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New York State Assembly District 13
University of Wisconsin—Bachelor's in English Literature; New York Law School—JD
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Charles David Lavine represents New York State Assembly District 13, covering portions of northeastern Nassau County, and has served in the Assembly since 2005. His professional background includes work as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of New York, private legal practice, service on the Glen Cove Planning Board and Glen Cove City Council, and legislative leadership on judiciary, election law, ethics, gun safety, veterans, marriage equality, and government reform issues.
Committee Assignments: Judiciary Committee · Codes Committee · Ethics and Guidance Committee · Rules Committee · Insurance Committee
Charles D. Lavine is the Democratic New York State Assemblymember for Assembly District 13, and his recent healthcare record emphasizes patient/provider protections, reproductive healthcare access, health privacy, and prohibitions on harmful medical practices. In the 2025-2026 session, he sponsored legislation on health-plan non-renewal notices for healthcare professionals and co-sponsored bills on abortion medication coverage, sensitive health information, safer consumption services, and virginity examinations.
Charles D. Lavine’s economy-and-jobs record for New York Assembly District 13 emphasizes targeted state grants for local cultural, school, and downtown institutions, plus measures intended to reduce costs or regulatory burdens for local professionals and public entities. His sponsored legislation includes raising notary compensation, limiting notary recordkeeping burdens, and allowing school districts to manage cash flow by borrowing against reserve funds.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lavine secured a $25,000 member-item grant for the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District to expand economic opportunities for local businesses and support downtown activity.
SourceLavine announced nearly $90,000 in NYSCA grants for arts and cultural organizations in the 13th Assembly District as part of a state investment in the arts sector.
SourceCharles Lavine, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 13, has taken a pro-immigrant-rights stance, supporting legal counsel and services for immigrants and limits on immigration detention. He has also publicly opposed ICE actions and immigration policies he described as dehumanizing toward immigrant families.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lavine organized and led a vigil in Glen Cove to support immigrants and oppose Trump Administration and ICE policies he said harmed innocent, hardworking families in his district.
SourceCharles Lavine, the Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 13, has supported climate and clean-energy policy through co-sponsorship of bills advancing renewable-energy investment, fossil-fuel divestment, climate resilience planning, and a just transition away from older fossil-fueled power plants.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Spoke on Assembly legislation making negotiated changes to the Climate Change Adaptation Cost Recovery Program, which addresses climate adaptation costs tied to greenhouse-gas pollution.
SourceCharles D. Lavine, a Democratic New York State Assembly member representing District 13, has backed multiple education-related measures, including expanded pre-kindergarten funding, free school meals, school transportation contracting flexibility, anti-book-ban/library standards, and required civic-history instruction. His education record emphasizes public school access, curriculum requirements, and school/library governance protections.
Charles Lavine, the Democratic incumbent Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 13, emphasizes public safety through gun-violence prevention, domestic-violence enforcement, school safety, hate-crime protections, and expanded court authority in firearms cases. His record includes sponsoring public-safety bills and publicly supporting treating gun violence as a public-health crisis.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lavine publicly supported the U.S. Surgeon General declaration of gun violence as a public-health crisis and linked mass shootings and everyday gun deaths to the need for action.
SourceWikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._LavineFetched: biography, age, location, education
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/charles-d-lavine/contributionsFetched: campaignFinance
New York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Charles-D-Lavine/contact/Fetched: votingRecord
Open States
https://openstates.org/person/charles-lavine-6Vtl0N8KR4qANg94XZt8dG/Fetched: votingRecord
Vote Smart
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/44694/charles-lavineFetched: candidate identity confirmation
Planned Parenthood Action
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New York State Senate hosted NYLCV scorecard PDF
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/article/attachment/2018-scorecard-final.pdfFetched: ratings
New York State Senate hosted NYLCV scorecard PDF
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/article/attachment/2017-nys-scorecard-final.pdfFetched: ratings
New York State Assembly member biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=013&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=013&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
NYS Senate Open Legislation - A8052
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New York State Assembly - A02613
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A02613Fetched: issuePositions
NYS Senate Open Legislation - A1172
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NYS Senate Open Legislation - A1626
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NYS Senate Open Legislation - A4916
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New York State Assembly member page
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New York State Senate legislation page for A3360
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New York State Senate legislation page for A7683
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New York State Senate legislation page for A8539
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8539Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on Downtown Glen Cove grant
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Charles-D-Lavine/story/103588Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on arts grant awards
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Charles-D-Lavine/story/116609Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=013&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A270Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation
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New York State Senate Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8194Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Charles-D-Lavine/story/115756Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=013&sh=welcomeFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A10100
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New York State Senate legislation page for A11645
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New York State Senate legislation page for A1580
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New York State Senate legislation page for A8088
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8088/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly video page on Climate Change Adaptation Cost Recovery Program
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Charles-D-Lavine/video/25464/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=013&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
LegiScan - Charles Lavine bills
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/charles-lavine/id/1332?page=2&status=introduced&type=billFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Charles-D-Lavine/story/111032Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Sponsor List
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New York State Senate Legislation PDF
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New York State Senate Legislation PDF
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