NY State Assembly · District 31

• 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.

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.

• bill2026-06-02 · Sponsored "Francesco's Law" (A.1962), which creates violations for failing to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms around minors or prohibited persons. The bill passed the Assembly on June 11, 2025 and again on May 13, 2026, and passed the Senate on June 2, 2026, after being returned to the Assembly.[5]
• bill2026-01-07 · Sponsored A.9083, which would require the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to establish a 30-day fare-cap program giving riders an unlimited pass after paying a set amount in fares; as of January 2026 it remained referred to the Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee.[9]
• bill2026-01-07 · Sponsored A.8686, which would authorize the state Department of Health to designate a Level 1 or Level 2 trauma center in Far Rockaway, Queens; as of January 2026 it remained referred to the Assembly Health Committee.[6]
• bill2026-01-07 · Sponsored A.5096, which would withhold the governor's salary until the state budget is passed; as of January 2026 it remained referred to the Assembly Governmental Operations Committee.[10]
• actionChairs the Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition Policy and serves as a member of the Children and Families, Energy, Environmental Conservation, Insurance, Labor, and People with Disabilities committees in the 2025-2026 session.[11]

• ✓SupportsStricter gun lawsFrom recorded votes

  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]

  What they say: Sponsored "Francesco's Law," which creates violations for failing to safely store firearms around minors or prohibited persons, and separately sponsored bills to create a state database on microstamped guns and to criminalize possession of ghost guns.[5]

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Lists "Healthcare For All" among his campaign issue pages and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, called for expanded testing, income support, and hazard pay, saying the community lacked equal, quality health care.[4]

  “We don't have equal health care. We don't get quality care. And many of us-even now-get no care.”

• ✓SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels

  Lists environmental justice among his campaign issue priorities.[4]

• ✓SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  Sponsored NYCHA-focused tenant-protection legislation, including a bill addressing mold remediation in NYCHA housing and a bill establishing a NYCHA utility accountability act, and lists "Addressing the Housing Crisis" as a campaign priority.[7][8][4]

• ✓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.[13]

• Anderson describes his campaign vision as "A New Fight Together," an "intergenerational and culturally diverse coalition of working-class people advocating for lasting progressive change in Assembly District 31."[4]
• He lists his issue priorities as criminal justice reform, addressing the housing crisis, transportation justice, healthcare for all, environmental justice, education, and jobs and economic development.[4]
• He states his overall goal as building "a state that educates our children, cares for our elders, and provides a safe, healthy and properous community for all of us."[4]

• Anderson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Far Rockaway, Queens.[3]
• He earned a bachelor's degree from Queens College in 2019.[3]
• Before his election, his career experience included working as a community organizer, including youth civic-engagement organizing beginning at age 13 and helping build a half-acre urban farm that provided fresh produce, job training, and workshops.[2][3]
• He was the youngest member of Queens Community Board 14 and of his local Police Precinct Council prior to taking office.[2]
• Anderson won a 2020 special election to the Assembly at age 24, becoming the youngest Black state lawmaker in New York history.[4]