NY State Assembly · District 51

• 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.

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.

• bill2025-02-26 · Sponsored A06100, the "tenant opportunity to purchase act," which would give tenants a first opportunity to buy the building they live in before it is sold; referred to the Housing Committee, where it remained without a floor vote as of January 2026.[3]
• bill2025-01-28 · Sponsored A03578, establishing a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund; amended and recommitted to the Social Services Committee in April 2026, without a floor vote.[4]
• bill2025-03-21 · Sponsored A07180, which would prohibit police agencies from using weaponized or injury-capable robots or robots for surveillance; referred to the Codes Committee, where it remained without a floor vote as of January 2026.[5]
• actionServes on the Assembly's Banks, Children and Families, Education, Judiciary and Transportation committees in the 2025–2026 session.[6]

• ✓SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  Cites her own eviction from a rent-stabilized apartment as the origin of her tenant-organizing career and says she was instrumental in passing the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act strengthening tenants' rights.[2]

• ✓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.[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.[8]

• Migrated to New York City from Peru as a child and was raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where she still lives.[2]
• Attended P.S. 169 in Sunset Park and later served as PTA president there when her own daughter attended the same school.[2]
• Served on Brooklyn Community Board 7 for 10 years.[2]
• Was evicted from her rent-stabilized apartment of 30 years and, through her work with the tenant organizing group Neighbors Helping Neighbors, says she was instrumental in the passage of the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, which strengthened rent-stabilized tenants' rights.[2]
• Succeeded longtime Assembly Member Felix Ortiz, who did not seek re-election in 2020; Mitaynes has represented the district since January 2021.[1]