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Member of Assembly, 45th 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 Kings County.

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Joey Cohen-Saban

Democratic, FGT AntiSemitism

Chief of staff to State Sen. Sam Sutton

The gist

Supports more security funding for houses of worship.
Supports more state funding for yeshivas and nonpublic schools.
Supports more police foot patrols and community policing.
Opposes migrant shelter placements without community input.

More about Joey

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Supports more security funding for houses of worship.
Issues — Saban for Brooklyn
Campaign website · joeysaban.com
“Joey will push for stronger hate crime enforcement, increased security funding for houses of worship and community centers”
Supports more state funding for yeshivas and nonpublic schools.
Issues — Saban for Brooklyn
Campaign website · joeysaban.com
“ensure that nonpublic schools receive their fair share of state education dollars”
Supports more police foot patrols and community policing.
Issues — Saban for Brooklyn
Campaign website · joeysaban.com
“He will advocate for increased foot patrols, better community policing initiatives”
Opposes migrant shelter placements without community input.
Issues — Saban for Brooklyn
Campaign website · joeysaban.com
“Joey will fight to protect residential communities from haphazard shelter placements”

Michael Novakhov

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Member of Assembly; co-founder, Freedom FM

The gist

Supports a full forensic audit of the MTA.In office
Opposes the proposed Coney Island casino.In office
Sponsored a bill banning public cannabis use without local approval.In office
Sponsored a bill barring state funding for Hamas-linked violence.In office

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

More about Michael

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Supports a full forensic audit of the MTA.
Novakhov Calls for A Forensic Audit of the MTA
Public statement · New York State Assembly · Mar 3, 2025 · nyassembly.gov
“to call for a full forensic audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to uncover any wasteful spending”
Opposes the proposed Coney Island casino.
Statement The City Council Casino Vote
Public statement · New York State Assembly · Jul 1, 2025 · nyassembly.gov
“Assemblymember Novakhov Speaks Out Against the Coney Island Casino”
Sponsored a bill banning public cannabis use without local approval.
Sponsored legislation: Assemblymember Michael Novakhov
Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Prohibits the public use of cannabis, unless approved by the applicable local government”
Sponsored a bill barring state funding for Hamas-linked violence.
Sponsored legislation: Assemblymember Michael Novakhov
Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Establishes the "Not on our dollar!: Ending New York funding of Hamas violence act"”

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