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Incumbent
Al Taylor
Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Herman “Denny” Farrell, Jr.
Focus: Education
No major endorsements yet
Primary Election
PRIMARY WAS JUN 23
NY Assembly · New York - 71
PrimaryDemocratic Party
Open seat in NY-71 draws three candidates vying for Assembly
The race for New York's 71st Assembly District is an open seat with no incumbent on the ballot. Three candidates—Al Taylor, Rolando Gomez, and Julien Segura—are competing in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026. Julien Segura has staked out positions on a broad range of issues including election reforms, housing, and prison reform, while the other candidates have not yet publicly detailed their platforms. No fundraising or polling data is available at this time.
Candidates
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Rolando Gomez
Rolando Gomez is a Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 71 in the primary election on June 23, 2026. He has no endorsements from Democratic or progressive organizations yet.
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Julien Segura
Political organizer
Housing — Segura supports holding bad landlords accountable, investing in HDFCs and ensuring extension of tax exemption beyond 2029, protecting NYCHA public housing stock from privatization, and creating a social housing model for tenants in privatized NYCHAs.
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Issues
Election reforms
Segura supports protecting against the SAVE act, allowing independent voters to choose a primary, and lowering barriers for independent candidates.
Segura supports protecting against Trump's SAVE act, allowing independent voters to vote in a primary election of their choosing, and lowering the barrier to entry for independent party candidates.
Segura campaign issues pageInterfaith/Language Accessibility/Disability
Segura supports ensuring state documents are available in over 30 languages and creating an anti-hate training mandate for hate crime convicts.
Segura supports ensuring all NY State government documents have availability in over 30 languages, and creating anti-hate training mandate for all convicted of hate crimes.
Segura campaign issues pageResearched & verified Jun 22, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.