Phara Souffrant Forrest
Candidate for Member of Assembly, 57th District
Background
- Occupation
- Member of Assembly; nurse
Represents Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights; first elected in 2020. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, she worked as a maternal child field nurse and was president of her building's tenant association before taking office.
Documented positions
Education
Sponsored free SUNY tuition legislation.In office
ReportSponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant ForrestGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Enacts "SUNY for all: the New York State higher education equality act" to provide free tuition to students who attend SUNY”
Housing
Sponsored a bill on rent-stabilized succession rights.In office
ReportSponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant ForrestGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Relates to succession rights for rent stabilized housing”
Economy & jobs
Sponsored requiring employers to provide paid vacation.In office
ReportSponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant ForrestGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Requires employers to provide paid vacation time”
Health & human services
Sponsored the Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.In office
ReportSponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant ForrestGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act”
Courts & justice
Sponsored a bill decriminalizing sex work.In office
ReportSponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant ForrestGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“relating to the decriminalization of sex work”
All sources (4)
- Amended Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election (September 17, 2026)
Election filing · New York State Board of Elections · elections.ny.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Contest List (Kings County section)
Election filing · Board of Elections in the City of New York · Sep 11, 2026 · vote.nyc
- Biography: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest
Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
- Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest
Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
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