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Emily Gallagher
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 50
New York State Assembly District 50
STH · NY · District 50
New York State Assembly District 50
Ithaca College—B.A. in Culture & Communication
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Emily Gallagher represents New York State Assembly District 50, covering North Brooklyn neighborhoods including Greenpoint and Williamsburg, and was first elected in 2020. Before joining the Assembly, she worked as an educator and public historian at the Tenement Museum and other local institutions, then became Community Affairs Director for Hostelling International in 2015. She was also a longtime Greenpoint neighborhood activist focused on environmental, transportation, housing, and tenants' rights issues.
Committee Assignments: Commission on Solid Waste Management · Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse · Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection · Committee on Correction · Committee on Election Law · Committee on Transportation · Legislative Women's Caucus · Task Force on New Americans · Task Force on Women's Issues
Emily Gallagher supports expanding access to healthcare and frames healthcare as tied to dignity regardless of income, employment, or immigration status. Her record includes sponsoring substance-use-related legislation and co-sponsoring single-payer healthcare, patient-protection, reproductive/menstrual health, and harm-reduction measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallagher is listed by the Campaign for New York Health as a New York Health Act Healthcare Champion and stated that access to healthcare is fundamental to dignity and that she fights exploitation in moments of illness and debt.
SourceEmily Gallagher, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 50, emphasizes an affordability-focused economy: higher taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations, protections for small businesses from commercial rent spikes, and stronger accountability for corporate actors. Her economy-and-jobs record includes sponsoring small-business rent stabilization, co-sponsoring higher corporate tax legislation, and backing LLC transparency to address wage theft, tax avoidance, and abusive business practices.
Specific Actions & Proposals
During the 2026 Assembly budget debate, Gallagher said she supported increasing taxes on people earning over $5 million and on highly profitable corporations, while voting yes on the revenue bill and pledging to keep fighting to tax the rich.
SourceEmily Gallagher, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 50, supports immigrant-protective policies, including limits on immigration-status disclosure, legal representation for people in immigration proceedings, and state benefits for immigrants excluded from federal programs. Her record includes co-sponsoring multiple 2025-2026 Assembly bills expanding immigrant rights and stating that she voted for a budget containing an Excluded Workers Fund for people ineligible for relief because of immigration status.
Emily Gallagher supports aggressive decarbonization of New York buildings and energy systems, including electrifying new construction, reducing reliance on fossil-fuel gas infrastructure, expanding small-scale solar access, and studying closure of polluting peaker plants. Her climate-and-energy record centers on clean-energy affordability, public health, and meeting New York’s statutory climate goals.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallagher publicly urged passage of the NY HEAT Act before the end of the 2025 legislative session, joining colleagues and advocates in support of the measure.
SourceGallagher praised adoption of New York’s Climate Action Scoping Plan as a blueprint for achieving emissions reductions and environmental justice mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
SourceEmily Gallagher supports increased public education funding, smaller class sizes, universal/free child care, and tuition-free SUNY/CUNY, while opposing cuts to New York City public schools. Her record includes budget votes/statements and co-sponsorship of bills expanding child care and higher-education affordability.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallagher criticized Mayor Adams' school budget cuts as unnecessary and said families and teachers should oppose future cuts to public education.
SourceGallagher supported legislation requiring New York City schools to phase in smaller class sizes, describing smaller classes as linked to improved educational outcomes.
SourceEmily Gallagher emphasizes public safety through criminal-justice reform, prison and jail oversight, protections for vulnerable incarcerated people, corporate transparency, and traffic-safety measures. Her record and statements show support for reducing violence and harm through accountability, decarceration-oriented reforms, and safer streets rather than a primarily policing-focused approach.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallagher supported state and city action to reduce traffic violence, including extending New York City school-zone speed-camera hours and allowing the city to set lower life-saving speed limits.
SourceGallagher publicly called for passage of the Second Look Act, Earned Time Act, and Marvin Mayfield Act, a package aimed at reducing incarceration and expanding sentencing review and earned-time opportunities.
SourceNew York State Assembly
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=50Fetched: biography, location, background
New York City Campaign Finance Board
https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2020/meet-the-candidates/meet-the-candidates/member-of-the-assembly/assembly-district-50/emily-e-gallagher/?languageType=EnglishFetched: education, background
Transparency USA - Emily Gallagher New York Candidate
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/emily-gallagherFetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA - Emily Gallagher for District 50 Committee
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/committee/emily-gallagher-for-district-50-371993Fetched: campaignFinance
New York Public Campaign Finance Board 2024 End of Cycle Report
https://pcfb.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/01/2024-new-york-state-public-campaign-finance-board-election-cycle-report-final.pdfFetched: campaignFinance
New York State Senate Legislation - A1466
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1466Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A2398
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2398Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A8081
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8081Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A4916
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4916Fetched: issuePositions
Campaign for New York Health Voter Guide
https://www.nyhcampaign.org/voterguideFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=050&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
Branch.vote candidate profile
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-50/candidates/emily-e-gallagherFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill search
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&bn=A05568&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill search
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=3690&default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&term=2023Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member news release
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Emily-Gallagher/story/105988Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly session transcript
https://nys.smarttranscriptsai.com/meetings/Full_Assembly/Assembly_Session/2026_05_27_00-00/transcript.htmlFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill A03506
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A03506&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill A00270
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=a270&default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill A02689
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&LFIN=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A2689&default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill A06632
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A06632&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assemblymember Emily Gallagher budget statement
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Emily-Gallagher/story/99405Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=050Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A8431
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8431Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Video - NY HEAT Act
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=050&sh=video&video=26600Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation PDF - A9111
https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A9111Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A9003
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9003Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Newsroom - Climate Action Scoping Plan
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Emily-Gallagher/story/104361Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Emily-GallagherFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography for Emily Gallagher, Assembly District 50
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=050Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A05478
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A05478&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
WAMC / New York Public News Network report on prison oversight bill
https://www.wamc.org/2025-05-20/bill-to-expand-new-yorks-prison-oversight-body-passes-in-state-senateFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on LLC Transparency Act passage
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Emily-Gallagher/story/106678Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on school-zone speed cameras and Sammy’s Law
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Emily-Gallagher/story/99406Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly media page for Emily Gallagher, Assembly District 50
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=050&sh=mediaFetched: issuePositions