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Member of Assembly, 59th District

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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.

Public safety

  • Jibreel JallohWorking Families

    • Supports funding gun violence prevention and youth jobs.
  • Jaime R. WilliamsDemocratic, Conservative

    • Sponsored a property tax exemption for police officers.In office

Education

  • Jibreel JallohWorking Families

    • Supports modernizing schools and expanding after-school programs.
  • Jaime R. WilliamsDemocratic, Conservative

    • Sponsored requiring parental consent for sexual health education.In office

Housing

  • Jibreel JallohWorking Families

    • Supports deed-theft and foreclosure prevention for homeowners.
  • Jaime R. WilliamsDemocratic, Conservative

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Jibreel JallohWorking Families

    • Supports drainage upgrades and relief for flood-hit families.
  • Jaime R. WilliamsDemocratic, Conservative

    • Sponsored discounted congestion tolls for transit-desert residents.In office

Environment & parks

  • Jibreel JallohWorking Families

    No documented position found.

  • Jaime R. WilliamsDemocratic, Conservative

    • Sponsored setback rules for battery energy storage sites.In office

Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Jibreel JallohWorking Families

    No documented position found.

  • Jaime R. WilliamsDemocratic, Conservative

    • Sponsored reinstating city workers dismissed over vaccine requirement.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.