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We are proud to endorse these animal rights candidates for the 2026 New York State Primary Election. More candidates will be announced shortly. Find your polling place here. Early Voting is Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

 

U.S. House of Representatives:

CANDIDATE	PARTY	DISTRICT	REGION	NEIGHBORHOODS
Claire Valdez	Democrat	7	Brooklyn & Queens	Astoria, Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, City Line, Clinton Hill, Cypress Hills, Downtown Brooklyn, East New York, East Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Glendale, Greenpoint, Long Island City, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ozone Park, Ridgewood, South Williamsburg, Sunnyside, Williamsburg, Woodhaven, Woodside
Brad Lander	Democrat	10	Manhattan & Brooklyn	Alphabet City, Chelsea, Meatpacking District, Flatiron District, East Village, West Village, Financial District, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook, Gowanus, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Sunset Park. Portions of Borough Park, Bay Ridge
Micah Lasher	Democrat	12	Manhattan	Manhattan from 14th Street to 96th Street
Darializa Avila Chevalier	Democrat	13	The Bronx & Uptown Manhattan	Bedford Park, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Norwood, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Morris Heights, University Heights, Harlem, Inwood, Marble Hill, Spanish Harlem, Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights, parts of Morningside Heights & the Upper West Side

 

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New York State Senate:

CANDIDATE	PARTY	DISTRICT	REGION	NEIGHBORHOODS
Dean Murray	Republican	3	Long Island	South Central Suffolk County, Town of Brookhaven, Islip, Brentwood
Monica Martinez	Democrat	4	Long Island	Suffolk County, portions of Bay Shore, Brentwood, Central Islip, Deer Park, Islandia, North Babylon, West Babylon, Wyandanch
Steve Rhoads	Republican	5	Long Island	Wantagh, North Wantagh, Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick, Levittown, Bethpage, Farmingdale, Northport
Jake Blumencranz	Republican	7	Long Island	North Hempstead, Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Minneola, Port Washington, Great Neck, Syosset, Glen Cove, Manorhaven, Bayville, Jericho
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	Republican	9	Long Island	Long Beach, Inwood, Malverne, North Valley Stream, South Valley Stream, Valley Stream, Lynbrook, Hewlett, East Rockaway, Woodmere, Cedarhurst, Elmont, Bellerose Terrace, Floral Park, Stewart Manor, Franklin Square
Jabari Brisport	Democrat	25	Brooklyn	Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Clinton Hill, Ocean Hill, Fort Greene, part of Prospect Heights
Grace Lee	Democrat	27	Manhattan	West Village, East Village, Lower East Side, Seaport, Financial District, Battery Park, Tribeca, SoHo, NoHo, Nolita, Chinatown, Little Italy, Greenwich Village
Gustavo Rivera	Democrat	33	The Bronx	Fordham, Belmont, Tremont, Bedford Park, Norwood, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Morris Park, University Heights, Van Nest, Bronxdale, Parts of Allerton
Peter Harckham	Democrat	40	Westchester & Hudson Valley	Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Southeast, Brewster, Stony Point, Peekskill, Bedford, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, New Castle, North Salem, Yorktown, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan, Croton-on-Hudson
James Tedisco	Republican	44	Capital Region	Saratoga County, City of Schenectady and Town of Niskayuna
Erik Bottcher	Democrat	47	Manhattan	Upper West Side, Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, West Village

 

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New York State Assembly:

CANDIDATE	PARTY	DISTRICT	REGION	NEIGHBORHOODS
Rebecca Kassay	Democrat	4	Long Island	Brookhaven, Stony Brook, Port Jefferson Station, Setauket, East Setauket, South Setauket, Villages of Poquott, Belle Terre, Old Field, Port Jefferson, Coram, Gordon Heights, and parts of Selden, Centereach, Middle Island, Yaphank, Mt Sinai
Kwani B. O’Pharrow	Democrat	11	Long Island	Babylon, Lindenhurst, Amityville, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, East Massapequa
Brian Romero	Democrat	34	Queens	Astoria, Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Woodside
Diana Moreno	Democrat	36	Queens	Astoria, Long Island City
David Orkin	Democrat	38	Queens	Ridgewood, Glendale, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park
Chris McCreight	Democrat	46	Brooklyn	Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, Brighton Beach, Sea Gate
Emily Gallagher	Democrat	50	Brooklyn	Greenpoint, parts of Williamsburg
Jo Anne Simon	Democrat	52	Brooklyn	Boerum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Fulton Ferry, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Columbia St Waterfront, parts of Park Slope & Prospect Heights
Christian Celeste Tate	Democrat	54	Brooklyn	Bushwick, East New York, Cypress Hills, City Line
Eon Huntley	Democrat	56	Brooklyn	Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights
Illapa Sairitupac	Democrat	65	Manhattan	Chinatown, Lower East Side, East Village, Two Bridges, Financial District, SoHo, Nolita
TBD Pending Primary Results	Democrat	66	Manhattan	Greenwich Village, Noho, SoHo, Tribeca, Meatpacking District, Hudson Square, Lower East Side
Diana Ayala	Democrat	68	Manhattan	East Harlem, Upper Manhattan
Eli Northrup	Democrat	69	Manhattan	Upper West Side, Morningside Heights, West Harlem, Manhattan Valley, Bloomingdale
Vanessa Aronson	Democrat	73	Manhattan	Murray Hill, Turtle Bay, Sutton Place, Midtown East, Upper East Side
Tony Simone	Democrat	75	Manhattan	Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown, part of the Lincoln Center area
Jeffrey Dinowitz	Democrat	81	Bronx	Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Van Cortlandt Village, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill, Norwood, Woodlawn, Wakefield
Chris Burdick	Democrat	93	Westchester County	Bedford, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mt. Kisco, New Castle, North Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge, White Plains
Dana Levenberg	Democrat	95	Lower Hudson Valley	Briarcliff Manor, Ossining, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt Manor, Peekskill, Cold Spring
Paula Elaine Kay	Democrat	100	Hudson Valley	Most of Sullivan County; Town of Wallkill, City of Middletown in Orange County
Jen Lunsford	Democrat	135	Monroe County	Towns of Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, East Rochester. Villages of East Rochester, Fairport, Pittsford, Honeoye Falls
Adam Bojak	Democrat	149	Buffalo	West Side, Elmwood Village, Allentown, Black Rock, Riverside, Lackawanna, Hamburg Town & Village, Blasdell, Lake View, Erie County

 

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Other Positions:

POSITION	CANDIDATE	PARTY	DISTRICT	NEIGHBORHOODS
Civil Court Judge	Janice Purvis	Democrat	Kings County	All of Brooklyn
New York City Council	Carl Wilson	Democrat	3	Hudson Square, West Village, Chelsea, Hudson Yards, Meatpacking District, Garment District, Times Square, Hell’s Kitchen

 

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