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lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 3, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ari_Espinal" title="Ari Espinal">Ari Espinal</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)<br /><a href="/wiki/Medell%C3%ADn" title="Medellín">Medellín</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Jay_College_of_Criminal_Justice" title="John Jay College of Criminal Justice">City University of New York, John Jay</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/CUNY_School_of_Law" title="CUNY School of Law">City University of New York, Long Island City</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Catalina_Cruz_Signature.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Catalina Cruz's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Catalina_Cruz_Signature.png/128px-Catalina_Cruz_Signature.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Catalina_Cruz_Signature.png/192px-Catalina_Cruz_Signature.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Catalina_Cruz_Signature.png/256px-Catalina_Cruz_Signature.png 2x" data-file-width="572" data-file-height="249" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nyassembly.gov/mem/Catalina-Cruz">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Catalina Cruz</b> (born <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1982/1983)<sup id="cite_ref-AGNY-ImmigrationFraud-2009_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AGNY-ImmigrationFraud-2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CypressHillChildCareCorp-AdvisoryBoard_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CypressHillChildCareCorp-AdvisoryBoard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-QNS-SpecialElections-2018_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QNS-SpecialElections-2018-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Colombians" title="Colombians">Colombian</a>-<a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a><sup id="cite_ref-HispanicCoalitionNY-40Under40-2016_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HispanicCoalitionNY-40Under40-2016-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> attorney from the borough of <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-QueensChronicle-DACA-Heartache-2017_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QueensChronicle-DACA-Heartache-2017-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> and former undocumented immigrant minor (<a href="/wiki/DREAM_Act" title="DREAM Act">DREAMer</a>), Cruz has worked as an advocate for immigration rights, including as Director of New York Governor <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</a>'s 2016 Exploited Task Force.<sup id="cite_ref-Broadly-DreamerProfile-2018_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Broadly-DreamerProfile-2018-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYState-WorkersTaskForce-Report-2016_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYState-WorkersTaskForce-Report-2016-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cruz was elected as the Democratic candidate in the Fall 2018 election for the 39th district of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a>, representing <a href="/wiki/Corona,_Queens" title="Corona, Queens">Corona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elmhurst,_Queens" title="Elmhurst, Queens">Elmhurst</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Heights,_Queens" title="Jackson Heights, Queens">Jackson Heights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catalina_Cruz&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cruz was born in <a href="/wiki/Medell%C3%ADn" title="Medellín">Medellín</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ElEspectador-ColombianDREAMer-2018_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ElEspectador-ColombianDREAMer-2018-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, when she was nine years old, Cruz and her mother came to the United States under a six month tourist visa.<sup id="cite_ref-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They remained in the U.S. and she was undocumented for over 10 years after her initial tourist visa expired.<sup id="cite_ref-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cruz grew up in Brooklyn and Queens. She has five siblings, three of whom are U.S. citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-HispanicCoalitionNY-40Under40-2016_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HispanicCoalitionNY-40Under40-2016-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cruz became the first former undocumented immigrant who identifies as a DREAMer to be elected in <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York state</a>. (Both <a href="/wiki/Adriano_Espaillat" title="Adriano Espaillat">Adriano Espaillat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gabriela_Rosa" title="Gabriela Rosa">Gabriela Rosa</a> were former undocumented immigrants who served in the New York State legislature, but neither identifies as a DREAMer.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) She is also the first Colombian-American in the district,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and only the third DREAMer to serve in an elected position in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001, Cruz graduated from <a href="/wiki/John_Bowne_High_School" title="John Bowne High School">John Bowne High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Flushing,_Queens" title="Flushing, Queens">Flushing, Queens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CatalinaCruzNY-PromisesToKeep-2018_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CatalinaCruzNY-PromisesToKeep-2018-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, Cruz received a bachelor's degree with honors in <a href="/wiki/Forensic_psychology" title="Forensic psychology">forensic psychology</a> from the <a href="/wiki/John_Jay_College_of_Criminal_Justice" title="John Jay College of Criminal Justice">John Jay College of Criminal Justice</a>. In 2009, Cruz received a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">J.D.</a> from the <a href="/wiki/City_University_of_New_York_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="City University of New York School of Law">City University of New York School of Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Broadly-DreamerProfile-2018_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Broadly-DreamerProfile-2018-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ElBorde-Feature-2018_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ElBorde-Feature-2018-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catalina_Cruz&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After law school Cruz worked as a Volunteer Assistant Attorney General for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="New York State Attorney General">New York State Attorney General</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</a>, where her case work included focusing on fraud related to immigration services and working on prosecution efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-AGNY-ImmigrationFraud-2009_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AGNY-ImmigrationFraud-2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes-CuomoImmigrationFraud-2009_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes-CuomoImmigrationFraud-2009-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2009 to 2012, Cruz was counsel at the Goddard Riverside <a href="/wiki/Single_room_occupancy" class="mw-redirect" title="Single room occupancy">SRO</a> Law Project at the Goddard Riverside Community Center on the <a href="/wiki/Upper_West_Side" title="Upper West Side">Upper West Side</a> of <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LLAQC-President-Bio_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LLAQC-President-Bio-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2012 to 2014, Cruz was counsel to the Division of Immigrant Policies and Affairs at the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_Labor" title="New York State Department of Labor">New York State Department of Labor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GovernorCuomo-AdminAppointments-2015_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovernorCuomo-AdminAppointments-2015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Cruz was counsel to the Immigration Committee for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Council" title="New York City Council">New York City Council</a>, where she worked to improve coverage of issue related to domestic worker trafficking. She worked on the Unaccompanied Minors Initiative and the <a href="/wiki/IDNYC" class="mw-redirect" title="IDNYC">IDNYC</a> program. She also oversaw the Key to the City program.<sup id="cite_ref-GovernorCuomo-AdminAppointments-2015_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovernorCuomo-AdminAppointments-2015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was in this position until 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-ElDiario-DREAMer-2018_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ElDiario-DREAMer-2018-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-QueensCountyPolitics-Community-2018_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QueensCountyPolitics-Community-2018-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2015 to 2017, Cruz was the Director of the Office of the New York State Governor, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GovernorCuomo-AdminAppointments-2015_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovernorCuomo-AdminAppointments-2015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time she was the Special Assistant for Labor & Workforce. She was also the Director of the Joint Task Force on Worker Exploitation and Employee Misclassification, also known as the Exploited Workers Task Force, a working as assistant counsel in Cuomo's taskforce.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes-CuomoTaskforce-2015_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes-CuomoTaskforce-2015-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Cruz became Chief of Staff for <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Council_Member" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City Council Member">New York City Council Member</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julissa_Ferreras-Copeland" class="mw-redirect" title="Julissa Ferreras-Copeland">Julissa Ferreras-Copeland</a> until Ferreras-Copeland made the decision not to seek re-election.<sup id="cite_ref-TimesLedger-CB4-111thStreet-2017_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TimesLedger-CB4-111thStreet-2017-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TimesLedger-CB4-2018_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TimesLedger-CB4-2018-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_York_Assembly">New York Assembly</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catalina_Cruz&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New York Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2018, Cruz announced her candidacy for <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Moya" title="Francisco Moya">Francisco Moya</a>'s vacated position on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a>'s Assembly District 39.<sup id="cite_ref-CityState-VacantStateSeats-2018_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CityState-VacantStateSeats-2018-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The District's Democratic leadership instead unanimously selected Ari Espinal as the Democratic candidate in the April 2018 special election.<sup id="cite_ref-CityLimits-ContestedAssemblyDistrictRace-2018_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CityLimits-ContestedAssemblyDistrictRace-2018-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cruz then won the Democratic primary for District 39 on September 13, 2018, over Espinal,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and won the seat on November 6, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She had received campaign training from <a href="/wiki/New_American_Leaders" title="New American Leaders">New American Leaders</a> that she believes helped her ultimately fundraise nearly $200,000 to win the primary race.