Maria Diaz
Republican
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Member of Assembly, 86th District
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- 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 Bronx County.
Shery A. Olivo
Conservative
Author and small-business owner
The gist
- Supports law enforcement plus youth and violence prevention programs.
- Supports cleaner energy and a modernized electrical grid.
- Supports literacy programs, vocational education and parental involvement.
- Supports publishing proposed district maps and data.
- Supports workforce development and language access.
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Supports law enforcement plus youth and violence prevention programs.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 86 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will fight for safer streets by supporting law enforcement while investing in youth programs, mental-health services, and violence prevention.”
Supports cleaner energy and a modernized electrical grid.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 86 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support cleaner energy, modernizing our electrical grid, energy efficiency, innovation, and considering safe nuclear power as part of a reliable energy portfolio.”
Supports literacy programs, vocational education and parental involvement.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 86 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org
“better schools, stronger literacy programs, vocational education, school safety, and greater parental involvement”
Supports publishing proposed district maps and data.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 86 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Proposed maps and supporting data should be public, communities should have meaningful opportunities to participate”
Supports workforce development and language access.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 86 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will support workforce development, vocational education, language access, and government accountability.”
Yudelka Tapia
DemocraticIncumbent
Member of Assembly; auditor
The gist
- Sponsored banning the sale of xylazine.In office
- Sponsored requiring timely return of security deposits.In office
- Sponsored re-inspection of dwellings with mold violations.In office
- Sponsored an enhanced Empire State child credit for infants.In office
- Sponsored an e-bike exchange program for delivery workers.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored banning the sale of xylazine.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Yudelka TapiaGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or delivery of xylazine”
Sponsored requiring timely return of security deposits.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Yudelka TapiaGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Requires landlords to return security deposits within a reasonable time”
Sponsored re-inspection of dwellings with mold violations.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Yudelka TapiaGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Relates to requiring the re-inspection of dwellings with mold violations”
Sponsored an enhanced Empire State child credit for infants.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Yudelka TapiaGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Enacts the enhanced empire state child credit for infants act”
Sponsored an e-bike exchange program for delivery workers.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Yudelka TapiaGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Relates to establishing an e-bike safety program to provide new e-bikes to certain delivery service workers”
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