General Election
NY Assembly · Assembly District 75
Incumbent's record on housing, budgets and climate versus a lower-tax, lower-regulation challenge
Tony Simone has held the seat since 2023 and won the June 23 Democratic primary with 76.5% of the vote; he is also on the Working Families line. Cristina Fontanelli is on the Republican and Save NYC lines; the Republican primary was canceled.
Issues
4 issues · 2 candidates · every claim sourced
Housing, rents and new construction
Central to the raceState law has included a good cause eviction law since the 2024-25 budget, which also lets villages, towns and cities outside New York City opt in by local law. The choice ahead is between adding state tenant protections and housing programs and easing regulations to encourage more building.
Cristina Fontanelli
Wants to expand the housing supply by reducing regulations and encouraging responsible development.
Cristina Fontanelli campaign website ↗
Tony Simone
In coverageVoted for the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill. Sponsored a bill, vetoed in November 2024, to create a common state application and web portal for housing development funding, tax credits, loans and grants.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S8306, the 2024-25 education, labor, housing and family assistance budget bill, on April 20, 2024; it passed the Assembly 93-53 with 4 excused and was signed as Chapter 56 the same day. Sponsored A9354 (2023-24 session), requiring DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for housing development funding, tax credits, loans and grants, and voted yes on June 3, 2024; it passed the Assembly on June 3 and the Senate on June 5, 2024, and the governor vetoed it on Nov. 22, 2024.
Voted yes on S8306; sponsor of A9354 and voted yes on it · 2024-04-20 to 2024-06-03 · S8306 signed as Chapter 56 on April 20, 2024; A9354 vetoed by the governor on Nov. 22, 2024
Cost of living, taxes and the state budget
Central to the raceThe Assembly votes each year on the state budget and on the rules businesses must follow; the bill carrying out major parts of the 2026-27 budget became law in May 2026, and a 2026 law addressed the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices. At issue is how much the state taxes, spends and regulates businesses.
Cristina Fontanelli
Wants to lower the cost of living by reducing taxes, cutting regulations and supporting small businesses.
Cristina Fontanelli campaign website ↗Tony Simone
In coverageVoted for the bill carrying out major parts of the 2026-27 state budget, which passed the Assembly 91-52 and was signed in May 2026, and for a 2026 law on the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yes on S9009, which enacts major components of the legislation needed to implement the state fiscal plan for 2026-27, on May 27, 2026; it passed the Assembly 91-52 with 7 excused and was signed as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026. Voted yes on S8811, on the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices, on Feb. 25, 2026; it was signed as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026.
Voted yes on S9009 and S8811 · 2026-02-25 to 2026-05-27 · S9009 signed as Chapter 59 on May 28, 2026; S8811 signed as Chapter 94 on March 27, 2026
Public safety and criminal justice
Central to the raceCriminal law is state law, so changing how repeat offenders or other criminal cases are handled takes a bill passed by the Assembly and the Senate and signed by the governor.
Cristina Fontanelli
Supports policies that hold repeat offenders accountable and keep neighborhoods, subways and streets safe.
Cristina Fontanelli campaign website ↗Tony Simone
In coverageSponsored and voted for a law, signed in February 2026, on criminal cases that end because the defendant was found to have a mental disease or defect, setting reporting requirements for those cases.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored A9491 (2025-26 session), relating to cases terminated due to mental disease or defect and establishing reporting obligations for such cases, and voted yes on Jan. 20, 2026; it was signed as Chapter 29 on Feb. 13, 2026.
Sponsor of A9491; voted yes · 2026-01-20 · Signed as Chapter 29 on Feb. 13, 2026
Health care access and medical decisions
Also in playRecent state laws enacted the Medical Aid in Dying Act and shield people who provide or receive reproductive and gender-affirming care from penalties imposed by other states. Still open is whether the state keeps or changes these laws and what else it does to widen access to care.
Cristina Fontanelli
Supports policies that increase competition and improve access to care, and wants health care decisions made by patients and doctors rather than government bureaucrats.
Cristina Fontanelli campaign website ↗Tony Simone
In coverageCo-sponsored and voted for the Medical Aid in Dying Act, signed into law in February 2026. Voted for a 2025 law protecting people who provide or receive legally protected health care, including reproductive and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed outside New York.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Co-sponsored A136, the Medical Aid in Dying Act, and voted yes on April 29, 2025, when it passed the Assembly; it passed the Senate on June 9, 2025 and was signed as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026. Voted yes on S4914 on June 16, 2025; it was signed as Chapter 694 of the Laws of 2025 on Dec. 19, 2025.
Co-sponsor of A136 and voted yes; voted yes on S4914 · 2025-04-29 to 2025-06-16 · A136 signed as Chapter 714 on Feb. 6, 2026; S4914 signed as Chapter 694 of the Laws of 2025 on Dec. 19, 2025