NY State Assembly · District 40

• 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.
• Didn't voteExtreme 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.

• actionChairs the Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development Committee; also serves on the Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, Education, Governmental Operations, and Housing committees in the 2025-2026 session.[2]
• billSponsored A00676, imposing an additional tax on income attributable to long-term capital gain; referred to the Ways and Means Committee, not enacted as of September 2026.[4]
• billSponsored A00970, imposing a tax related to executive compensation; referred to the Ways and Means Committee, not enacted as of September 2026.[5]
• billSponsored A00651, requiring courts to advise noncitizen defendants of deportation risk before accepting a guilty plea; referred to the Codes Committee, not enacted as of September 2026.[6]
• billSponsored A10333, relating to maximum hours for home care aides; referred to the Labor Committee as of February 2026, not enacted as of September 2026.[7]

• ✓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]

  What they say: Sponsored A00676, imposing an additional tax on income attributable to long-term capital gains, and A00970, imposing a tax related to executive compensation.[4][5]

• ✕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.[11]

  What they say: Sponsored A00651, which would require courts to advise noncitizen defendants of deportation risk before a guilty plea and allow withdrawal of a plea if that advisement was not given.[6]

• ✓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.[8]

• ✓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.[9]

• ✓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.[10]

• ✓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]

• His official biography describes a career focused on quality education, funding for local schools, and support for small businesses in the Flushing community.[3]

• Raised in Flushing, Queens from age 7; graduated from Riverdale Country Day School in 1997, earned a B.A. from Hamilton College, and a Master's in Public Administration from Baruch College.[3]
• Began his public-service career in then-City Council Member John Liu's office, later worked as an aide to then-Assemblyman Mark Weprin, and held posts at the NYC Department of Buildings and Department of Small Business Services.[3]
• Served as a Regional Director for Government and Community Affairs in the administrations of Governors Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson (2007-2010) before his election to the Assembly in 2012.[3]
• Chaired the Assembly Task Force on New Americans starting in 2015 and served as Secretary of the Majority Conference starting in 2017.[3]