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Catalina_Cruz&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cruz identifies as a DREAMer under the unadopted <a href="/wiki/DREAM_Act#Legislative_history" title="DREAM Act">DREAM Act</a> that was introduced in 2001,<sup id="cite_ref-Broadly-DreamerProfile-2018_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Broadly-DreamerProfile-2018-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which addresses citizenship of children brought to the United States by their parents and living as undocumented citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-ElDiario-LaGranManzana-2018_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ElDiario-LaGranManzana-2018-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cruz married her high school boyfriend in 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which allowed Cruz to get her green card in 2005<sup id="cite_ref-Broadly-DreamerProfile-2018_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Broadly-DreamerProfile-2018-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and become a U.S. citizen in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewYork-FirstDREAMerNYS-2018-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cruz' citizenship allowed her to sponsor her mother's citizenship.<sup id="cite_ref-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cruz's former husband was a <a href="/wiki/New_York_Police_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Police Department">New York Police Department</a> police officer.<sup id="cite_ref-HispanicCoalitionNY-40Under40-2016_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HispanicCoalitionNY-40Under40-2016-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The marriage ended in divorce.<sup id="cite_ref-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She lives in <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Heights,_Queens" title="Jackson Heights, Queens">Jackson Heights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CruzForNY-Bio_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CruzForNY-Bio-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cruz has said that the attorney who did her immigration papers inspired her to go to law school and become a lawyer.<sup id="cite_ref-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MobilizeHere-Podcast-2018-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ElBorde-Feature-2018_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ElBorde-Feature-2018-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div 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Aubry">Jeffrion Aubry</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Majority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Peoples-Stokes" title="Crystal Peoples-Stokes">Crystal Peoples-Stokes</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Barclay_(New_York_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Barclay (New York politician)">Will Barclay</a> (R)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 19em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Fred_Thiele" title="Fred Thiele">Fred Thiele</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jodi_Giglio" title="Jodi Giglio">Jodi Giglio</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeStefano" title="Joe DeStefano">Joe DeStefano</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Flood" title="Ed Flood">Ed Flood</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Douglas_M._Smith" title="Douglas M. Smith">Douglas M. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Philip_Ramos" title="Philip Ramos">Philip Ramos</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jarett_Gandolfo" title="Jarett Gandolfo">Jarett Gandolfo</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Fitzpatrick_(politician)" title="Michael J. Fitzpatrick (politician)">Michael J. Fitzpatrick</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Durso" title="Michael Durso">Michael Durso</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Stern_(politician)" title="Steve Stern (politician)">Steve Stern</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Jean-Pierre" title="Kimberly Jean-Pierre">Kimberly Jean-Pierre</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Keith_Brown_(New_York_politician)" title="Keith Brown (New York politician)">Keith P. Brown</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_D._Lavine" title="Charles D. Lavine">Charles D. Lavine</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_McDonough" title="David McDonough">David McDonough</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jake_Blumencranz" title="Jake Blumencranz">Jake Blumencranz</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gina_Sillitti" title="Gina Sillitti">Gina Sillitti</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Mikulin" title="John Mikulin">John Mikulin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Darling_(politician)" title="Taylor Darling (politician)">Taylor Darling</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Ra" title="Ed Ra">Ed Ra</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ari_Brown_(politician)" title="Ari Brown (politician)">Ari Brown</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_F._Curran" title="Brian F. Curran">Brian F. Curran</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michaelle_C._Solages" title="Michaelle C. Solages">Michaelle C. Solages</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stacey_Pheffer_Amato" title="Stacey Pheffer Amato">Stacey Pheffer Amato</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Weprin" title="David Weprin">David Weprin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nily_Rozic" title="Nily Rozic">Nily Rozic</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edward_Braunstein" title="Edward Braunstein">Edward Braunstein</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Berger_(New_York_politician)" title="Sam Berger (New York politician)">Sam Berger</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Hevesi" title="Andrew Hevesi">Andrew Hevesi</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Hyndman" title="Alicia Hyndman">Alicia Hyndman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steven_Raga" title="Steven Raga">Steven Raga</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Khaleel_Anderson" title="Khaleel Anderson">Khaleel Anderson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vivian_E._Cook" title="Vivian E. Cook">Vivian E. Cook</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Vanel" title="Clyde Vanel">Clyde Vanel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Gonz%C3%A1lez-Rojas" title="Jessica González-Rojas">Jessica González-Rojas</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrion_L._Aubry" title="Jeffrion L. Aubry">Jeffrion Aubry</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani" title="Zohran Mamdani">Zohran Mamdani</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ardila" title="Juan Ardila">Juan