2026 Endorsements

NY State Legislature, Democratic Primary

Since 1997, Tenants PAC has helped elect pro-tenant champions at the state and local level. We endorse and contribute funds to a limited slate of candidates running in competitive races; we do not endorse in every race. Endorsement decisions are made on a rolling basis by majority vote of our Board of Directors - a team of 17 volunteer tenant leaders with decades of combined experience in electoral work, legislative advocacy and tenant organizing.

The candidates below include some of our most reliable incumbents who have proudly championed our bills year after year. There are also strong challengers seeking to unseat notorious pro-landlord legislators who actively oppose us in Albany. The rest are exciting new faces bringing tenant issues to the forefront of their races. All are rejecting real estate money and pledged to consult with Tenants PAC on any housing or tenant-related legislation they seek to co-sponsor.

Help us get our slate elected! Click on each photo to access the candidate’s donation site. Please give generously! We will highlight some of these races on our Substack throughout the Spring!

NY State Senate

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Jabari Brisport

(Incumbent)
SD 25, Brooklyn

Samra Brouk

(Incumbent)
SD 55, Rochester

Kristen Gonzalez

(Incumbent)
SD 59, Manhattan-Queens-Brooklyn

Jessica González Rojas

(Challenger)
SD 13, Queens

Michelle Hinchey

(Incumbent)
SD 41, Hudson Valley/Catskills

Robert Jackson

(Incumbent)
SD 31, Manhattan

Aber Kawas

(Open Seat)
SD 12, Queens

Rachel May

(Incumbent)
SD 48, Syracuse

Shelley Mayer

(Incumbent)
SD 37, Westchester

Yuh-Line Niou

(Open Seat)
SD 27, Manhattan

Sarah Rogerson

(Challenger)
SD 44, Saratoga/Schenectady County

NY State Assembly

Conrad Blackburn

(Challenger)
AD 70, Manhattan

Adam Bojak

(Open Seat)
AD 149, Erie County

Maurice Brown

(Challenger)
AD 129, Syracuse

Robert Carroll

(Incumbent)
AD 44, Brooklyn

Christian Celeste Tate

(Challenger)
AD 54, Brooklyn

Jeffrey Dinowitz

(Incumbent)
AD 81, The Bronx

Manny De Los Santos

(Incumbent)
AD 72, Manhattan

Emily Gallagher

(Incumbent)
AD 50, Brooklyn

Sam Hodge

(Challenger)
AD 106, Columbia/Dutchess Counties

Eon Huntley

(Challenger)
AD 56, Brooklyn

Samantha Kattan

(Open Seat)
AD 37, Queens

Anna Kelles

(Incumbent)
AD 125, Ithica/Tompkins County

Latoya LeGrand

(Open Seat)
AD 32, Queens

Dana Levenberg

(Incumbent)
AD 95, Westchester/Putnam County

Dan Livingston

(Open Seat)
AD 123, Binghamton

Demond Meeks

(Incumbent)
AD 137, Rochester

Marcela Mitaynes

(Incumbent)
AD 51, Brooklyn

Eli Northrup

(Open Seat)
AD 69, Manhattan

David Orkin

(Challenger)
AD 38, Queens

Karines Reyes

(Incumbent)
AD 87, The Bronx

Brian Romero

(Open Seat)
AD 34, Queens

Gabriella Romero

(Incumbent)
AD 109, Albany

Linda Rosenthal

(Incumbent)
AD 67, Manhattan

Illapa Sairitupac

(Open Seat)
AD 65, Manhattan

David Siffert

(Open Seat)
AD 66, Manhattan

Jo Anne Simon

(Incumbent)
AD 52, Brooklyn

Phara Souffrant Forrest

(Incumbent)
AD 57, Brooklyn

Sarahana Shrestha

(Incumbent)
AD 103, Kingston/Ulster County