NY State Assembly · District 48
Simcha Eichenstein
NY State Assembly Member, District 48 (since 2019)DCINCUMBENT
- Race
- NY State Assembly · District 48
- Result
- Simcha Eichenstein, projected winner
- Opponents
- Unopposed
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- In depth
Party line32 votes tracked
Broke with Democrats on
- Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county voted no
- Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Amsterdam voted no
- Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Yonkers voted no
- Provides remedies for disrupted elections voted no
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did0 statements · 32 votes
Simcha Eichenstein is the Democratic and Conservative Party Assembly Member for District 48, which includes Borough Park, and won re-election unopposed on November 3, 2026. A former aide to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and to Mayor Bill de Blasio, he has held the seat since 2019, succeeding longtime Assemblyman Dov Hikind. Ballotpedia lists his committees as Cities, Governmental Employees, Housing, Insurance, Real Property Taxation, and Social Services.[1][2][3][4]
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotNY State Assembly · 48
2026-11-03
| Simcha Eichenstein DC | 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.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOS6458 (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.[5]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESS6599 (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.[6]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESS2451 (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.[7]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOS240 (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.[8]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESA2176 (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.[9]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOS2509 (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.[10]
Biography
Simcha Eichenstein is the Democratic and Conservative Party Assembly Member for District 48, which includes Borough Park, and won re-election unopposed on November 3, 2026. A former aide to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and to Mayor Bill de Blasio, he has held the seat since 2019, succeeding longtime Assemblyman Dov Hikind. Ballotpedia lists his committees as Cities, Governmental Employees, Housing, Insurance, Real Property Taxation, and Social Services.[1][2][3][4]
According to his official biography, Eichenstein is a graduate of New York's yeshiva system and a lifelong resident of Borough Park.[3] Before elected office, he worked as political affairs director at a public relations firm, as a special assistant in the New York State legislature, and as a member of Brooklyn's Community Board 12.[3] He served for four years as a senior aide to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, working on intergovernmental affairs and relations with community and non-profit organizations.[3] He then worked on Mayor Bill de Blasio's legislative affairs team in Albany and on the mayor's senior intergovernmental staff at City Hall, with a portfolio that included the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department for the Aging, the Department of Homeless Services and NYC Health + Hospitals.[3]
Eichenstein was elected on November 6, 2018, to represent the 48th Assembly District, which his official biography says includes Borough Park, Kensington and Midwood; the biography states he was the first Chassidic Jewish individual elected to the state legislature.[3] He assumed office on January 1, 2019, succeeding Dov Hikind.[1] He was appointed Assistant Majority Whip of the Assembly on the first day of the 2023 legislative session.[3] His official biography lists legislation he sponsored and passed, including exempting Summer Youth Employment Program earnings when calculating household income for public assistance eligibility, requiring state correctional facilities to offer kosher and halal options in commissaries and vending machines, and exempting first responders from monetary penalties for violations committed while responding to medical emergencies.[3]
Throughout his tenure Eichenstein has served on the Housing, Cities, Governmental Employees, Real Property Taxation and Social Services committees, adding the Insurance Committee in the 2025-2026 session.[2] His official biography states that he and his wife, Pearl, have four children.[3] He was unopposed in the November 3, 2026 general election, according to Wikipedia.[4]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. LawrenceS10029 · Passed Assembly 96–35 · official record ↗ |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trialS1004-B · Passed Assembly 83–49 · official record ↗ |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on-HudsonS10058-C · Passed Assembly 113–18 · official record ↗ |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealerS10643 · Passed Assembly 98–34 · official record ↗ |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | 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 ↗ |
| 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | Permits the town of Monroe to impose a hotel and motel taxS6047-A · Passed Assembly 95–36 · official record ↗ |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of OneontaS6834-A · Passed Assembly 96–35 · official record ↗ |
Showing the 8 most recent of 32 votes.
