NY State Assembly · District 87

• 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.
• YesProtect Our Courts Act · A2176 · Passed 97–44 · 2020-07-20 official record ↗Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.
• YesClimate Leadership and Community Protection Act · S6599 · Passed 111–35 · 2019-06-20 official record ↗Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.
• YesHousing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · S6458 · Passed 95–46 · 2019-06-14 official record ↗Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.
• YesExtreme risk protection orders (red-flag law) · S2451 · Passed 100–37 · 2019-01-29 official record ↗Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms.
• YesReproductive Health Act · S240 · Passed 95–49 · 2019-01-22 official record ↗Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.

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.

• billChampioned the Retail Worker Safety Act, requiring panic buttons and violence-prevention plans for retail employees.[6]
• billChampioned the Roadway Excavation Quality Assurance Act, guaranteeing prevailing wages for infrastructure workers.[6]
• billSecured passage of the New York State Fashion Workers Act, establishing basic labor protections for models and creatives.[6]
• billPassed what her campaign calls the "Incorrigible Bill," removing offensive language from family and education law historically used to target girls of color.[6]
• billEnacted the BIPOC Missing Women & Girls Task Force Bill, directing the state to address failures in missing-persons cases involving women of color.[6]
• billAuthored the NY HERO Act, establishing the first statewide airborne-infectious-disease workplace safety standard in the country.[6]
• billChampioned Abortion Shield Laws protecting doctors and patients, and a ban on toxic mercury in cosmetics.[6]
• action2026-04-16 · Issued a joint statement with State Senator Andrew Gounardes calling for the full New York for All Act, opposing informal collusion between local agencies and ICE, following the state budget's ban on formal ICE agreements.[7]

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  As a nurse and member of the Assembly Health Committee, says she pushes for healthcare that works for patients rather than insurance companies, and championed Abortion Shield Laws protecting doctors and patients.[5][6]

• ✓SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protectionsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on S6458 (Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, 2019-06-14): Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.[12]

  What they say: Says she works to protect tenants and hold negligent landlords accountable, and to push Albany to invest in housing that keeps working families in place.[5]

• ✕OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on A2176 (Protect Our Courts Act, 2020-07-20): Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.[17]

  What they say: Continues to lead the fight for the New York for All Act to protect immigrants regardless of status, and, with State Senator Andrew Gounardes, called for banning informal collusion between local agencies and ICE.[7]

  “ICE's oppressive deportation dragnet is ripping apart families and killing...”

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortionFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on S240 (Reproductive Health Act, 2019-01-22): Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.[16]

  What they say: Says she championed Abortion Shield Laws protecting doctors and patients involved in abortion care.[6]

• ✓SupportsRaise the minimum wage

  Championed the Retail Worker Safety Act and the Roadway Excavation Quality Assurance Act, guaranteeing prevailing wages for infrastructure workers, as part of her record protecting workers.[6]

• ✓SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on S6599 (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, 2019-06-20): Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.[13]

• ✓SupportsStricter gun lawsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on S2451 (Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law), 2019-01-29): Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms. 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.[14][15]

• ✓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.[18]

• Affordable education: fully funding Foundation Aid for K-12 schools and passing the New Deal for CUNY to provide tuition relief.[5]
• Affordable housing: protecting tenants and holding negligent landlords accountable.[5]
• Affordable healthcare: pushing for a healthcare system that works for patients over insurance companies.[5]
• Immigration justice: legislation to give immigrant residents stability, dignity and a fair shot.[5]

• Earned an associate degree from Bronx Community College and a bachelor's degree from Baruch College.[2]
• Career experience includes working as a registered nurse.[2]
• First elected to the Assembly in 2018, assuming office in January 2019, representing the 87th District (Parkchester, Castle Hill, Van Nest, West Farms and Unionport).[2][4]
• Sits on the Assembly Health Committee, which she has said informs her focus on healthcare access.[5]

• Animal welfare, mental health, clean and safe streets, and public transportation, citing sanitation, disorder, and subway safety conditions as key concerns.[11]

• Ran for New York City Council District 18 on the Conservative Party line in the November 4, 2025 general election, finishing third behind incumbent Amanda Farias (D/WFP) and Shuvonkar Saha (R) with 582 votes (2.1%).[8]
• Referred to as a Conservative Party district leader in coverage of the Bronx Conservative Party. In February 2026, before entering this Assembly race, she was endorsed by the Bronx Conservative Party for a different seat, New York State Senate District 34.[11]

• ✓SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  Lists supporting affordable-housing initiatives among his areas of focus for addressing cost-of-living pressures in the district.[10]

• Financial accountability and transparency: responsible budgeting, greater transparency in state spending, and reducing waste so tax dollars directly benefit District 87 residents.[10]
• Education and youth opportunities: fair and reliable school funding and expanded after-school and youth development programs.[10]
• Affordable living: reducing cost-of-living pressures, supporting affordable housing, and addressing rising energy and utility costs.[10]
• Public safety and community health: community-based safety programs and expanded access to mental health services.[10]
• Small business and local economy: support for entrepreneurs, local job creation, and reduced regulatory burdens.[10]

• Works as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).[10]
• Lost the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat to incumbent Karines Reyes, 71.6%-28.1%.[9]