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Member of Assembly, 20th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the Assembly votes on New York laws and the state budget in the State Assembly.

Covers part of Nassau County.

Meir Fischer

Democratic

The gist

  • Pledges to strengthen hate crime laws and enforcement.
  • Supports state funding for public and nonpublic schools, including yeshivas.
  • Supports coastal resiliency, flood mitigation and power grid investment.
  • Supports expanding affordable housing and enforcing anti-discrimination laws.
  • Supports Independent Redistricting Commission maps that keep communities together.
  • Pledges to serve as a full-time assemblyman.
More about Meir
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  1. Pledges to strengthen hate crime laws and enforcement.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 20 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will strengthen hate crimes laws and enforcement to combat the rise in antisemitism, racism, and all forms of hate.”
  2. Supports state funding for public and nonpublic schools, including yeshivas.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 20 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Whether a child goes to public school, private school, or yeshiva, they deserve a quality education and their fair share of funding from Albany.”
  3. Supports coastal resiliency, flood mitigation and power grid investment.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 20 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “investing in coastal resiliency, flood mitigation, and a stronger, more modern power grid”
  4. Supports expanding affordable housing and enforcing anti-discrimination laws.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 20 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “expanding affordable housing and enforcing anti-discrimination housing laws”
  5. Supports Independent Redistricting Commission maps that keep communities together.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 20 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support our Independent Redistricting Commission drawing maps that keep communities together”
  6. Pledges to serve as a full-time assemblyman.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 20 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “We need a full-time assemblyman who is actually in the room fighting for us.”
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Eric Ari BrownOfficial portrait — New York State Assembly

Eric Ari Brown

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Member of Assembly

The gist

  • Opposes Equinor's offshore wind project off the South Shore.In office
  • Supports an audit of Liberty New York Water rate increases.In office
  • Sponsored the 'Stop Anti-Semitism on College Campuses Act.'In office
  • Sponsored a bill prohibiting COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Eric
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  1. Opposes Equinor's offshore wind project off the South Shore.

    Assemblyman Ari Brown Responds to Restart of Equinor Offshore Wind Project: “We Will Keep Fighting for Long Island”

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · May 20, 2025 · nyassembly.gov

    “News that the federal stop-work order on Equinor's offshore wind project has been lifted raises serious concerns for our communities.”
  2. Supports an audit of Liberty New York Water rate increases.

    Brown Slams Liberty New York Water for Unfair, Unethical Business Practices

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Aug 19, 2025 · nyassembly.gov

    “including a full audit of rate increases, clear line-item billing”
  3. Sponsored the 'Stop Anti-Semitism on College Campuses Act.'

    Sponsored legislation: Assemblymember Ari Brown

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Enacts the "stop Anti-Semitism on college campuses act"”
  4. Sponsored a bill prohibiting COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations.

    Sponsored legislation: Assemblymember Ari Brown

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Prohibits the administration of COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations”

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