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Member of Assembly, 57th District

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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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Phara Souffrant ForrestOfficial portrait — New York State Assembly

Phara Souffrant Forrest

Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent

Member of Assembly; nurse

The gist

  • Sponsored free SUNY tuition legislation.In office
  • Sponsored requiring employers to provide paid vacation.In office
  • Sponsored a bill decriminalizing sex work.In office
  • Sponsored a bill on rent-stabilized succession rights.In office
  • Sponsored the Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored free SUNY tuition legislation.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

    Government 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”
  2. Sponsored requiring employers to provide paid vacation.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Requires employers to provide paid vacation time”
  3. Sponsored a bill decriminalizing sex work.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “relating to the decriminalization of sex work”
  4. Sponsored a bill on rent-stabilized succession rights.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Relates to succession rights for rent stabilized housing”
  5. Sponsored the Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act”

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