NY State Assembly · District 50
Emily Gallagher
NY State Assembly Member, District 50 (since 2021)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- NY State Assembly · District 50
- Result
- Emily Gallagher, projected winner
- Opponents
- Unopposed
- Research
- In depth
Party line27 votes tracked
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did6 statements · 27 votes
We must expand and enforce the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, fully fund the Department of Environmental Conversation, stop building new pipelines and dumping sewage in Newtown Creek, and bring a real Green New Deal to New York.
Faster transition away from fossil fuels
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotNY State Assembly · 50
2026-11-03
| Emily Gallagher D | 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.
We must expand and enforce the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, fully fund the Department of Environmental Conversation, stop building new pipelines and dumping sewage in Newtown Creek, and bring a real Green New Deal to New York.
In a 2020 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey she said the state must expand and enforce the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and stop building new pipelines; her Assembly biography says she led the 2023 All-Electric Buildings Act, which phases out fossil-gas hookups in new construction.[4][5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
We need to pass universal rent control, bring massive new state investments in NYCHA, and stop incentivizing luxury development.
In a 2020 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey she called for passing universal rent control and for the state to stop incentivizing luxury development.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
ICE has terrorized our communities, immigrant and citizen alike, for decades, and it has increased in a terrifying way under Trump.
Her campaign platform calls for abolishing ICE and passing the New York For All Act to limit state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Every year of my term, I've advocated for increased taxes on those making above $1 million and the most profitable corporations
Her campaign platform says she has advocated every year of her term for higher taxes on people earning over $1 million and the most profitable corporations.[6]
- 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.[7]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
Passing the New York Health Act! Reversing Trump's cuts with a real single-payer system for New York.
Her campaign platform calls for passing the New York Health Act, a single-payer health system for New York.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Fighting for increased access and availability in the wake of the disastrous right-wing restrictions on our care.
Her campaign platform lists abortion rights as an issue, calling for increased access and availability of abortion care.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Emily Gallagher is the Democratic Assembly Member for District 50, which covers Greenpoint and Williamsburg, and won re-election unopposed on November 3, 2026. Before her election in 2020 she worked as a museum educator and public historian and was a longtime Greenpoint neighborhood activist. According to her official biography, she led first-in-the-nation legislation in 2023 on building electrification and on corporate (LLC) transparency.[1][2][3]
Gallagher was raised in the Rochester, New York area, according to her official Assembly biography; Ballotpedia, citing her 2020 Candidate Connection survey, lists her birthplace as Fairfax, Virginia.[1][2] She earned an undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in 2006 and moved to Brooklyn that year.[1][2] She worked in museum education and as an educator and public historian at the Tenement Museum and other local institutions, and in 2015 became Community Affairs Director for Hostelling International (HI USA), focused on sustainability and community engagement.[1][2]
A longtime Greenpoint neighborhood activist, Gallagher co-chaired the group Neighbors Allied for Good Growth from 2008 to 2015 and began writing a weekly column for the local paper The Greenpoint Star in 2015.[2] In her 2020 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, she described herself as a member of Community Board 1 and a co-founder of the Greenpoint Sexual Assault Task Force.[1] She defeated incumbent Assembly Member Joseph Lentol in the June 2020 Democratic primary and won the November 2020 general election; her official biography says she was the first new member to represent the 50th Assembly District in nearly half a century.[1][2] She took office on January 1, 2021, won re-election in 2022 and 2024, and defeated Andrew Bodiford in the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 85.5% of the vote.[1]
Her official biography says that in the 2023 session she led two first-in-the-nation policies: the All-Electric Buildings Act, to phase out fossil gas hookups in new construction, and the LLC Transparency Act, on anonymous shell companies in New York.[2] According to the Assembly website, she chairs the Commission on Solid Waste Management and is a member of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Consumer Affairs and Protection, Correction, Election Law and Transportation committees, the Legislative Women's Caucus, the Task Force on New Americans and the Task Force on Women's Issues.[8] She was unopposed in the November 3, 2026 general election, according to Wikipedia.[3]
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 | With partyvoted yes | 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 | With partyvoted yes | 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 | 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 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.
- bill2023 · Led passage of the All-Electric Buildings Act in the 2023 legislative session, a first-in-the-nation law phasing out fossil-gas hookups in most new construction statewide.[5]
- bill2023 · Led passage of the LLC Transparency Act in the 2023 legislative session, requiring disclosure of the beneficial owners of limited liability companies that own New York real estate.[5]
- actionServes on the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Consumer Affairs and Protection, Election Law, Small Business, and Transportation committees in the 2025-2026 session.[4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Passing universal rent control, expanding state investment in NYCHA, and reducing incentives for luxury development to address North Brooklyn's housing crisis.[4]
- Enforcing and expanding the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, fully funding the Department of Environmental Conservation, and opposing new gas pipelines and sewage discharge into Newtown Creek.[4]
- Expanding green, safe and reliable public transit and reducing car dominance on neighborhood streets.[4]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/emily-gallagher
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 1 of 101 party-divided votes on file.
Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year
What it does: Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; sets forth a child and dependent care credit for taxable years beginning on o…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 88–11, Republicans 3–41
May 27, 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
- 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 83–61 · 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 ↗
- Yes
Relates to certain mandatory disclosures for job advertisements
With most of their party · Passed Assembly 86–54 · Yes 86–No 54 · Democrats 86–9, Republicans 0–45
Jun 2, 2026Official record ↗
Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Emily Gallagher - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2020 Candidate's own words
- 2.Emily Gallagher - Biography · New York State Assembly Official record
- 3.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 4.Emily Gallagher - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2020 Candidate's own words
- 5.Emily Gallagher - Biography · New York State Assembly Official record
- 6.Emily's 2026 Platform (issues) · Emily Gallagher for Assembly campaign website · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 7.Assembly floor vote: S2509 — 2021–22 budget revenue bill · New York State Assembly · 2021-04-07 Official record
- 8.Assemblymember Emily Gallagher - Committee Membership · New York State Assembly Official record