NY State Assembly · District 74
Veronica Gonzalez
CandidateRC
- Race
- NY State Assembly · District 74
- Result
- Keith Powers, projected winner
- Opponent
- Keith Powers (D)
- Research
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Veronica Gonzalez, a Republican and Conservative Party Lower East Side-raised community advocate, small-business owner and Republican district leader who had not previously held elected office, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New York State Assembly District 74 to incumbent Keith Powers.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
Veronica Gonzalez, a Republican and Conservative Party Lower East Side-raised community advocate, small-business owner and Republican district leader who had not previously held elected office, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New York State Assembly District 74 to incumbent Keith Powers.[1][2][3][4][5]
Gonzalez was born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and Our Town reports that she has lived in her Manhattan neighborhood for over two decades.[2][3] She describes herself as a community advocate, Republican district leader, small business owner and author, and Our Town described her as running for office for the first time.[2][3]
Gonzalez says she has spent decades doing nonprofit-partnership and community-outreach work, including donating backpacks and school supplies and helping secure direct assistance for NYC families.[2] She also says she has assisted NYCHA tenants with apartment-repair backlog issues and has received the President's Volunteer Service Award and a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.[2] In the November 3, 2026 general election, Gonzalez lost to Keith Powers, according to unofficial results from the NYC Board of Elections and Wikipedia.[4][5]
In their own words
Priorities
- Restoring public safety and reversing bail-reform policies she says have made communities less safe.[6]
- Supporting small businesses she says are burdened by excessive regulation and taxes.[6]
- Repealing congestion pricing and related tolls.[6]
- Passing e-bike safety regulations, which she calls "Priscilla's Law."[6]
- Reforming state guardianship laws and homeless-services/NGO oversight.[6]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.New York State Assembly District 74 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Veronica Gonzalez for NY Assembly District 74 · Veronica Gonzalez campaign · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words · link may be broken
- 3.Veronica Gonzalez Runs for 74th Assembly District Seat on Republican Line · Our Town · 2026-06-16 News report
- 4.NY State Assembly · District 74 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 5.NY State Assembly · District 74 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record
- 6.Veronica Gonzalez for NY Assembly District 74 · Veronica Gonzalez campaign · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words · link may be broken