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| The 2026 Midterms are in the final stretch — and early voting is about to begin in New York! |
| From congressional races in New York City to State Senate and Assembly contests across the state, this election features a wide range of candidates campaigning on affordable housing, universal healthcare, workers' rights, immigrant protections, and getting corporate money out of politics. |
| Here's our rundown of the candidates and issues we're tracking as New Yorkers prepare to cast their ballots. |
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| U.S. CONGRESS |
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| Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — U.S. House, District 14 |
| A member of Congress and nationally recognized progressive leader, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has championed the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, stronger labor protections, affordable housing, and reforms to campaign finance. |
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| Brad Lander — U.S. House, District 10 |
| A longtime New York City progressive leader and former City Comptroller, Brad Lander has focused his public service on housing affordability, government accountability, climate policy, and workers' rights. His congressional campaign builds on that record, emphasizing economic security and public investment. |
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| Darializa Avila Chevalier — U.S. House, District 13 |
| A community organizer and democratic socialist, Darializa Avila Chevalier is running for Congress with an emphasis on housing justice, immigrant rights, economic inequality, and reducing corporate influence in politics. |
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| Claire Valdez — U.S. House, District 7 |
| A labor organizer and democratic socialist, Claire Valdez has been active in organizing workers and advocating for stronger unions. Her congressional campaign focuses on housing affordability, universal healthcare, workers' rights, and economic justice. |
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| Jon Rivera — State Senate District 61 |
| Jon Rivera is running for State Senate in District 61. His campaign is among the New York legislative contests being tracked in the 2026 general election. |
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| Aber Kawas — State Senate District 12 |
| Aber Kawas is a community organizer and progressive candidate for State Senate District 12 whose work has focused on immigrant communities, economic justice, and grassroots political organizing. |
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| Samantha Kattan — Assembly District 37 |
| A working parent, longtime tenant organizer, daughter of Mexican and Syrian immigrants, and democratic socialist, Samantha Kattan is running to represent communities across western Queens. |
| Her platform includes social housing, stronger tenant protections, universal healthcare, free childcare, immigrant rights, and greener neighborhoods. |
| David Orkin — Assembly District 38 |
| An immigrant workers' rights attorney, union organizer, and democratic socialist, David Orkin has spent his career representing workers and immigrants. |
| His campaign calls for taxing the wealthy to fund childcare, housing, transit, and healthcare, stronger labor protections, and defending immigrant communities from ICE. He rejects corporate lobbyist, fossil fuel, and real estate contributions. |
| Christian Celeste Tate — Assembly District 54 |
| A community organizer and democratic socialist running to represent Bushwick and parts of East New York, Christian Celeste Tate centers housing stability and community well-being in her campaign. |
| Her priorities include preventing displacement, protecting tenants, expanding access to healthcare, and strengthening neighborhood safety. Her campaign rejects corporate, fossil fuel, and real estate money. |
| Eon Huntley — Assembly District 56 |
| A Brooklyn organizer, Eon Huntley is running on a "People Over Profit" platform emphasizing grassroots organizing, coalition-building, and housing justice. |
| His campaign rejects corporate and real estate contributions and highlights direct community involvement in policymaking. |
| Illapa Sairitupac — Assembly District 65 |
| A tenant organizer and anti-ICE activist, Illapa Sairitupac is campaigning in Lower Manhattan with a focus on the working-class and immigrant communities of Chinatown and the Lower East Side. |
| His platform centers on housing affordability, renter protections, immigrant rights, and preventing displacement. |
| David Siffert — Assembly District 66 |
| An NYU School of Law professor and former private-practice attorney, David Siffert has worked on civil justice reform and expanding access to legal services. |
| Their campaign focuses on affordable housing, immigrant rights, and artificial intelligence regulation. Siffert is seeking to become New York's first nonbinary state legislator. |
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| Eli Northrup — Assembly District 69 |
| A public defender and former policy director at The Bronx Defenders, Eli Northrup has worked on criminal justice reform, due process protections, and expanding opportunities for people with criminal records. |
| Running as the Democratic and Working Families Party nominee, his campaign emphasizes universal childcare, universal healthcare, affordable housing, stronger tenant protections, and progressive taxation. |
| Maurice "Mo" Brown — Assembly District 129 |
| A veteran, homeowner, and Onondaga County Legislator, Maurice Brown brings local government experience to his Assembly campaign in Central New York. |
| His priorities include lowering utility bills, expanding affordable housing, improving public transportation, investing in prevention-focused public safety, and changing tax policy for corporations and high-income households. |
| Kurtis VanWuyckhuyse — Assembly District 134 |
| A Rochester-area resident and general manager of a family-owned auto business, Kurtis VanWuyckhuyse draws on his experience as a longtime renter in his campaign. |
| Running on a "People Over Profit" platform, he supports living wages, stronger unions, housing stability, the New York Health Act, and greater investment in mental health and addiction treatment. |
| Patrick Burke — Assembly District 142 |
| A South Buffalo native, former Erie County legislator, and incumbent State Assembly member, Patrick Burke is seeking reelection. |
| His public service has emphasized Western New York communities, environmental protections, and constituent services, with a focus on the region's long-term well-being. |
| Adam Bojak — Assembly District 149 |
| A Family Court and housing-rights attorney, Adam Bojak has spent nearly a decade representing Western New Yorkers. |
| His campaign calls for a "healthy, housed and affordable Western New York," including social housing, stronger tenant protections, the New York Health Act, universal childcare, public ownership of utilities, and a moratorium on data center construction. |
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| KEY DATES |
| Early Voting: Saturday, October 24 – Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 |
| Early-voting hours and locations vary by county. Make your plan to vote! |
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