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Member of Assembly, 3rd District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: 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 Suffolk County.

Candidates Compare by issue

Joshua P. Slaughter

Democratic, Working Families

Long Island Political Director, Laborers Local 66

The gist

Supported Project Labor Agreements on SUNY construction.
Secured funding for the Forge River area's first sewer district.
Proposes lowering prescription drug costs by targeting middlemen.
Opposes putting data center and warehouse profits over residents.

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Supported Project Labor Agreements on SUNY construction.
Josh Slaughter for Assembly
Campaign website · joshslaughter.com
“He helped pass Project Labor Agreement requirements for all construction on SUNY campuses in New York State”
Secured funding for the Forge River area's first sewer district.
Josh Slaughter for Assembly
Campaign website · joshslaughter.com
“helped secure $200 million to construct what became our community's first ever sewer district”
Proposes lowering prescription drug costs by targeting middlemen.
Josh Slaughter for Assembly
Campaign website · joshslaughter.com
“Driving down costs and taking on corporate middlemen”
Opposes putting data center and warehouse profits over residents.
Josh Slaughter for Assembly
Campaign website · joshslaughter.com
“Warehouses, Data centers, A.I. Putting people over corporate profits”

Joseph P. De Stefano

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Member of Assembly

The gist

Supports giving judges and prosecutors more discretion.
Opposes a statewide data-center moratorium; supports local control.
Supports changing state energy mandates to lower utility costs.In office
Voted against the 2026 Health and Mental Hygiene budget bill.In office

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

More about Joseph

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Supports giving judges and prosecutors more discretion.
Joe DeStefano — New York State Assembly, 3rd District
Campaign website · votejoedestefano.com
“He has advocated changes to New York's criminal-justice policies and greater discretion for judges and prosecutors.”
Opposes a statewide data-center moratorium; supports local control.
Joe DeStefano — New York State Assembly, 3rd District
Campaign website · votejoedestefano.com
“He supported Brookhaven's authority to consider its own data-center moratorium while opposing a statewide moratorium.”
Supports changing state energy mandates to lower utility costs.
DeStefano: Albany Must Stop Driving Up Energy Costs and Start Delivering Relief
Public statement · New York State Assembly · May 12, 2026 · nyassembly.gov
“DeStefano points to state energy policies, mandates and surcharges as major reasons costs continue to rise.”
Voted against the 2026 Health and Mental Hygiene budget bill.
DeStefano: Health Budget Falls Short for Families, Patients and Providers
Public statement · New York State Assembly · May 28, 2026 · nyassembly.gov
“voted against the Health and Mental Hygiene budget bill”

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