Louis Puliafito

Puliafito was born in New York City, according to Ballotpedia, and in his 2026 survey response he says he was born and raised in Yorkville, where he also raised his family.[2] He earned an associate degree from LaGuardia Community College in 1985.[1][2] He says he built a 25-year career in information technology for Fortune 100 companies, starting in Merrill Lynch's mailroom and later developing financial applications and managing enterprise-wide systems at New York Life Insurance, and supporting charitable initiatives through the New York Life Foundation.[2] According to his survey response, he also spent 20 years in SEIU 32BJ residential building services, including eight years as a shop steward, and Ballotpedia lists him as producer and host of Decent Life.[2]

Puliafito lost to Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright in the 2018 and 2020 general elections for this seat; in 2020, running on the Republican and Liberal Party lines, he received 42.1% of the vote to her 57.4%.[2] He later lost the 2021 general election for Manhattan Borough President to Mark Levine and the 2024 general election for state Senate District 28 to Liz Krueger.[2] In the November 3, 2026 general election, Puliafito lost to Rebecca Seawright, according to unofficial results from the NYC Board of Elections and Wikipedia.[3][4]