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New York State Assembly District 81
Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York—Bachelor of Arts; Brooklyn Law School—Juris Doctor
Data last updated 10/20/2026
Jeffrey Dinowitz was elected to the New York State Assembly to represent the 81st Assembly District in the Bronx on February 15, 1994. Before his election to the Assembly, he served as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of New York; NYC Votes also lists prior roles as a Hearing Adjudication Officer for New York State, attorney in the New York City Comptroller's Office, and Assistant Counsel in the New York State Assembly. His official Assembly biography describes his work on issues including public education funding, tenants' rights, homeowners, mass transit, and climate action.
Committee Assignments: Codes · Rules · Ways and Means · Health · Election Law
Jeffrey Dinowitz, the Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 81, supports expanding health coverage and reducing insurance costs, including co-sponsoring the New York Health Act and publicly defending Affordable Care Act subsidies. He has also proposed health-related bills focused on nursing-home transparency, patient privacy, and payment for emergency medical care.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Dinowitz publicly criticized the failure to renew Affordable Care Act enhanced premium subsidies and stated that health care is essential and that every American should have proper coverage.
SourceJeffrey Dinowitz’s Economy & Jobs record emphasizes employment access, worker/consumer protections, local commercial development in Kingsbridge, and housing-linked job creation. As the incumbent Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 81, he has sponsored or co-sponsored legislation affecting hiring practices, jobs, and economic development.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Dinowitz supported using the West 230th Street and Broadway site for commercial and office development rather than housing, arguing it would bring retail stores, professional jobs, and economic revitalization to Kingsbridge.
SourceDinowitz applauded the Economic Development Corporation’s decision to advance proposals for commercial development at West 230th Street and Broadway as a step toward economically revitalizing Kingsbridge.
SourceJeffrey Dinowitz, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 81, supports pro-immigrant policies including legal representation in immigration proceedings, the DREAM Act, driver's license access regardless of immigration status, and limits on civil immigration-related arrests at polling places. He has also publicly opposed federal refugee and travel restrictions targeting Muslim-majority countries.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Dinowitz criticized President Trump's 2017 executive order barring refugee admissions and blocking entry from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying the United States should welcome refugees and not discriminate by religion.
SourceJeffrey Dinowitz, Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 81, supports aggressive climate action, including making fossil fuel companies pay for climate adaptation costs, electrifying public transit, and protecting utility customers from energy-rate increases. His official Assembly biography says he supports mass transit and "substantial climate action to mitigate the impacts of climate change."
Jeffrey Dinowitz, Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 81, supports increasing aid to New York City public schools to address historic funding inequities and has sponsored or co-sponsored education-related measures covering pre-K access, college student information, curriculum, and campus health resources.
Jeffrey Dinowitz, Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 81 in the Bronx, frames public safety around gun-violence prevention, street/traffic safety, preventing masked intimidation, and protecting voters from unlawful law-enforcement intimidation at polling places. His record includes sponsoring enacted firearm-warning and red-light-camera expansion laws, plus proposing measures on masked harassment and civil-arrest limits at polling places.
Friends of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz
https://www.assemblymanjeffreydinowitz.com/Fetched: biography
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-81/jeffrey-dinowitz/?languageType=EnglishFetched: biography, education
New York State Assembly Biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=081&sh=bioFetched: votingRecord
MyRepTracker
https://myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-house-81-jeffrey-dinowitz/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
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
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_81/51932/830Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_81/45810/564Fetched: endorsements
Citizens Union
https://www.citizensunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bronx.pdfFetched: endorsements
Vote Smart
https://j.futurefacts.votesmart.io/interest-group/1034/rating/14237?of=name&p=28&resultsperpage=75Fetched: ratings
New York State Senate PDF archive
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/article/attachment/2017-nys-scorecard-final.pdfFetched: ratings
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=081&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Text=Y&bn=A01466Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search
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New York State Assembly Bill Search
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Memo=Y&Summary=Y&bn=A09030&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2017Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/116367Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/15854Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1316Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3996/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9396Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/member_files/081/20050603/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/14745Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=081&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
NY State Senate legislation page for Assembly Bill A270
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A270Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on civil arrest at polling places
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/116365Fetched: issuePositions
NY State Senate legislation page for Assembly Bill A3675
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A3675Fetched: issuePositions
NY State Senate legislation page for Assembly Bill A782
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A782Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on Trump executive order on immigration
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/72790Fetched: issuePositions
BallotReady candidate profile for Jeffrey Dinowitz
https://www.ballotready.org/people/jeffrey-dinowitz-178397cb-33c9-4aba-8ca9-3eb79039651dFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=081&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on Climate Change Superfund Act statement
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/106688Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on Climate Change Superfund Act introduction
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/102124Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on Green Transit, Green Jobs
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/94003Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for zero-emission bus procurement
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A06414&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2023Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for State Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A2468&default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A01372&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Bill PDF
https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A11263Fetched: issuePositions
Governor Kathy Hochul official website
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-major-reduction-gun-violence-and-signs-legislation-strengthening-newFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill search
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y&bn=5259&term=2023Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3133Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Jeffrey-Dinowitz/story/116365Fetched: issuePositions