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Karines Reyes
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Democratic Party

New York State Assembly District 87
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$142,000/year

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

Bronx Community College

Bachelor's

Baruch College

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Karines Reyes (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 87. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Reyes (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 87. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Karines Reyes earned an associate degree from Bronx Community College and a bachelor's degree from Baruch College. Her career experience includes working as a registered nurse.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Reyes was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Reyes was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Reyes was assigned to the following committees:


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 87

Incumbent Karines Reyes won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 87 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Karines Reyes (D / Working Families Party)
 
99.2
 
25,635
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
208

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,843
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karines Reyes advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karines Reyes advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Reyes in this election.

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 87

Incumbent Karines Reyes defeated Ariel Rivera-Diaz in the general election for New York State Assembly District 87 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Karines Reyes
Karines Reyes (D / Working Families Party)
 
82.9
 
13,609
Image of Ariel Rivera-Diaz
Ariel Rivera-Diaz (R)
 
17.1
 
2,804
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
11

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,424
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karines Reyes advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Ariel Rivera-Diaz advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Conservative Party primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karines Reyes advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

2020

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 87

Incumbent Karines Reyes defeated Michelle Castillo, Juan DeJesus, and Carl Lundgren in the general election for New York State Assembly District 87 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Karines Reyes (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
87.6
 
34,861
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Michelle Castillo (R)
 
10.1
 
4,014
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Juan DeJesus (Conservative Party)
 
1.7
 
658
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Carl Lundgren (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
224
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
35

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,792
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87

Incumbent Karines Reyes defeated Garfield Holland in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Karines Reyes Candidate Connection
 
78.5
 
8,954
Image of Garfield Holland
Garfield Holland Candidate Connection
 
21.3
 
2,430
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
17

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,401
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michelle Castillo advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Juan DeJesus advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Carl Lundgren advanced from the Green primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karines Reyes advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Endorsements

To view Reyes' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

2018

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018

Reyes also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party candidate.

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 87

Karines Reyes defeated Alpheaus Marcus and Michael Dennis in the general election for New York State Assembly District 87 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Karines Reyes (D / Working Families Party)
 
94.3
 
23,730
Image of Alpheaus Marcus
Alpheaus Marcus (R) Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
1,196
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Michael Dennis (Conservative Party)
 
0.9
 
227
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
18

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,171
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87

Karines Reyes defeated John Perez and Farah Despeignes in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 87 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Karines Reyes
 
66.8
 
7,304
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John Perez
 
21.3
 
2,332
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Farah Despeignes
 
11.8
 
1,290

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,926
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Alpheaus Marcus advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Michael Dennis advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 87.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Karines Reyes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Karines Reyes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Candidate Connection

Karines Reyes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Reyes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a first term member of the New York State Assembly, running for my second 2-year term, to represent the people of the 87th Assembly District. Also, I am a registered nurse and a mother to two boys. I am running for re-election to the New York State Assembly to continue the work that I started in 2018. I am fighting for equity in society. I have seen how inequities, especially in health care, can have a great impact on the lives of people in our society. I would like to use my position, as a public official, to improve the lives of New Yorkers, who suffer at the hands of the wealthy and the companies that are seeking profit. I want to fight for middle, working class families, like mine, and the impoverished, who are the folks who need someone to be on their side and to advocate for them and their interests the most.
  • Universal Health Care - Pass the New York Health Act and laws to mandate culturally competent care for patients.
  • Economic and Racial Justice - We need to implement progressive taxation (raise taxes on the wealthy), eliminate police brutality and provide budget justice to minority communities (investing in education and health care)
  • Quality and Affordable Housing - Protect tenants and homeowners, while holding landlords accountable for harassment and poor housing conditions.
As a registered nurse, by trade, I am very passionate about equity in health care. I have seen how a person's zip code or their bank account can impact the quality of care that they receive. This is why I started advocating for single payer health care, safe staffing ratios in hospitals and other progressive priorities, as a proud member of the New York State Nurses Association.

