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Diana Moreno
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 36
New York State Assembly District 36
STH · NY · District 36
New York State Assembly District 36
University of Florida—BA Political Science; MA Latin American Studies
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Diana Moreno represents New York State Assembly District 36 in Queens, including Astoria and Long Island City, and assumed office on February 4, 2026 after winning a special election. Born and raised in Quito, Ecuador, she immigrated to the United States with her family at age 11 and became a labor organizer and immigrant-rights advocate. Before taking office, she organized with Make the Road New York and New Immigrant Community Empowerment, and most recently worked for the New York State Nurses Association supporting union nurses and healthcare workers.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Aging · Committee on Agriculture · Committee on Real Property Taxation · Committee on Small Business · Committee on Social Services · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus · Legislative Women's Caucus · Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force
Diana Moreno supports universal healthcare and the New York Health Act, and her Assembly record includes co-sponsoring bills to expand healthcare access, protect gender-affirming care, support abortion access, and increase transparency about hospital service exclusions.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Moreno stated support for the New York Health Act, which would create a state-run single-payer healthcare system and provide universal healthcare to New Yorkers.
SourceDiana Moreno frames her Economy & Jobs agenda around affordability for working families, stronger labor standards, universal childcare, and progressive taxation. As a sitting Assemblymember, she has proposed allowing New York City to raise taxes on high-income corporations and unincorporated businesses to fund essential services, while her campaign platform supports free childcare and affordable housing built with union labor.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Moreno supports working with Mayor Mamdani to tax the rich and fund free childcare for every New Yorker aged six weeks to five years.
SourceMoreno supports creating a Social Housing Development Authority to build and preserve affordable housing with union labor while strengthening tenant protections and rent stabilization.
SourceMoreno said her day-one legislative priority would be passing universal childcare because childcare costs are an obstacle for working families trying to remain in New York City.
SourceDiana Moreno supports immigrant-protection policies that limit cooperation with ICE, restrict masked law-enforcement activity, expand access to immigration counsel, and end public involvement in immigration detention. Her record and stated priorities frame immigration as a core issue tied to protecting immigrant New Yorkers in Assembly District 36.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Before taking office, Moreno said New York should pass New York for All, pass the MELT Act, and increase funding for representation for immigrants in immigration hearings.
SourceDiana C. Moreno has a pro-climate, pro-clean-energy record and background: her Assembly biography says she helped organize against the proposed NRG fracked-gas power plant in Astoria, and her legislative record includes sponsoring utility-accountability and brownfield-redevelopment measures while co-sponsoring renewable-energy and building-electrification bills.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Moreno's official Assembly biography states that she helped organize to stop the proposed NRG fracked-gas power plant in Astoria.
SourceDiana Moreno supports fully funding public schools and special education, improving educator working conditions as part of improving student learning, and making childcare universal/free for young children. As a sitting Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 36, she also introduced legislation to protect academic freedom in higher education.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Moreno's campaign platform says she would work with Mayor Mamdani to tax the rich and fund free childcare for every New Yorker aged six weeks to five years.
SourceMoreno said New York must fully fund public schools and special education schools so students with specific needs do not have to travel long distances to access appropriate services.
SourceMoreno said improving education standards requires working with educators, paraprofessionals, public school advocates, and parents to address educator retention and unsustainable working conditions.
SourceDiana Moreno frames public safety around community well-being and harm reduction: treating substance-use disorder as a public health issue, protecting immigrants from ICE, and supporting safe public space. As a sitting Assemblymember for District 36, she has also co-sponsored public-safety-related measures including restrictions on pistol converters and a Police Memorial Day resolution.
Specific Actions & Proposals
At an AD 36 candidate forum, Moreno said public safety should focus on systemic causes of crime and that people suffering from substance-use disorder should receive treatment instead of jail when necessary.
SourceMoreno co-authored a statewide letter urging congressional Democrats to support abolishing ICE and said doing so was necessary for public trust, rule of law, and constituent safety.
SourceMoreno praised the return of Summer Streets to the Astoria and Long Island City waterfront, emphasizing open public space as a way to bring the community together.
SourceNew York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Diana-C-Moreno/bio/Fetched: biography, location, background
New York State Assembly committee membership
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=036&sh=commFetched: committees
Diana for Queens campaign website
https://dianaforqueens.com/Fetched: biography, location, background
New York State Assembly floor transcript, February 9, 2026
https://nystateassembly.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=nystateassembly_96e7e4c170b7b9f7c24f012cb7f7e976.pdf&view=1Fetched: education, biography
University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies alumni profile
https://www.latam.ufl.edu/blog/archive/hispanic-heritage-month-diana-moreno.htmlFetched: education, background
NYC-DSA
https://socialists.nyc/press/democratic-socialist-diana-moreno-wins-special-election-in-assembly-district-36-to-succeed-mayor-mamdaniFetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/NY/candidate_Diana_Moreno/723066?electionId=564Fetched: endorsements
Forest Hills Times
https://foresthillstimes.com/2026/01/20/the-skys-the-limit-diana-moreno-vies-for-mamdanis-former-assembly-seat/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Diana C. Moreno Press Release
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Diana-C-Moreno/story/117330Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A10340 Bill Summary
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A10340&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
QNS
https://qns.com/2026/01/diana-moreno-assembly-district-36-special-election/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=036&sh=aboutFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=036&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A03506
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A03506&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A00270
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A00270&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A04181
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A04181&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A08908
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A08908&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
QNS interview with Diana Moreno
https://qns.com/2026/01/diana-moreno-assembly-district-36-special-election/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate bill page for A11580
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11580Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A11602
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A11602&default_fld=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11415Fetched: issuePositions
Queens Ledger
https://queensledger.com/2026/02/04/three-hopefuls-one-seat-ad-36-candidates-go-head-to-head/Fetched: issuePositions
NYC Department of Transportation
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2026/summer-streets-to-return-to-all-five-boroughs.shtmlFetched: issuePositions