NY · Candidate
Christine Fontanelli
RSave NYC PartyCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Assembly · District 75
Biography
Christine (Cristina) Fontanelli is the Republican and Save NYC Party nominee challenging incumbent Tony Simone. She describes herself as a lifelong New Yorker and an award-winning opera singer, actress and television host, and is the founder of a nonprofit supporting young performers. Her campaign site lists public safety, education, housing, cost of living, health care, and arts and culture as her issues.[1][2][3]
Fontanelli's campaign website describes a decades-long international career in which she has performed with major orchestras and at venues including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.[2] She founded the Cristina Fontanelli Foundation, a nonprofit that, according to the website, supports young performers and expands access to the arts.[2] The site also says her great-grandfather, Rocco Maria Marasco, was a past Assemblyman, and Ballotpedia lists her as the Republican and Save NYC Party candidate.[2][3]
- 1.New York State Assembly District 75 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Cristina Fontanelli for NY Assembly — Home · Committee to elect Cristina Fontanelli Candidate's own words
- 3.Christine Fontanelli · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
