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

Kristen Gonzalez

(Incumbent)
SD 17, Manhattan-Queens-Brooklyn

Aber Kawas

(Open Seat)
SD 12, Queens

Yuh-Line Niou

(Open Seat)
SD 27, Manhattan

NY State Assembly

Conrad Blackburn

(Challenger)
AD 70, Manhattan

Christian Celeste Tate

(Challenger)
AD 54, Brooklyn

Adam Bojak

(Open Seat)
AD 149, Eerie County

Emily Gallagher

(Incumbent)
AD 50, Brooklyn

Samantha Kattan

(Open Seat)
AD 37, Queens

Eon Huntley

(Challenger)
AD 56, Brooklyn

Robert Carroll

(Incumbent)
AD 44, Brooklyn

Latoya LeGrand

(Open Seat)
AD 32, Queens

David Orkin

(Challenger)
AD 38, Queens

David Siffert

Jo Anne Simon

(Incumbent)
AD 52, Brooklyn

lllapa Sairitupac

(Open Seat)
AD 65, Manhattan

(Open Seat)
AD 66, Manhattan

Phara Souffrant Forrest

(Incumbent)
AD 57, Brooklyn

Brian Romero

(Open Seat)
AD 34, Queens

Sam Hodge

(Challenger)
AD 106, Columbia/Dutchess Counties

Dan Livingston

(Open Seat)
AD 123, Binghamton

Eli Northrup

(Open Seat)
AD 69, Manhattan