NY State Assembly · District 83
Carl Heastie
Speaker of the New York State Assembly; Assembly Member, District 83 (since 2001)DINCUMBENT
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- NY State Assembly · District 83
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- Carl Heastie, projected winner
- Opponent
- James Washington-Ward (C)
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Party line25 votes tracked
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did5 statements · 25 votes
Carl Heastie is the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and the Democratic Assembly Member for District 83 in the northeast Bronx, and won re-election on November 3, 2026. A former finance manager and New York City Comptroller's office budget analyst, he was first elected to the Assembly in 2000, chaired the Assembly Labor Committee, and has been Speaker since February 3, 2015, the first African American to lead the chamber.[1][2][3][4][5]
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotNY State Assembly · 83
2026-11-03
| Carl Heastie D | incumbent |
| James Washington-Ward C | challenger |
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.
Negotiated and passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which made the state's rent regulations permanent, eliminated the vacancy bonus, limited rent increases for major capital improvements, and banned lease application fees.
Documented position[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Negotiated and passed the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which set goals of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 85% by 2050 and reaching emissions-free electricity by 2040.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Passed a package of gun-safety laws including the Red Flag law, which lets courts issue risk protection orders to keep firearms from people found to pose a danger to themselves or others, a ban on bump stocks, expanded background-check requirements, and a 2018 law barring people convicted of domestic-violence crimes from purchasing or possessing firearms.
Documented position[8]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Negotiated the dedicated MTA funding source in the 2019-20 state budget that established congestion pricing in Manhattan, the first such program in a U.S. city.
Documented position[9]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
As Assembly Labor Committee chair and later Speaker, was the principal negotiator of increases to the statewide minimum wage, including the 2016 law enacting a graduated $15 minimum wage.
Documented position[9]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Carl Heastie is the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and the Democratic Assembly Member for District 83 in the northeast Bronx, and won re-election on November 3, 2026. A former finance manager and New York City Comptroller's office budget analyst, he was first elected to the Assembly in 2000, chaired the Assembly Labor Committee, and has been Speaker since February 3, 2015, the first African American to lead the chamber.[1][2][3][4][5]
Carl Heastie earned a B.S. in applied mathematics and statistics from SUNY Stony Brook and an MBA from Baruch College (CUNY).[4][5] His Assembly biography calls him a product of New York City's public schools.[5] He worked as a finance manager, an account manager and a budget analyst, beginning his career as a budget analyst in the New York City Comptroller's office, before joining the Assembly.[4]
Heastie has been a member of the Democratic State Committee since 1996 and chaired the Bronx Democratic Party's county elections committee from 1992 to 2000.[4] Ballotpedia lists him as chair of the Bronx Democratic County Committee from 2008 to 2015.[4] He was first elected to the Assembly in 2000 to represent the 83rd District in the northeast Bronx, winning the general election with 93% of the vote, and took office in 2001.[4][5]
Before becoming Speaker, Heastie chaired the Assembly Labor Committee, from 2013 to 2015 according to Ballotpedia.[4][5] His Assembly biography says he was the principal negotiator of a minimum-wage increase, enacted in 2016 as a graduated plan to raise the statewide minimum wage, and the prime sponsor of the Wage Theft Prevention Act.[5] The same biography says he championed a law prohibiting the sale of water containing nicotine to people under 18 and authored a law releasing domestic-violence victims from lease obligations when remaining in the residence would endanger them.[5]
Heastie was elected the 100th Speaker of the New York State Assembly on February 3, 2015, the first African American to lead the 150-member chamber.[4][1][5] His Assembly biography says he was instrumental in efforts that led to the 2016 announcement of a new YMCA facility in the Edenwald neighborhood of the Bronx.[5] He won the November 3, 2026 general election over James Washington-Ward, according to unofficial results from the NYC Board of Elections.[2][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 25 votes.
All 25 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. |
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.
- action2019 · As Speaker, negotiated and passed the SFY 2019-20 budget, which eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent felony offenses and reformed the discovery process.[9]
- action2021 · Led passage of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act, restricting solitary confinement in New York prisons and jails.[9]
- action2021 · Led passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), legalizing adult-use marijuana in New York.[9]
- action2019 · Negotiated and passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, a statewide package of tenant protections.[6]
- action2019 · Negotiated the dedicated MTA funding source in the SFY 2019-20 budget that established congestion pricing in Manhattan.[9]
- action2019 · Negotiated and passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.[7]
- action2019 · Passed a package of gun-safety measures including the Red Flag law, a bump-stock ban, and expanded background-check requirements.[8]
- bill2010-12-13 · Sponsored A.11726, the Wage Theft Prevention Act, which established notice requirements for employees in their primary languages and protections for workers reclaiming withheld wages; signed into law by Gov. David Paterson on December 13, 2010.[10]
- action2016 · As Assembly Labor Committee chair, was the principal negotiator of the 2016 law enacting a graduated statewide minimum-wage increase toward $15.[9]
- action2015-02-03 · Elected the 100th Speaker of the New York State Assembly, the first African American to lead the chamber.[10][9]
In their own words
Priorities
- Criminal justice reform: continuing to build on the elimination of cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent felony offenses, speedy-trial and discovery reforms, and raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18.[11]
- Affordable housing: building on the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which made the state's tenant protections permanent and limited rent increases, retaliatory eviction and security deposits.[6]
- Investing in education, including boosting state school aid and easing the cost of higher education.[12]
- Protecting the environment and combating climate change, building on the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.[7]
- Combating gun violence through further commonsense gun-safety measures.[8]
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Where they stood out
Voted with most of their party on all 109 party-divided votes on file.
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 83–53 · Yes 83–No 53 · Democrats 83–9, Republicans 0–44
Apr 28, 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 ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Carl E. Heastie - Assembly District 83 · New York State Assembly · 2026-09-25 Official record
- 2.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 3.New York State Assembly election results 2026 (unofficial election night results) · NYC Board of Elections · 2026-11-03 Official record
- 4.Carl Heastie · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 5.Carl E. Heastie - Biography · New York State Assembly · 2026-10-21 Official record
- 6.Issues - Affordable Housing · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
- 7.Issues - Protecting the Environment · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
- 8.Issues - Combating Gun Violence · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
- 9.Carl E. Heastie - Assembly District 83 · New York State Assembly · 2026-09-25 Official record
- 10.Carl Heastie · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 11.Issues - Criminal Justice Reform · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words
- 12.Issues - Investing in Education · Carl E. Heastie for New York Candidate's own words