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Member of Assembly, 95th 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 Putnam County and part of Westchester County.

Laurie Ryan

Republican, Conservative

The gist

  • Proposes barring project fees and charges on utility bills.
  • Proposes equalizing state income tax brackets.
  • Proposes reworking property taxes as service taxes.
  • Proposes cutting or ending school taxes for homeowners 65+.
  • Proposes banning solar on water and forest clearing for solar.
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  1. Proposes barring project fees and charges on utility bills.

    Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95

    Campaign website · laurieryan.com

    “prohibit any extra fees/taxes/charges for NY projects from being added to our utility bills”
  2. Proposes equalizing state income tax brackets.

    Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95

    Campaign website · laurieryan.com

    “My second bill will be to equalize our individual state income tax brackets.”
  3. Proposes reworking property taxes as service taxes.

    Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95

    Campaign website · laurieryan.com

    “My third bill will be to re-formulate property taxes and rename them service taxes.”
  4. Proposes cutting or ending school taxes for homeowners 65+.

    Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95

    Campaign website · laurieryan.com

    “eliminate or drastically reduce school taxes for home owners 65 and older”
  5. Proposes banning solar on water and forest clearing for solar.

    Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95

    Campaign website · laurieryan.com

    “prohibit solar installations on water and to prohibit the clearing of forests to install solar”
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Dana LevenbergOfficial portrait — New York State Assembly

Dana Levenberg

Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent

Member of Assembly; former Ossining town supervisor

The gist

  • Sponsored requiring municipal housing action plans.In office
  • Sponsored allowing local community preservation funds.In office
  • Sponsored the Climate Relocation Planning and Preparation Act.In office
  • Sponsored changes to the property tax levy cap.In office
  • Sponsored complete street design for transportation projects.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 requiring municipal housing action plans.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Dana Levenberg

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Requires each town, village, and city to develop a "housing action plan for everyone"”
  2. Sponsored allowing local community preservation funds.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Dana Levenberg

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “to establish community preservation funds”
  3. Sponsored the Climate Relocation Planning and Preparation Act.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Dana Levenberg

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Establishes the climate relocation planning and preparation act”
  4. Sponsored changes to the property tax levy cap.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Dana Levenberg

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Relates to the amount of the allowable levy growth factor and the percentage of votes needed to override the tax levy limit”
  5. Sponsored complete street design for transportation projects.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Dana Levenberg

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Relates to requiring inclusion of complete street design for state and local transportation projects”

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