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New York State Assembly District 75

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Christine Fontanelli

Republican Party

STH · NY · District 75

Brooklyn,NY

New York State Assembly District 75

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Background

Christine (Cristina) Fontanelli is the Republican and Save NYC Party nominee for New York State Assembly District 75 in 2026. She is a lifelong New Yorker and an award-winning opera singer, actress, and television host with a decades-long international career, including performances with major orchestras and at venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. She founded the Cristina Fontanelli Foundation, a nonprofit supporting young performers and expanding access to the arts.

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Healthcare

Cristina/Christine Fontanelli, the Republican/Save NYC candidate for New York State Assembly District 75 in 2026, states that healthcare should be accessible and affordable for all New Yorkers. Her platform supports increasing competition and access to care, reducing costs, and keeping healthcare decisions with patients and doctors rather than government bureaucrats.

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Increase competition and access to care while reducing healthcare costs

2026-10-21

Fontanelli supports healthcare policies that increase competition, expand access to care, and reduce costs for New Yorkers.

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Keep healthcare decisions with patients and doctors

2026-10-21

Fontanelli supports leaving healthcare decisions to patients and doctors rather than government bureaucrats.

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Economy & Jobs

Cristina/Christine Fontanelli, the Republican candidate for New York State Assembly District 75 in 2026, frames her Economy & Jobs agenda around affordability, lower taxes and regulations, small-business support, and strengthening the Theater District/arts economy.

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Reduce taxes and regulations for small businesses

2026-10-21

Fontanelli says she would fight to reduce taxes, cut unnecessary regulations, and support small businesses so New Yorkers can keep more of what they earn and afford to live and work in the state.

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Lower barriers for Theater District producers and small arts businesses

2026-06-10

Her campaign announcement says she would pursue policies to lower barriers for producers and small arts businesses, improve audience access and affordability, and keep the Theater District a working creative economy.

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Improve audience access and affordability in the arts economy

2026-09-09

Branch’s candidate profile lists her Economy position as planning to lower barriers for Theater District producers and small arts businesses while improving audience access and affordability.

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Support local families and small businesses in District 75

2026-08-25

A campaign repost states that Fontanelli wants to strengthen neighborhoods and support local families and small businesses so the community can thrive.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

No public position on Immigration was found for Christine (Cristina) Fontanelli, the Republican/Save NYC Party candidate for New York State Assembly District 75 in the 2026 cycle. Her campaign issues page lists public safety, education, housing, cost of living, healthcare, and arts/culture, but does not state an immigration position; she is not a current officeholder, so no votes or bill sponsorships were found.

Immigration

Climate & Energy

No verified Climate & Energy position, bill action, or stated policy proposal was found for Christine Fontanelli/Cristina Fontanelli in the 2026 New York State Assembly District 75 race. Her official campaign site lists issues such as public safety, education, housing, cost of living, healthcare, and arts/culture, while VOTE411 says she has not responded to its climate-change question and Branch reports her website contained no Energy & Environment information.

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Education

Christine (Cristina) Fontanelli, Republican candidate for New York State Assembly District 75, states that every child should have access to quality education regardless of zip code. Her education-related positions emphasize expanding educational opportunities, empowering parents, resourcing strong schools, and supporting arts education and youth performance opportunities.

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Expand educational opportunities and support strong schools

2026-10-21

Fontanelli says she would support policies to expand educational opportunities, empower parents, and ensure students have access to strong schools and needed resources.

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Expand access to arts education and cultural programs

2026-09-09

Fontanelli's campaign platform says she supports efforts to expand access to arts education, promote cultural programs, and ensure communities benefit from the arts.

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Advocate for robust arts programming in schools

2026-06-10

Fontanelli's campaign announcement states that she believes arts education and performance opportunities develop creative, critical thinkers and that she will advocate for robust arts programming in schools.

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Public Safety

Cristina (Christine) Fontanelli, the Republican/Save NYC candidate for New York State Assembly District 75, emphasizes public safety as a core campaign issue. She supports restoring law and order, holding repeat offenders accountable, improving safety in neighborhoods, subways and streets, supporting law enforcement, and strengthening responses to violent untreated mental illness and e-bike street-safety issues.

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Restore law and order and safe streets

2026-10-21

Fontanelli states that she would support policies to restore law and order and keep neighborhoods, subways and streets safe for families, workers and visitors.

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Hold repeat offenders accountable

2026-10-21

Fontanelli identifies holding repeat offenders accountable as a public-safety priority for Assembly District 75.

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Support law enforcement and criminal-justice changes

2026-09-24

A podcast episode featuring Fontanelli describes her public-safety discussion as covering support for law enforcement, repeat and dangerous offenders, bail and criminal-justice policy, and subway and street safety.

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Strengthen Kendra's Law and improve coordination on violent mental-health cases

2026-10-21

Fontanelli said Kendra's Law needs to be strengthened and argued that poor coordination around violent or unstable mentally impaired people jeopardizes public safety.

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Increase oversight and accountability for e-bikes

2026-10-21

Fontanelli described an e-bike crisis involving lack of licensing and accountability, saying current street conditions show inadequate oversight and jeopardize people's lives.

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