Ardila</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jenifer_Rajkumar" title="Jenifer Rajkumar">Jenifer Rajkumar</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Catalina Cruz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Kim_(politician)" title="Ron Kim (politician)">Ron Kim</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Helene_Weinstein" title="Helene Weinstein">Helene Weinstein</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rodneyse_Bichotte_Hermelyn" title="Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn">Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_A._Cunningham" title="Brian A. Cunningham">Brian Cunningham</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Carroll_(American_politician)" title="Robert Carroll (American politician)">Robert Carroll</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Novakhov" title="Michael Novakhov">Michael Novakhov</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alec_Brook-Krasny" title="Alec Brook-Krasny">Alec Brook-Krasny</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Colton" title="William Colton">William Colton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Simcha_Eichenstein" title="Simcha Eichenstein">Simcha Eichenstein</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lester_Chang" title="Lester Chang">Lester Chang</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Emily_Gallagher" title="Emily Gallagher">Emily Gallagher</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marcela_Mitaynes" title="Marcela Mitaynes">Marcela Mitaynes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jo_Anne_Simon" title="Jo Anne Simon">Jo Anne Simon</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maritza_Davila" title="Maritza Davila">Maritza Davila</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Erik_Martin_Dilan" title="Erik Martin Dilan">Erik Martin Dilan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Latrice_Walker" title="Latrice Walker">Latrice Walker</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stefani_Zinerman" title="Stefani Zinerman">Stefani Zinerman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phara_Souffrant_Forrest" title="Phara Souffrant Forrest">Phara Souffrant Forrest</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Monique_Chandler-Waterman" title="Monique Chandler-Waterman">Monique Chandler-Waterman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jaime_Williams" title="Jaime Williams">Jaime Williams</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Lucas" title="Nikki Lucas">Nikki Lucas</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Fall" title="Charles Fall">Charles Fall</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Reilly_(New_York_politician)" title="Michael Reilly (New York politician)">Michael Reilly</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Pirozzolo" title="Sam Pirozzolo">Sam Pirozzolo</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Tannousis" title="Michael Tannousis">Michael Tannousis</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Grace_Lee_(politician)" title="Grace Lee (politician)">Grace Lee</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Deborah_J._Glick" title="Deborah J. Glick">Deborah J. Glick</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Linda_Rosenthal" title="Linda Rosenthal">Linda Rosenthal</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gibbs_(politician)" title="Eddie Gibbs (politician)">Eddie Gibbs</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_J._O%27Donnell" title="Daniel J. O'Donnell">Daniel J. O'Donnell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Inez_Dickens" title="Inez Dickens">Inez Dickens</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_Taylor_(politician)" title="Al Taylor (politician)">Al Taylor</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Manny_De_Los_Santos" title="Manny De Los Santos">Manny De Los Santos</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alex_Bores" title="Alex Bores">Alex Bores</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Epstein" title="Harvey Epstein">Harvey Epstein</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Simone" title="Tony Simone">Tony Simone</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Seawright" title="Rebecca Seawright">Rebecca Seawright</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Landon_Dais" title="Landon Dais">Landon Dais</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_Alvarez_(politician)" title="George Alvarez (politician)">George Alvarez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chantel_Jackson" title="Chantel Jackson">Chantel Jackson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Zaccaro_Jr." title="John Zaccaro Jr.">John Zaccaro Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Dinowitz" title="Jeffrey Dinowitz">Jeffrey Dinowitz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Benedetto" title="Michael Benedetto">Michael Benedetto</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carl_Heastie" title="Carl Heastie">Carl Heastie</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Septimo" title="Amanda Septimo">Amanda Septimo</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">▌</span><i>Vacant</i></li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Yudelka_Tapia" title="Yudelka Tapia">Yudelka Tapia</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karines_Reyes" title="Karines Reyes">Karines Reyes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amy_Paulin" title="Amy Paulin">Amy Paulin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._Gary_Pretlow" title="J. Gary Pretlow">J. Gary Pretlow</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nader_Sayegh" title="Nader Sayegh">Nader Sayegh</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steven_Otis" title="Steven Otis">Steven Otis</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/MaryJane_Shimsky" title="MaryJane Shimsky">MaryJane Shimsky</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Burdick" title="Chris Burdick">Chris Burdick</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Slater_(politician)" title="Matt Slater (politician)">Matt Slater</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dana_Levenberg" title="Dana Levenberg">Dana Levenberg</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">▌</span><i>Vacant</i></li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_W._McGowan" title="John W. McGowan">John W. 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