Alina Bonsell
Alina Bonsell (Republican Party) is running for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 28. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.
Bonsell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary
Republican primary for New York State Senate District 28
Alina Bonsell (R) is running in the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 28 on June 23, 2026.
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2025
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 5
Incumbent Julie Menin defeated Alina Bonsell in the general election for New York City Council District 5 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Menin (D) | 73.7 | 49,426 |
| Alina Bonsell (R) | 26.0 | 17,423 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 218 | ||
| Total votes: 67,067 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 5
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Julie Menin in round 1 .
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Total votes: 33,856 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 5
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alina Bonsell in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bonsell in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alina Bonsell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bonsell's responses.
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I bring 15 years of professional experience spanning the pharmaceutical, biotech, and private sectors. My career has focused on leadership, execution, and navigating complex systems where accountability and results matter.
I understand how policy decisions affect businesses, families, and communities because she has worked inside the systems that regulate them. My approach is practical, disciplined, and grounded in real-world impact, not political theory. I am running for New York State Senate to bring clarity, fairness, and results-driven leadership back to Albany.- The East Side should lead. We are home to some of the smartest, most capable people and institutions in the world, and at a time when politics is being pulled to extremes, this district is uniquely positioned to bring people together around common sense, unity, and real progress.
- As a mother and Jewish Ukrainian immigrant, I understand what families need to succeed. Investing in education, literacy, and opportunity through smart tax relief and workforce pathways for young people under 25 and working mothers, builds independence and long-term stability.
- Manhattan’s East Side is home to world-class hospitals, talent, and residents who expect excellence because they demand it. When we unite around very local priorities, stronger education, small businesses that can stay and grow, cleaner and safer streets with more police, fair taxes, affordable health care, innovation, and zero tolerance for religious hate including antisemitism, unity delivers real progress for this district.
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2025
Alina Bonsell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
