NY State Assembly · District 73
Vanessa Aronson
CandidateDWFP
- Race
- NY State Assembly · District 73
- Result
- Vanessa Aronson, projected winner
- Opponents
- Unopposed
- Research
- In depth
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
I support the New York For All Act, which would prohibit state and local resources from being used to further federal immigration enforcement, limit local cooperation with ICE, and protect immigrant New Yorkers’ basic rights
Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotNY State Assembly · 73
2026-11-03
| Vanessa Aronson DWFP | challenger |
Advanced from the Democratic and Working Families Party lines without opposition after other candidates withdrew; unopposed in the general election.
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.
I support the New York For All Act, which would prohibit state and local resources from being used to further federal immigration enforcement, limit local cooperation with ICE, and protect immigrant New Yorkers’ basic rights
In a March 2026 club questionnaire, said she supports the New York for All Act, which would limit state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Absolutely.
In a March 2026 club questionnaire, answered yes when asked whether she supports the unrestricted right to reproductive care and abortion.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
We cannot afford to cut funding to important programs like SNAP, Medicaid, special education services, and more to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.
In a March 2026 club questionnaire, said New York cannot afford to cut Medicaid and other programs to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Vanessa Aronson, the Democratic and Working Families Party nominee, won the November 3, 2026 election for the open New York State Assembly District 73 seat as the only candidate listed on the ballot, and is set to take office when the new term begins. She is a former U.S. Foreign Service officer and New York City public-school teacher who most recently worked at the ASPCA, and she previously ran unsuccessfully for New York City Council District 4 in 2017 and 2025. The seat was previously held by Alex Bores.[1][2][3][4]
Aronson grew up in a middle-class family, the daughter of a school nurse and a computer systems analyst, and said in a Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey that her father died suddenly when she was nine.[6] She earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in teaching from the Relay Graduate School of Education, and an M.P.P. in political advocacy and leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School.[1]
Aronson worked as a U.S. Department of State foreign service officer, including as vice consul at the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and as a food security officer in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs; her campaign website says she spent a decade as a Foreign Service Officer.[1][2] She also taught math and science in New York City public schools and co-founded Aronson Concierge Vacations, and her campaign website says she advised the president of Hunter College.[1][7] According to her campaign website, she most recently served as Senior Director of Strategy at the ASPCA.[2][3] She describes herself as a former Community Board 8 member, former president of the Lexington Democratic Club, New York County Judicial Delegate and Democratic County Committee member, and former co-chair of the Tikkun Olam Committee at Park Avenue Synagogue.[2][7]
Aronson ran in the 2017 Democratic primary for New York City Council District 4, receiving 6.84% of the vote (746 votes) in a primary won by Keith Powers.[1] In 2025 she placed second in the Democratic primary for the same seat, losing to Virginia Maloney in the final round of ranked-choice voting, 53.1% to 46.9%.[1][8] She filed in September 2025 to run for Assembly District 73 in case Alex Bores, the incumbent, ran for Congress; as of April 2026 City & State reported she was the only Democrat to file petitions, so no Democratic primary was held.[1][8][3] According to her campaign website, she lives on the Upper East Side with her husband and two children.[2] Aronson was the only candidate listed on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election, according to Wikipedia.[4]
In their own words
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/vanessa-aronson
Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Vanessa Aronson · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Meet Vanessa - Vanessa for NY · Vanessa for NY · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 3.Vanessa Aronson is walking right into the Assembly (City & State, Apr. 2026) · City & State · 2026-04-07 News report
- 4.New York State Assembly election results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 5.Candidate Answers to JOLDC: Vanessa Aronson for NY Assembly District 73 · Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club questionnaire (March 2026) Candidate's own words
- 6.Vanessa Aronson - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2017) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2017 Candidate's own words
- 7.Vanessa Aronson for State Assembly - Vanessa for NY · Vanessa for NY · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 8.Vanessa Aronson is running for Assembly - but only if Alex Bores runs for Congress (City & State, Sept. 2025) · City & State News report
- 9.Vanessa Aronson - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2017) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2017 Candidate's own words