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