All 32 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. LawrenceS10029 · Passed Assembly 96–35 · official record ↗Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence from three to five percent. |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trialS1004-B · Passed Assembly 83–49 · official record ↗Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial. |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on-HudsonS10058-C · Passed Assembly 113–18 · official record ↗Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on-Hudson; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031. |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealerS10643 · Passed Assembly 98–34 · official record ↗Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board. |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | 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 ↗Prohibits 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | Permits the town of Monroe to impose a hotel and motel taxS6047-A · Passed Assembly 95–36 · official record ↗Permits 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of OneontaS6834-A · Passed Assembly 96–35 · official record ↗Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Oneonta not to exceed 6%. |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | 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 ↗Establishes 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | Authorizes the village of Atlantic Beach to impose a hotel, motel and beach club taxS7966-A · Passed Assembly 98–34 · official record ↗Authorizes 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | Provides internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housingS8026-A · Passed Assembly 126–6 · official record ↗Provides 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | Authorizes the county of Putnam to lease certain lands used as parklandsS8852-C · Passed Assembly 123–8 · official record ↗Authorizes 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel taxS9027 · Passed Assembly 97–34 · official record ↗Authorizes 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of IthacaS9528-A · Passed Assembly 110–21 · official record ↗Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Ithaca; repeals authorization of such program on December 31, 2030. |
| 2026-06-05 | No votevoted didn't vote | Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel taxS9862-A · Passed Assembly 95–36 · official record ↗Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax at a rate of five percent. |
| 2026-06-04 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | Against partyvoted no | 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 | No votevoted didn't vote | 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 no | 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. |
| 2020-07-20 | Split partyvoted yes | Protect Our Courts ActA2176 · Passed 97–44 · official record ↗Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant. |
| 2019-06-20 | Split partyvoted yes | Climate Leadership and Community Protection ActS6599 · Passed 111–35 · official record ↗Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. |
| 2019-06-14 | Split partyvoted no | Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019S6458 · Passed 95–46 · official record ↗Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements. |
| 2019-01-29 | Split partyvoted yes | Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law)S2451 · Passed 100–37 · official record ↗Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms. |
| 2019-01-22 | Split partyvoted no | Reproductive Health ActS240 · Passed 95–49 · official record ↗Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law. |
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.
- bill2025-12-22 · Sponsored legislation, with State Senator Sam Sutton, prohibiting the NYC Department of Sanitation from issuing summonses for setting out trash after 3:00 p.m. on Fridays, an accommodation for Sabbath-observant New Yorkers; the bill passed both houses and was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul in December 2025.[11]
- bill2026-05-27 · Was among the Assembly members, along with State Senator Sam Sutton, whose effort secured legislation in the state budget establishing 50-foot buffer zones around houses of worship, community centers and schools, creating misdemeanor penalties for harassment or intimidation within that zone.[12]
- action2026-07-21 · Sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James asking her office to review whether NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's public statements about potentially having New York City law enforcement arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu violated state law.[13]
In their own words
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/simcha-eichenstein
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 33 of 110 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (13), Rights & public safety (10), Climate & energy (5)
Provides remedies for disrupted elections
What it does: Provides remedies for disrupted voting times and locations during elections; directs that the BOE extend voting to account for the disruption.
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 93–3, Republicans 0–45
Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗
Enacts the "freedom to read act"
What it does: Requires each board of education to adopt a written policy for reconsideration of school library materials and make such policy available on its website; requires such policies to include provisions for the creation o…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 92–4, Republicans 22–23
Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗
Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie
What it does: Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie.
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 90–5, Republicans 21–24
Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗
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
- No
Facilitates appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern
Against most of their party · Passed Assembly 81–56 · Yes 81–No 56 · Democrats 81–11, Republicans 0–45
May 18, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Relates to requirements for the provision of medication for medical aid in dying
Against most of their party · Passed Assembly 83–62 · Yes 83–No 62 · Democrats 83–17, Republicans 0–45
Feb 4, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Against most of their party · Passed Assembly 83–53 · Yes 83–No 53 · Democrats 83–9, Republicans 0–44
Apr 28, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Against 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.New York State Assembly District 48 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Simcha Eichenstein · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.Simcha Eichenstein - Biography · New York State Assembly Official record
- 4.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 5.Assembly floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-14 Official record
- 6.Assembly floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-20 Official record
- 7.Assembly floor vote: S2451 — Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law) · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-29 Official record
- 8.Assembly floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-22 Official record
- 9.Assembly floor vote: A2176 — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Assembly · 2020-07-20 Official record
- 10.Assembly floor vote: S2509 — 2021–22 budget revenue bill · New York State Assembly · 2021-04-07 Official record
- 11.Can't Fight City Hall? Governor Kathy Hochul signs into law legislation sponsored by Senator Sutton and Assemblyman Eichenstein to end Friday evening ticket blitzes · New York State Assembly · 2025-12-19 Official record
- 12.Assembly Members Berger, Eichenstein, Rozic, Wieder and Yeger, and Senator Sam Sutton Celebrate the Passage of New Legislation Requiring a 50-Foot Buffer Zone Around Houses of Worship, Community Centers, and Schools During Protests · New York State Assembly · 2026-05-27 Official record
- 13.Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein Urges Attorney General Letitia James to Probe NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Actions · New York State Assembly · 2026-07-21 Official record
- 14.Assembly Members Berger, Eichenstein, Rozic, Wieder and Yeger, and Senator Sam Sutton Celebrate the Passage of New Legislation Requiring a 50-Foot Buffer Zone Around Houses of Worship, Community Centers, and Schools During Protests · New York State Assembly · 2026-05-27 Official record