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NY State Assembly · District 24

Central Queens, including Hollis, Jamaica Hills, Queens Village, Glen Oaks and parts of Richmond Hill and Jamaica.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

David Weprin, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
David Weprin18,36575.7%
Welson Chang5,84724.1%

As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. Ballotpedia ↗Wikipedia ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent David Weprin advanced from the Democratic primary without appearing on the ballot after his only announced primary opponent, Mahtab Khan, was ruled off the ballot by the NYC Board of Elections for insufficient petition signatures. Welson Chang advanced from the Republican primary unopposed.[1][2]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

David WeprinDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERNY State Assembly Member, District 24 (since 2010)Full profile →Welson ChangRQueens United PartyFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • David Weprin
    Recorded votes[18]

    Voted yes on S240 (Reproductive Health Act, 2019-01-22): Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.

  • Welson Chang
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • David Weprin
    Recorded votes[16][17]

    Voted yes on S2451 (Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law), 2019-01-29): Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms. Voted yes on S51001 (Concealed Carry Improvement Act, 2022-07-01): Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places.

  • Welson Chang
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • David Weprin
    Recorded votes[19]

    Voted yes on A2176 (Protect Our Courts Act, 2020-07-20): Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.

  • Welson Chang
    —

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • David Weprin
    Recorded votes[14]

    Voted yes on S6458 (Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, 2019-06-14): Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.

  • Welson Chang
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • David Weprin
    Recorded votes[20]

    Voted yes on S2509 (2021–22 budget revenue bill, 2021-04-07): Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures.

  • Welson Chang
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • David Weprin
    Recorded votes[15]

    Voted yes on S6599 (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, 2019-06-20): Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.

  • Welson Chang
    —

Keep congestion pricing in Manhattan

  • David Weprin
    Opposes[4][5]

    Sponsored a bill to delay the start of enforcement of the Manhattan central business district tolling program (congestion pricing) to no earlier than January 1, 2031, and issued a 2023 statement calling the program a "$1 Billion tax hike" on New Yorkers.

  • Welson Chang
    —

Research notes & limits

Weprin's record draws on official NY Assembly bill pages. Two floor-vote claims (S10113, S3460) were removed on verification: the cited Assembly bill pages show only referral/passage actions, not the individual member's vote or the floor tally, and that data could not be confirmed from any reachable source. Chang has almost no independently verifiable public record; his entry reflects that. Chang's biography comes from his own 2026 Ballotpedia survey; no campaign website or news profile was found.

Sources · 26

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.New York State Assembly District 24 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Two Queens Dem mainstays to run unopposed after challengers booted from ballot · Queens Daily Eagle · 2026-04-30 News report
  3. 3.David Weprin · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  4. 4.A01747 - Summary · New York State Assembly Official record
  5. 5.Assemblyman David Weprin's Statement on the Federal Highway Administration Approval of Congestion Pricing · New York State Assembly - David I. Weprin · 2023-06-27 Official record
  6. 6.A00303 - Summary · New York State Assembly Official record
  7. 7.A01723 - Summary · New York State Assembly Official record
  8. 8.Queens Village Republican Club rallies grassroots support, election reform efforts and patriotism at packed Bayside meeting · QNS · 2026-05-01 News report
  9. 9.New York State Assembly District 24 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  10. 10.David Weprin · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  11. 11.Assemblyman David I. Weprin - Biography · New York State Assembly · 2026 Official record
  12. 12.David Weprin · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  13. 13.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  14. 14.Assembly floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-14 Official record
  15. 15.Assembly floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-20 Official record
  16. 16.Assembly floor vote: S2451 — Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law) · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-29 Official record
  17. 17.Assembly floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Assembly · 2022-07-01 Official record
  18. 18.Assembly floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-22 Official record
  19. 19.Assembly floor vote: A2176 — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Assembly · 2020-07-20 Official record
  20. 20.Assembly floor vote: S2509 — 2021–22 budget revenue bill · New York State Assembly · 2021-04-07 Official record
  21. 21.Two Queens Dem mainstays to run unopposed after challengers booted from ballot · Queens Daily Eagle · 2026-04-30 News report
  22. 22.Welson Chang · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  23. 23.Queens Village Republican Club rallies grassroots support, election reform efforts and patriotism at packed Bayside meeting · QNS · 2026-05-01 News report
  24. 24.A tale of two barbecues: Queens Republicans celebrate America 250 with food, family and campaign spirit · QNS · 2026-08-01 News report
  25. 25.New York State Assembly District 24 results 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  26. 26.New York State Assembly District 24 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference