NY State Assembly · District 31
Khaleel Anderson
Member, New York State Assembly (since 2020)DWFPINCUMBENT
- Race
- NY State Assembly · District 31
- Result
- Khaleel Anderson, projected winner
- Opponents
- Unopposed
- Research
- In depth
Party line27 votes tracked
Broke with Democrats on
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did4 statements · 27 votes
We will also continue the fight for the New York Health Act
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotNY State Assembly · 31
2026-11-03
| Khaleel Anderson DWFP | incumbent |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Sponsored "Francesco's Law," which creates violations for failing to safely store firearms around minors or prohibited persons.
Documented position[5]
- YESS51001 (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.[6]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
Sponsored NYCHA tenant-protection bills: one requiring remediation of reported mold within 15 days and one (the NYCHA utility accountability act) requiring rent reductions when utility service is disrupted.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
We will also continue the fight for the New York Health Act
In 2020, his campaign site said he would continue the fight for the New York Health Act.[9]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
We are fighting for a Green New Deal for Southeast Queens, a restoration and rebuilding of NYCHA focused on sustainability, and protections to address the pressing issue of climate change.
In 2020, his campaign site said he was fighting for a Green New Deal for Southeast Queens and for sustainability-focused NYCHA rebuilding.[10]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESS2509 (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.[11]
Biography
Khaleel Anderson is the Democratic and Working Families Party Assembly member for District 31 in southeast Queens, elected in November 2020, and won re-election unopposed on November 3, 2026. A community organizer from the Rockaways, he began organizing as a teenager and served on Queens Community Board 14 before entering the Assembly at age 24.[1][2][3][4]
Anderson was born in Brooklyn and raised in the Rockaways, and he lives in Far Rockaway, Queens. He earned a bachelor's degree from Queens College in 2019, according to Ballotpedia; the Assembly biography says he was finalizing a master's degree in Urban Affairs there, with a minor in Cities and Social Medicine.[12][2][13] He began as a community organizer at age 13, and in 2011 he was an organizer for a local nonprofit that trains cohorts of youth in civic engagement.[12][2]
Before his election Anderson worked as a student and community activist and helped build a half-acre urban farm that provides fresh produce, healthy-eating workshops and trainings, and jobs for young people. He was the youngest member of Queens Community Board 14 and of his local Police Precinct Council during his tenure.[2] He won the open Assembly District 31 seat in the November 2020 general election at age 24 against Republican Joseph Cullina, according to his campaign website's reprint of a news report. His campaign site and the Assembly describe him as the youngest Black Assembly member in New York State history.[1][2]
According to his Assembly biography, Anderson was named a 2021 Lindsay Fellow in Government Leadership and Practice.[2] He chairs the Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition Policy and serves on the Children and Families, Energy, Environmental Conservation, Insurance, Labor, and People with Disabilities committees in the 2025-2026 session.[14] His biography lists housing and healthcare justice, criminal justice reform, educational equity, transportation equity and environmental justice among his priorities, and he also cites food insecurity and disaster preparedness.[2] He was unopposed in the November 3, 2026 general election, according to Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[3][4]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. LawrenceS10029 · Passed Assembly 96–35 · official record ↗Democrats 65–23 · Republicans 31–12 |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trialS1004-B · Passed Assembly 83–49 · official record ↗Democrats 83–6 · Republicans 0–43 |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on-HudsonS10058-C · Passed Assembly 113–18 · official record ↗Democrats 87–1 · Republicans 26–17 |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealerS10643 · Passed Assembly 98–34 · official record ↗Democrats 85–4 · Republicans 13–30 |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Prohibits the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during labor, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant persons during a custodial interrogationS2667-C · Passed Assembly 111–21 · official record ↗Democrats 87–2 · Republicans 24–19 |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Requires elections and terms of certain officials occur on even-numbered years except in the city of New YorkS5711-C · Passed Assembly 82–52 · official record ↗Democrats 82–9 · Republicans 0–43 |
| 2026-06-05 | Against partyvoted no | Permits the town of Monroe to impose a hotel and motel taxS6047-A · Passed Assembly 95–36 · official record ↗Democrats 65–23 · Republicans 30–13 |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of OneontaS6834-A · Passed Assembly 96–35 · official record ↗Democrats 66–22 · Republicans 30–13 |
Showing the 8 most recent of 27 votes.
All 27 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. LawrenceS10029 · Passed Assembly 96–35 · official record ↗Democrats 65–23 · Republicans 31–12Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence from three to five percent. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trialS1004-B · Passed Assembly 83–49 · official record ↗Democrats 83–6 · Republicans 0–43Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on-HudsonS10058-C · Passed Assembly 113–18 · official record ↗Democrats 87–1 · Republicans 26–17Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on-Hudson; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealerS10643 · Passed Assembly 98–34 · official record ↗Democrats 85–4 · Republicans 13–30Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Prohibits the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during labor, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant persons during a custodial interrogationS2667-C · Passed Assembly 111–21 · official record ↗Democrats 87–2 · Republicans 24–19Prohibits the use of restraints on and the use of force against incarcerated individuals during labor and incarcerated individuals who have experienced different pregnancy outcomes, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant and post-pregnancy persons during a custodial interrogation; provides for certain exceptions for restraints to be used and in such case limits the use to wrist restraints. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Requires elections and terms of certain officials occur on even-numbered years except in the city of New YorkS5711-C · Passed Assembly 82–52 · official record ↗Democrats 82–9 · Republicans 0–43Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials except in the city of New York. |
| 2026-06-05 | Against partyvoted no | Permits the town of Monroe to impose a hotel and motel taxS6047-A · Passed Assembly 95–36 · official record ↗Democrats 65–23 · Republicans 30–13Permits the town of Monroe to impose a hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of OneontaS6834-A · Passed Assembly 96–35 · official record ↗Democrats 66–22 · Republicans 30–13Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Oneonta not to exceed 6%. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act and requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias programS6983-A · Passed Assembly 92–40 · official record ↗Democrats 89–0 · Republicans 3–40Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act; requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; requires the department of health to publish reports on maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Authorizes the village of Atlantic Beach to impose a hotel, motel and beach club taxS7966-A · Passed Assembly 98–34 · official record ↗Democrats 68–21 · Republicans 30–13Authorizes the village of Atlantic Beach, county of Nassau to impose a three percent hotel, motel and beach club tax; defines "beach club" as a facility formed, organized or operated by any person, firm or corporation, located on or contiguous to an ocean beach, permitting sunbathing, swimming and other allied recreation activities, including such uses operated by a hotel, cooperative complex or other entity; makes related provisions. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Provides internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housingS8026-A · Passed Assembly 126–6 · official record ↗Democrats 89–0 · Republicans 37–6Provides WiFi service and internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Authorizes the county of Putnam to lease certain lands used as parklandsS8852-C · Passed Assembly 123–8 · official record ↗Democrats 80–8 · Republicans 43–0Authorizes the county of Putnam to lease certain lands used as parklands in the town of Carmel for use as a cell tower for thirty years. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel taxS9027 · Passed Assembly 97–34 · official record ↗Democrats 67–21 · Republicans 30–13Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax not exceeding five percent of the per diem rental rate for each room. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of IthacaS9528-A · Passed Assembly 110–21 · official record ↗Democrats 87–1 · Republicans 23–20Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Ithaca; repeals authorization of such program on December 31, 2030. |
| 2026-06-05 | With partyvoted yes | Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel taxS9862-A · Passed Assembly 95–36 · official record ↗Democrats 65–23 · Republicans 30–13Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax at a rate of five percent. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk countyA11552 · Passed Assembly 117–24 · official record ↗Democrats 76–20 · Republicans 41–4Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county; provides for the support of a not-for-profit organization that manages and owns the first lighthouse built in New York, a national register of historic places site in Suffolk county that has been named a national historic landmark and is a New York state historic site. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Enacts the responsible data center development actA11560 · Passed Assembly 103–38 · official record ↗Democrats 93–3 · Republicans 10–35Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Enacts into law necessary legislation including extensions and technical correctionsA11561 · Passed Assembly 100–39 · official record ↗Democrats 93–2 · Republicans 7–37Extends the demonstration project and workgroup to reduce the use of temporary staffing agencies in residential healthcare facilities for a fifth year, until December 31, 2027 (Part A); extends the duration of certain brownfield redevelopment and remediation tax credits with respect to a site located at 1800 Park Avenue (Part B); makes technical corrections relating to extending the term and authority of the independent monitor for the Orange county IDA (Part C); extends the demonstration project and workgroup to reduce the use of temporary staffing agencies in residential healthcare facilities for a fifth year, until December 31, 2027 (Part D); makes technical corrections to section 11-3206 of the administrative code of the city of New York (Part E); provides for the temporary transfer of racing support payments (Part F). |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to the taxation of vapor productsA4619-B · Passed Assembly 135–6 · official record ↗Democrats 92–4 · Republicans 43–2Relates to the taxation of vapor products; provides for the licensing of vapor products distributors; imposes certain tax return filing requirements on vapor products distributors; provides for enforcement powers. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of AmsterdamS10196-A · Passed Assembly 118–23 · official record ↗Democrats 91–5 · Republicans 27–18Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Amsterdam; repeals authorization of such program on December 31, 2031. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of YonkersS10564 · Passed Assembly 118–23 · official record ↗Democrats 91–5 · Republicans 27–18Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Yonkers; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklandS10611 · Passed Assembly 126–15 · official record ↗Democrats 88–8 · Republicans 38–7Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland and to lease such land to HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to judicial districtsS10626 · Passed Assembly 95–46 · official record ↗Democrats 95–1 · Republicans 0–45Provides that in the fourth judicial department, three new districts, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen are added; makes related provisions. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customersS1327-A · Passed Assembly 100–39 · official record ↗Democrats 94–1 · Republicans 6–38Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers; requires the public service commission to set standards for payment plans for certain customers including reasonableness of agreements and timelines for payment; establishes eligibility. |
| 2026-06-04 | With partyvoted yes | Provides remedies for disrupted electionsS4602-B · Passed Assembly 93–48 · official record ↗Democrats 93–3 · Republicans 0–45Provides remedies for disrupted voting times and locations during elections; directs that the BOE extend voting to account for the disruption. |
| 2022-07-01 | Split partyvoted yes | Concealed Carry Improvement ActS51001 · Passed 90–52 · official record ↗Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places. |
| 2021-04-07 | Split partyvoted yes | 2021–22 budget revenue billS2509 · Passed 88–61 · 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. |
Albany votes: landmark laws since 2019, plus the 25 most recent 2025–26 roll calls where at least five members voted on the losing side, from the legislature’s official records. Party line is scored for 2025–26 votes only.
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court 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.[15]
- 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.[16]
- 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.[17]
- 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.[18]
In their own words
Priorities
- 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."[19]
- 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.[19]
- 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."[19]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/khaleel-m-anderson
Where they stood out
Voted with most of their party on all 114 party-divided votes on file.
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- Yes
Facilitates appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern
With most of their party · Passed Assembly 81–56 · Yes 81–No 56 · Democrats 81–11, Republicans 0–45
May 18, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
Relates to requirements for the provision of medication for medical aid in dying
With most of their party · Passed Assembly 83–62 · Yes 83–No 62 · Democrats 83–17, Republicans 0–45
Feb 4, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed Assembly 83–53 · Yes 83–No 53 · Democrats 83–9, Republicans 0–44
Apr 28, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed Assembly 83–61 · Yes 83–No 61 · Democrats 83–17, Republicans 0–44
Mar 31, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed Assembly 82–52 · Yes 82–No 52 · Democrats 82–9, Republicans 0–43
Jun 5, 2026Official record ↗
Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Khaleel For The People · Khaleel Anderson campaign website Candidate's own words
- 2.Khaleel M. Anderson - Biography · New York State Assembly Official record
- 3.New York State Assembly District 31 election results 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 4.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 5.A01962 - Enacts "Francesco's law" · New York State Assembly Official record
- 6.Assembly floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Assembly · 2022-07-01 Official record
- 7.A00446 - Relates to the New York city housing authority and mold remediation · New York State Assembly Official record
- 8.A05083 - Enacts the NYCHA utility accountability act · New York State Assembly Official record
- 9.Healthcare For All · Khaleel Anderson campaign website (2020-era issue page) Candidate's own words
- 10.Environmental racism · Khaleel Anderson campaign website (2020-era issue page) Candidate's own words
- 11.Assembly floor vote: S2509 — 2021–22 budget revenue bill · New York State Assembly · 2021-04-07 Official record
- 12.Khaleel M. Anderson - Assembly District 31 Biography · New York State Assembly Official record
- 13.Khaleel Anderson · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 14.Khaleel M. Anderson - Committee Membership · New York State Assembly Official record
- 15.A09083 - Requires the MTA to establish a thirty-day fare cap program · New York State Assembly Official record
- 16.A08686 - Authorizes a level one or level two trauma center in Far Rockaway · New York State Assembly Official record
- 17.A05096 - Withholds the governor's salary until legislative passage of the budget · New York State Assembly Official record
- 18.Khaleel M. Anderson - Committee Membership · New York State Assembly Official record
- 19.Khaleel For The People · Khaleel Anderson campaign website Candidate's own words