New York City.

Jordan J.G. Wright for New York Assembly campaign site

Schools, school libraries and child care

How the state funds and governs public schools, school libraries, school meals and child care.

In coverage

Voted for the Freedom to Read Act when it passed the Assembly in June 2025; the governor vetoed it in December 2025. Sponsors bills setting membership rules for school and district leadership teams, creating a citywide leadership team and putting district leadership teams under the open meetings law. His campaign credits him with helping secure $2.2 billion to expand child care and $340 million for universal school meals.

Jordan J.G. Wright for New York Assembly campaign site

Medical aid in dying and health care

A law letting terminally ill patients request and use medication for medical aid in dying was signed on Feb. 6, 2026, together with a law setting requirements for providing that medication; the Legislature and the governor decide whether to keep or change those rules.

In coverage

Voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act, on a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying, when it passed the Assembly in April 2025, and for a February 2026 bill on requirements for providing that medication; both were signed into law on Feb. 6, 2026. Sponsors a bill adding doula awareness to the state Health Department's education and outreach.

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.

Wright

$293K

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

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