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Emily Gallagher
Emily Gallagher (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 50. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Gallagher (Working Families Party, Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 50. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024.
Biography
Emily Gallagher was born in Fairfax, Virginia. Gallagher earned an undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in 2006. Her career experience includes working as the national community affairs assistant director for HI USA; in nonprofit education with the Tenement Museum, EF Smithsonian, and Hostelling International; and as a researcher and oral historian. Gallagher has been associated with Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, the Greenpoint Star, and the Greenpoint Task Force.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Gallagher was assigned to the following committees:
- Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee
- Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
- Election Law Committee
- Small Business Committee
- Transportation Committee
2021-2022
Gallagher was assigned to the following committees:
- Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee
- Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
- Election Law Committee
- Small Business Committee
- Transportation Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 50
Incumbent Emily Gallagher won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 50 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Emily Gallagher (Working Families Party / D) | 98.0 | 36,598 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 749 |
Total votes: 37,347 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 50
Incumbent Emily Gallagher defeated Anathea Simpkins and Andrew Bodiford in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 50 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Emily Gallagher | 75.0 | 4,652 |
![]() | Anathea Simpkins ![]() | 20.9 | 1,295 | |
![]() | Andrew Bodiford ![]() | 3.7 | 228 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 28 |
Total votes: 6,203 | ||||
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Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Emily Gallagher advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 50.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gallagher in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 50
Incumbent Emily Gallagher won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 50 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Emily Gallagher (D / Working Families Party) | 97.7 | 27,045 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 636 |
Total votes: 27,681 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 50
Incumbent Emily Gallagher defeated Paddy O'Sullivan in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 50 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Emily Gallagher | 79.5 | 6,634 |
Paddy O'Sullivan | 20.0 | 1,672 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 37 |
Total votes: 8,343 | ||||
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Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Emily Gallagher advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 50.
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 50
Emily Gallagher won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 50 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Emily Gallagher (D) ![]() | 97.0 | 38,278 |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 1,175 |
Total votes: 39,453 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 50
Emily Gallagher defeated incumbent Joseph Lentol in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 50 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Emily Gallagher ![]() | 52.7 | 10,386 |
![]() | Joseph Lentol | 46.9 | 9,235 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 87 |
Total votes: 19,708 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brady Aarons (D)
Working Families Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Lentol (Working Families Party)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Emily Gallagher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Emily Gallagher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
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Emily Gallagher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gallagher's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- North Brooklyn deserves a healthy, stable, truly affordable housing. We need to pass universal rent control, bring massive new state investments in NYCHA, and stop incentivizing luxury development.
- The science is clear: we have a decade to transform our energy system or face catastrophe. We must expand and enforce the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, fully fund the Department of Environmental Conversation, stop building new pipelines and dumping sewage in Newtown Creek, and bring a real Green New Deal to New York.
- Transportation is a basic right. But years of neglect, financial mismanagement, poor oversight, and distorted priorities have created a slow-building disaster. We need green, safe and reliable transit options for every neighborhood and we must end the dominance of cars on our streets.
North Brooklyn deserves a healthy environment. From contaminated development sites to the fumes off the BQE, we still struggle with the toxic legacy of industry. Polluters aren't being made to pay for what they've done--and when they do, the money is insufficient and gobbled up by the general fund. I was an early leader in the fight for more greenspace and parks in our community after the 2005 rezoning. I know there's so much more to do. Meanwhile, the threat of catastrophic climate change draws ever closer. We may have just passed an ambitious climate change law but we need representatives who will chase it, clarify it, and make sure the goals are being met.
We're starting to wake up. Longtime incumbents are finally being challenged. Turnout in the 2018 elections nearly doubled from the 2014 midterms (though it was still among the lowest in the country). And we're starting to see new experiments in electoral reform, from early voting to a robust public matching system in New York City races.
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2024
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In 2024, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate New York State Assembly District 50 |
Officeholder New York State Assembly District 50 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 6, 2020
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Preceded by Joseph Lentol (D) |
New York State Assembly District 50 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |