NY State Assembly · District 28

• YesProvides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits · S10113 · Passed Assembly 88–53 · 2026-06-05 official record ↗Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits.
• YesRelates to granting employees access to personnel records · S3460 · Passed Assembly 92–49 · 2026-05-19 official record ↗Grants employees access to personnel records; requires notice of negative information in such records and an opportunity for a review; permits employee to include certain information in personnel records.
• YesConcealed Carry Improvement Act · S51001 · Passed 90–52 · 2022-07-01 official record ↗Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places.
• Yes2021–22 budget revenue bill · S2509 · Passed 88–61 · 2021-04-07 official record ↗Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures.
• YesProtect Our Courts Act · A2176 · Passed 97–44 · 2020-07-20 official record ↗Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.
• YesClimate Leadership and Community Protection Act · S6599 · Passed 111–35 · 2019-06-20 official record ↗Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.
• YesHousing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · S6458 · Passed 95–46 · 2019-06-14 official record ↗Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.
• YesExtreme risk protection orders (red-flag law) · S2451 · Passed 100–37 · 2019-01-29 official record ↗Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms.
• YesReproductive Health Act · S240 · Passed 95–49 · 2019-01-22 official record ↗Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.

Votes on landmark laws since 2019, plus 2026 roll calls where at least five members voted on the losing side — read from the legislature’s official records.

• billSponsored A63-A, establishing a child and family well-being program and fund to distribute grants to nonprofit community-based providers; referred to the Children and Families Committee as of January 2026.[6]
• billSponsored A492-A, establishing the permanent child care workforce pay equity fund; referred to the Children and Families Committee.[5]
• billSponsored A598, expanding the employer-provided child care tax credit to cover in-home and backup dependent care; referred to the Ways and Means Committee.[3]
• billSponsored A679, creating the crime of "coercive control" against a family or household member as a class E felony; referred to the Codes Committee.[4]
• billSponsored A487, raising the state reimbursement rate for preventive child protective services from 65% to 75%; reported and referred to the Ways and Means Committee.[3]

• ✓SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care

  Sponsored multiple bills to fund child care affordability and pay equity for the child care workforce, including a permanent child care workforce pay-equity fund and expanded dependent-care tax credits for working families.[3][5]

• ✓SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protectionsFrom recorded votes

  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.[10]

• ✓SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

  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.[11]

• ✓SupportsStricter gun lawsFrom recorded votes

  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.[12][13]

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortionFrom recorded votes

  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.[14]

• ✕OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

  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.[15]

• ✓SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

  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.[16]

• Child care affordability and workforce support, sponsoring a statewide child care workforce pay-equity fund and a tax credit expanding employer-provided dependent-care benefits.[3]
• Child welfare system funding, including raising the state reimbursement rate for preventive child protective services and adjusting foster-care payment rates for cost of living.[3]
• Domestic violence protections, sponsoring a bill to create a new state crime of "coercive control" against a family or household member.[4]

• Earned a B.A. in political science from Queens College.[2]
• Served as Chief of Staff for former New York State Assembly Member Jeff Klein.[2]
• Worked as Director of Community Affairs for the New York City Public Advocate before being elected to the Assembly.[2]
• Chairs the Children and Families Committee, a post he has held since at least the 2023-2024 session.[1]

• legal2026-06-24 · Arrested and arraigned on June 24, 2026 on nearly 20 counts of fraud tied to his 2025 New York City Council campaign against Lynn Schulman; prosecutors say he used AI-generated content, including fabricated endorsements attributed to public figures and fake news articles mimicking real outlets. The Queens Daily Eagle reported he also used AI-generated deepfake videos and images during both the 2025 City Council campaign and his 2026 Assembly primary campaign, though he was charged only over the 2025 campaign. He faces up to two years in prison if convicted.[7]

• ✕OpposesLoosen zoning rules to build more housing

  Listed opposition to New York City's "City of Yes" zoning overhaul, which eased zoning rules to allow more housing citywide, as one of three key campaign messages.[9]

  “No to the City of Yes”

• Community first; opposition to New York City's "City of Yes" zoning changes; a message that "it's not about the party, it's about policy."[9]
• Says he is passionate about public safety, healthcare, education, parental rights, and affordable housing, and describes his approach as practical policies and responsible budgeting.[9]

• Born in New York; has worked as a consultant.[9]
• Previously ran for New York City Council District 28/29-area seats and for U.S. House in 2024, among other campaigns.[9]