Additionally, I have seen how access to issues relating to housing and education can greatly impact patient's health outcomes. That is why I decided to run for office, because I believe that we need to fully fund our education system and promote the creation of affordable housing, so that we can see positive impacts on the children and working class families of our communities. These issues are very important to me as a mother raising two boys. I have seen how the addressing these problems, at the root, can impact the health and wellness of our neighborhoods.

Lastly, I care about issues impacting seniors in our area and I hope to be able to provide more funding and support to ensure that naturally occurring retirement communities, like we have in Parkchester and high senior populations in Castle Hill have the adequate services to help them maintain their quality of life.
I believe that the core responsibilities of a person elected to the New York State Assembly are to legislate and provide constituent services on behalf of the people in your district. As a legislative position, it is incumbent on the legislator to pass laws and push budgetary priorities to benefit the people of your district. I believe that the COVID-19 crisis has shown the increased importance of legislators providing adequate constituent services and aid to people in need in our communities.
I would like to leave a legacy of progressive activism and deep community involvement in my Assembly district and in the state legislature. I want to be known as someone who helped push our society and my constituents forward, while addressing many of their day-to-day, quality of life issues that they care about. Additionally, I hope to leave a legacy that encourages more women, mothers, Dominican-Americans and young people to get involved in politics and public service.
My first job was as an associate at a bakery. This where I got the opportunity to channel my creativity and my passion for cooking, especially sweets! I would rise to become a manager of the store that I worked at and mandated that we pool tips to support workers in the front of the bakery and the back of the bakery. I worked there for about a year and a half to two years.
"Engañemoslo" by Jenni Rivera and Mariachi Los Reyes
I believe that the relationship between the governor and the state legislature should be balanced. it should be the job of the legislature, as the the representatives of the people of the State of New York, to pass laws that benefit residents of our state. The governor should be the executive, who signs laws and implements them. I believe that the central friction between the governor and the legislature is over the development of New York State's budget and the priorities enacted in the budget. The governor has an outsized role in the budget process, as the only authority that can amend the budget bills. This puts the legislature and myself in the uncomfortable position of having to negotiate a budget with the governor and having the governor amend the bills to reflect his interpretation of an agreement with legislative leaders, which would force the legislature to vote down or reject the budget (which could lead to a government shutdown, impacting state workers and services for constituents).

I proudly support a constitutional amendment to make the the powers of the governor and the state legislature even in the budget process.
I am a supporter of independent redistricting. I believe that the way that legislative district lines are drawn should be in the hands of experts and not in the hands of legislators. I believe that sociologists, topographers and other experts should control the process, and based on accurate Census data.
I believe that the current committees that I serve on address deeply important issues that impact my district. I serve on the Aging, Housing, Labor, Social Services, and the Alcoholism & Drug Abuse committees. My district has a very diverse housing stock, between renters, coop/condo owners, homeowners, public housing residents, and tenants in rent stabilized housing. Having a seat on the Assembly Housing Committee allowed me to have the opportunity to help craft and enact the 2019 Housing Stability & Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which has established protections for tenants and has started to preserve affordability for working and low-income families in my district. My district has a very large, planned community, Parkchester, which happens to be a naturally occurring retirement community (NORC). There are many seniors in my district and in Parkchester that have aged in place, so serving on the Assembly Aging Committee gives me oversight over senior programs and allows me to fight for funding for my community. As a trade unionist, who represents many working people and union members in my district, a seat on the Assembly Labor Committee allows me to be able to fight on behalf of workers' rights and pass laws that protects workers. As a representative of a district in the Bronx, where poverty and the need for government services is a high, a seat on the Assembly Social Services Committee allows me to have oversight for those programs and provide poverty alleviation funding to nonprofits in my district. Lastly, as New York State faces an opioid epidemic, a seat on the Assembly Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Committee allows me to pass laws addressing the opioid crisis. As a registered nurse, I would hope to secure a seat on the Assembly Health Committee, so that I can put my experience as a registered nurse to influence public health policy.

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Campaign finance summary

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Karines Reyes campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New York State Assembly District 87Won general$132,392 $0
2022New York State Assembly District 87Won general$141,838 $0
2020New York State Assembly District 87Won general$98,256 N/A**
Grand total$372,486 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Luis Sepúlveda (D)     		New York State Assembly District 87
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