State

Member of Assembly, 49th 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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Joyce Xiaoqiong Xie

Democratic

Democratic State Committee member and district leader

The gist

Supports more help for small businesses and seniors.
Supports building affordable housing.
Supports protecting immigrant families' rights.

More about Joyce

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Supports more help for small businesses and seniors.
What I'm Fighting For — Joyce For New York
Campaign website · joycefornewyork.com
“Providing robust support for small business owners and expanding essential services for seniors”
Supports building affordable housing.
What I'm Fighting For — Joyce For New York
Campaign website · joycefornewyork.com
“New York must take immediate and bold action to build affordable housing, invest in environmental resilience, improve mass transit”
Supports protecting immigrant families' rights.
What I'm Fighting For — Joyce For New York
Campaign website · joycefornewyork.com
“Protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant and working-class families.”

Lester Chang

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Member of Assembly

The gist

Proposes distance limits on homeless shelters in residential areas.
Supports lifting New York City's charter school cap.
Introduced Barreto's Law creating third-degree vehicular manslaughter.
Sponsored a bill making Lunar New Year a state holiday.In office

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

More about Lester

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Proposes distance limits on homeless shelters in residential areas.
Lester Chang for Assembly
Campaign website · lesterchang.com
“The proposal would establish distance requirements and give neighborhoods stronger protections when new shelters are proposed”
Supports lifting New York City's charter school cap.
Lester Chang for Assembly
Campaign website · lesterchang.com
“believes in lifting the cap on charter schools in New York City”
Introduced Barreto's Law creating third-degree vehicular manslaughter.
Lester Chang for Assembly
Campaign website · lesterchang.com
“Lester introduced Barreto's Law to establish the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree”
Sponsored a bill making Lunar New Year a state holiday.
Chang Introduces Bill to Make Lunar New Year An Official Public Holiday
Public statement · New York State Assembly · Feb 3, 2023 · nyassembly.gov
“has introduced a bill to make Lunar New Year an official public holiday in New York state”

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