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Member of Assembly, 7th District

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2 years
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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 Suffolk County.

Patricia A. Kopp

Democratic, Working Families

Public school teacher

The gist

  • Supports universal child care funded by taxing billionaires.
  • Opposes the Project Sunrise Amazon warehouse in Holbrook.
  • Opposes school vouchers; supports charter school transparency.
  • Supports moving toward universal health care.
  • Supports fixing Tier 5 and Tier 6 pension disparities.
More about Patricia
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  1. Supports universal child care funded by taxing billionaires.

    Priorities — Trish Kopp for State Assembly

    Campaign website · trishkopp.org

    “Tax Billionaires to fund universal childcare to support hard working taxpaying families.”
  2. Opposes the Project Sunrise Amazon warehouse in Holbrook.

    Priorities — Trish Kopp for State Assembly

    Campaign website · trishkopp.org

    “She will oppose Project Sunrise and partner with local governments to unlock the FEMA discounts”
  3. Opposes school vouchers; supports charter school transparency.

    Priorities — Trish Kopp for State Assembly

    Campaign website · trishkopp.org

    “Reject voucher schemes and demand transparency from charter schools.”
  4. Supports moving toward universal health care.

    Priorities — Trish Kopp for State Assembly

    Campaign website · trishkopp.org

    “Protect and expand Medicare and move towards Universal Healthcare.”
  5. Supports fixing Tier 5 and Tier 6 pension disparities.

    Priorities — Trish Kopp for State Assembly

    Campaign website · trishkopp.org

    “Enforce prevailing wage and fight to fix Tier 5 and Tier 6 disparities.”

Dawn Marie D. Kuhn

Republican, Conservative

Islip Town Council member

The gist

  • Supports keeping local control over zoning.
  • Supports repealing New York's bail reform law.
  • Supports fixing Tier 6 public pension benefits.
More about Dawn
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  1. Supports keeping local control over zoning.

    Islip Councilwoman Kicks Off NYS Assembly Campaign

    News coverage · Messenger Papers · Apr 30, 2026 · messengerpapers.com

    “I want to keep local control, not Hochul control”
  2. Supports repealing New York's bail reform law.

    Islip Councilwoman Kicks Off NYS Assembly Campaign

    News coverage · Messenger Papers · Apr 30, 2026 · messengerpapers.com

    “Bail reform is a tremendous issue and it needs to be repealed”
  3. Supports fixing Tier 6 public pension benefits.

    Islip Councilwoman Kicks Off NYS Assembly Campaign

    News coverage · Messenger Papers · Apr 30, 2026 · messengerpapers.com

    “Fixing Tier 6, of which Kuhn as a municipal employee is a member, is also a priority.”

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