Chris McCreight
Won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 64.2% of the vote
Chris McCreight is the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate challenging incumbent Alec Brook-Krasny in Assembly District 46. He won a contested June 2026 Democratic primary and is a Brooklyn Democratic district leader who previously lost this seat to Brook-Krasny in 2024.[1][8]
Positions on the issues
- SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care
Platform calls for delivering universal free childcare for southern Brooklyn families.[9]
- SupportsStricter gun laws
Campaign says he champions gun-safety legislation and fully funding red-flag laws.[9]
“Champions common-sense gun safety legislation and fully funding red flag laws.”
- SupportsProtect legal access to abortion
Supports legislation expanding access to reproductive services, empowering providers, and addressing maternal mortality.[9]
- OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportations
Says he stands firmly against ICE overreach and will fight to protect immigrant communities and keep families together.[9]
“Chris stands firmly against ICE overreach and will fight to protect immigrant communities, keep families together, and ensure our city remains a safe haven for all.”
In their words — priorities
- "Southern Brooklyn needs a strong voice that fights for us. I'm dedicated to better public schools, a clean environment, protecting women's rights, and sensible gun laws. I'll also work to keep Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, and Sea Gate safe, affordable, and welcoming for everyone."[8]
- Affordability: will fight to expand affordable healthcare, deliver universal free childcare, cut taxes for working- and middle-class families, and provide rebates for seniors on fixed incomes.[9]
- Transit and infrastructure: calls for more local control over NYC's mass transit and emergency funding for infrastructure upgrades, and wants tolls collected on NYC bridges to go to NYC transit rather than subsidize Long Island and Westchester.[9]
- Public safety: supports increasing penalties for reckless driving and ghost license plates, opposes the state's current bail-reform laws and wants judges to have more sentencing discretion, and wants to crack down on quality-of-life crimes like retail theft and illegal cannabis shops.[9]
Background
- A former small-business owner who currently serves as Senior Advisor to NYC Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso; previously spent eight years as Chief of Staff to former Councilmember Justin Brannan.[8]
- Prior to his City Council work, he served as Communications and Policy Director in the New York State Assembly.[8]
- Serves as a Democratic District Leader for Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Sea Gate.[8]