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Jordan Wright
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 70
New York State Assembly District 70
STH · NY · District 70
New York State Assembly District 70
Syracuse University—B.A. in Psychology
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Jordan J.G. Wright is a lifelong New Yorker and Central Harlem resident serving as Assemblymember for New York's 70th District. After graduating from Syracuse University in 2017 with a psychology degree, he worked as an educator in Manhattan schools, served on his local community board, managed Yusef Salaam's 2023 City Council campaign, and later served as Salaam's chief of staff before taking office in January 2025.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Aging · Committee on Banks · Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry · Committee on Libraries and Education Technology · Committee on Racing and Wagering · Committee on Transportation · Black Task Force · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus
Jordan Wright's healthcare record emphasizes expanding access to care and health education, including doula awareness, access to medical care for incarcerated people, gender-affirming care, and long-term-care coordination. His sponsored and co-sponsored legislation indicates support for universal health coverage and targeted programs to reduce barriers to healthcare.
Jordan Wright emphasizes affordability, economic and workforce development, and job creation for Harlem, including fair wages, small-business support, MWBE strengthening, and public investments tied to childcare, housing, nonprofits, and green jobs. His campaign and voter-guide materials identify jobs and workforce development as core priorities for New York Assembly District 70.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Wright listed "Economic and Workforce Development" as one of his top three issues and said Harlem faces challenges around affordable housing, jobs, and youth services.
SourceWright's 2024 candidate profile states that he supports workers' rights and fair wages as part of his economy platform.
SourceWright's 2026 candidate profile says he supports strengthening minority- and women-owned business laws.
SourceWright hosted a Harlem career fair that drew more than 400 job seekers and featured representatives from agencies and companies.
SourceNYLCV says Wright views intentional green investments as a way to address environmental harms while creating well-paying jobs.
SourceJordan Wright supports pro-immigrant policies that limit state and local participation in federal immigration enforcement and protect immigrant communities in schools, detention settings, and public services. His record includes co-sponsoring New York For All, the Dignity Not Detention Act, and school-based protections from immigration enforcement, and he was endorsed by NYIC Action after candidates were asked to pledge to champion its immigrant-rights platform.
Specific Actions & Proposals
NYIC Action endorsed Wright in Assembly District 70 after stating that endorsed state legislative candidates must pledge to champion its vision, including ending state support for detention, deportation and mass incarceration, building civil rights, and ensuring economic justice for immigrant communities.
SourceJordan J.G. Wright, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 70, has taken pro-climate and pro-energy-efficiency actions as a legislator, including co-sponsoring bills to reduce transportation fuel emissions, require utility weatherization/electrification projects, and regulate data-center energy use.
Jordan J.G. Wright emphasizes strengthening education, drawing on his prior work as an educator in Manhattan schools. His education-related record includes sponsoring bills on Black history preservation at SUNY, Indigenous library terminology, and New York City school leadership participation, and co-sponsoring measures on school library access and protections from immigration enforcement in schools.
Jordan Wright frames public safety as both accountable law enforcement and prevention through housing, jobs, youth services, and community-based policing. As an Assemblymember, his public-safety record includes sponsoring AI safety-verification legislation and co-sponsoring measures on traffic-stop limits, prosecutor access to police records for discovery, missing Black youth alerts, and young-adult offender status.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Wright stated that Harlem needs a public safety framework balancing law enforcement with dignity and respect, supported the How Many Stops Act for police-interaction data collection, and said he would advocate for more community-based policing and police accountability.
SourceNew York State Assembly - Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=070&sh=bioFetched: biography, location, education, background
Citizens Union - Assembly District 70 Democratic Party Primary
https://citizensunion.org/voters-guide/2024-primary-election/assembly-district-70-democratic-party-primary/Fetched: biography, age, education, background
New York State Assembly - Committee Membership
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=070&sh=commFetched: committees
New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/news/2026/may/media-release-endorsementsFetched: endorsements
New York State Assembly member sponsored legislation page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=070&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
LegiScan Jordan Wright legislator profile
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/jordan-wright/id/25835Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1466Fetched: issuePositions
NYC Votes
https://www.nycvotes.org/whats-on-the-ballot/2024-state-and-federal-primary-election/member-of-the-assembly/profile/?bannerTitle=Jordan+J.G.+Wright&candidateId=V1336&electionCycle=2024+June+Primary&geoAreaAbbr=70&officeType=7&officelevel=2&partyId=DFetched: issuePositions
Branch.vote
https://www.branch.vote/races/2024-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-70/candidates/jordan-jg-wrightFetched: issuePositions
Branch.vote
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-70/candidates/jordan-jg-wrightFetched: issuePositions
Getty Images
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/job-seekers-attend-a-career-fair-in-harlem-hosted-by-news-photo/2251250992Fetched: issuePositions
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/candidate/jordan-wright/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Jordan-J.G-Wright/video/28189/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4181Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5373/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member profile
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=070&sh=aboutFetched: issuePositions
LegiScan Jordan Wright legislator profile
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/jordan-wright/id/25835?chamber=house&page=1&record=allFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Jordan J.G. Wright Biography
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jordan-J.G-WrightFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Jordan J.G. Wright Sponsored Legislation
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Jordan-J.G-Wright/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A08786
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A08786&leg_video=1&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A11157
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11157Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A11158
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11158Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A09537
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A09537&leg_video=1&term=Fetched: issuePositions
Wright for Assembly
https://www.wright4harlem.com/post/jordan-jg-wright-announces-campaignFetched: issuePositions
Citizens Union Candidate Questionnaire
https://citizensunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AD70_JordanWright.pdfFetched: issuePositions