2022 Animal Rights Voter Guide for the New York State Assembly Primary Election
We are proud to endorse these animal rights candidates for New York Assembly Primary Election! EARLY VOTING IS JUNE 18-26, 2022. ELECTION DAY IS JUNE 28, 2022. Please note that there are other offices on the ballot, but we only made endorsements for Assembly.
In addition to the list below, we also encourage you to look at which Assembly Members voted YES or NO to shutting down the puppy mill pipeline, when considering who to vote for.
NY State Assembly:
| CANDIDATE | DISTRICT | BOROUGH/REGION | NEIGHBORHOODS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Lavine | 13 | Long Island | North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County |
| David Weprin | 24 | Queens | Richmond Hill, Fresh Meadows, Holliswood, Hollis Hills, Briarwood, Jamaica Hill, Jamaica Estates, Oakland Gardens, Glen Oaks, Queens Village, Bellrose |
| Andrew Hevesi | 28 | Queens | Forest Hills, Rego Park, Richmond Hill, Glendale, Kew Gardens, Ridgewood & Middle Village |
| Khaleel Anderson | 31 | Queens | Rosedale, Far Rockaway, Springfield Gardens, South Ozone Park, South Richmond Hill |
| Jessica González-Rojas | 34 | Queens | Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Corona, Woodside |
| Brent O’Leary | 37 | Queens | LIC, Sunnyside, Maspeth & Ridgewood |
| Rodneyse Bichotte | 42 | Brooklyn | East Flatbush, Flatbush, Ditmas Park, Midwood |
| Mathylde Frontus | 46 | Brooklyn | Coney Island,Sea Gate, parts of Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Dyker Heights, Gravesend |
| Emily Gallagher | 50 | Brooklyn | Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Clinton Hill, Navy Yard |
| Jo Anne Simon | 52 | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Park Slope, Boerum Hill, DUMBO |
| Phara Souffrant Forrest | 57 | Brooklyn | Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Bed Stuy |
| Monique Chandler-Waterman | 58 | Brooklyn | East Flatbush, Canarsie, Brownsville |
| Nikki Lucas | 60 | Brooklyn | East New York, Starrett City |
| Charles Fall | 61 | Staten Island | North Shore |
| Grace Lee | 65 | Manhattan | Lower East Side, Chinatown, South Street Seaport area, Financial District & Battery Park City |
| Deborah Glick | 66 | Manhattan | Greenwich Village, SoHo, TriBeCa |
| Linda Rosenthal | 67 | Manhattan | Upper West Side |
| Al Taylor | 71 | Manhattan | Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Washington Heights |
| Alex Bores | 73 | Manhattan | Upper East Side, Midtown East |
| Harvey Epstein | 74 | Manhattan | East Village, Lower East Side, Stuy Town/PCV, Union Square, Midtown East, Murray Hill |
| Tony Simone | 75 | Manhattan | Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown, Upper West Side |
| Rebecca Seawright | 76 | Manhattan | Upper East Side, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island |
| Amy Paulin | 88 | Westchester | Eastchester, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Scarsdale, and parts of New Rochelle and White Plains |
| John McDonald | 108 | Albany | Cohoes, Rensselaer, Albany, Troy |
| Pamela Hunter | 128 | Central New York | Syracuse and Onondaga County |