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Jaime Williams
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 59
New York State Assembly District 59
STH · NY · District 59
New York State Assembly District 59
York College—Bachelor's degree in Social Work; Fordham University—Master's degree in Social Work
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Jaime R. Williams began serving New York State Assembly District 59 on April 19, 2016. Before her Assembly service, she worked in social work, including more than eight years counseling women and children who were victims of domestic violence and clients who were HIV-positive with histories of substance abuse; after Superstorm Sandy, she worked with Catholic Charities assisting residents in Brooklyn and nearby communities.
Committee Assignments: Chair, Committee on Real Property Taxation · Committee on Agriculture · Committee on Environmental Conservation · Committee on Governmental Operations · Committee on Transportation · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus · Legislative Women's Caucus · Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force · Task Force on Women's Issues
Jaime R. Williams, the Democratic incumbent for New York State Assembly District 59, has sponsored healthcare-related bills focused on Medicaid coverage for incontinence supplies, medical immunization exemptions, and health-warning labels for BPA-containing containers. Her record also includes a child-safety/public-health proposal to authorize safe haven baby boxes at continuously staffed facilities such as hospitals and emergency medical service facilities.
Jaime R. Williams emphasizes tax relief, targeted incentives, and local funding as economic tools, including support for small businesses in Assembly District 59 and tax-credit/property-tax measures aimed at jobs, child care capacity, and redevelopment. Her legislative record includes prime-sponsored bills to reinstate dismissed NYC employees, reduce property-tax burdens for child day cares, facilitate agricultural internships, and extend economic transformation tax credits.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Williams reported securing $650,000 to help small businesses throughout the 59th Assembly District, including Canarsie, through the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
SourceJaime Williams has a mixed immigration record: she co-sponsored bills to provide legal counsel in immigration proceedings and services for unaccompanied minors without lawful status, while also strongly opposing the Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter in or near her Assembly District 59 community. Her public statements frame the shelter opposition around safety, infrastructure, flooding, environmental review, and local-impact concerns rather than a broad anti-immigration platform.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Williams testified before Congress opposing the proposed temporary housing of migrants at Floyd Bennett Field, citing flooding, lack of infrastructure, environmental-review concerns, transportation access, and local impacts.
SourceWilliams was a named petitioner in litigation challenging New York City and State actions related to use of Floyd Bennett Field as an emergency shelter for migrant asylum seekers.
SourceWilliams joined a bipartisan group of elected officials publicly calling for closure of the Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter.
SourceJaime Williams's climate and energy record emphasizes regulating clean-energy infrastructure for community safety while also supporting climate adaptation funding. As a sitting Assembly member for New York Assembly District 59, she has sponsored energy-related bills and voted in favor of the Climate Change Superfund Act.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Publicly called for passage of her battery energy storage legislation as a way to balance New York's clean energy goals with appropriate siting distances and community input.
SourceJaime Williams has sponsored education legislation focused on higher-education access and K-12 parental involvement, including CUNY-to-SUNY credit transfer, SHSAT test preparation, tuition-waiver extensions, and parental consent for sexual-health instruction for younger students.
Jaime Williams emphasizes public safety through support for first responders, tougher protections for retail workers, and safety-focused regulation of lithium-ion battery storage facilities. As a sitting Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 59, she has sponsored or backed measures framed as protecting workers, police families, and nearby communities.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Williams supported the Retail Workers Protection Act, saying measures were needed to ensure retail workers' safety and that no one should have to work in fear.
SourceNew York State Assembly - Jaime R. Williams Biography
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New York State Assembly - Jaime R. Williams Committee Membership
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Wikipedia - Jaime Williams
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Transparency USA
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Transparency USA
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New York Public Campaign Finance Board
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Blue Voter Guide - New York State Assembly District 59
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Blue Voter Guide - Solidarity PAC Endorsements
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Vote Smart - Jaime Williams
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New York League of Conservation Voters - 2024 State Environmental Scorecard
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New York League of Conservation Voters - 2023 State Environmental Scorecard
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New York League of Conservation Voters - 2022 State Environmental Scorecard
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New York State Assembly Member Directory - Jaime R. Williams
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New York State Assembly Sponsored Legislation - Jaime R. Williams
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New York State Assembly A08649 Actions and Text
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New York State Assembly - Jaime R. Williams Sponsored Legislation
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New York State Senate Open Legislation - A3686
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New York State Senate Open Legislation - A3878
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New York State Senate Open Legislation - A3883
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New York State Senate Open Legislation - A11396
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New York State Assembly - Jaime R. Williams Winter 2025 Report
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U.S. House Committee Documents
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New York State Unified Court System
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New York State Assembly member biography
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New York State Assembly sponsored legislation
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New York State Assembly bill search
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New York State Assembly bill search
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New York State Assembly Member Directory - Jaime R. Williams sponsored legislation
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New York State Assembly Bill A03693
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New York State Assembly Bill A03773
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New York State Assembly Bill A07046
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New York State Assembly Bill A11007
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New York State Assembly
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New York State Assembly
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