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Joshua Slaughter

Democratic Party

STH · NY · District 3

Shirley, NY

New York State Assembly District 3

SUNY Albany—Bachelor's in Political Science

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Background

Joshua Slaughter is the Democratic and Working Families candidate for New York State Assembly District 3 in 2026. He served for twelve years as chief of staff to former Suffolk County Legislator Kate Browning, and since 2018 has been a union member with Laborers Local 66, serving as Long Island Political Director advocating for union construction workers and good-paying careers. He has also worked on open-space preservation, sewer infrastructure, and the creation of a union high school pre-apprenticeship program in New York State.

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Healthcare

Joshua Slaughter, Democratic/Working Families candidate for New York State Assembly District 3 in 2026, supports restoring and expanding affordable healthcare coverage, including New York's Essential Plan, especially for working families affected by federal cuts. He also supports lowering prescription drug costs by cracking down on pharmacy benefit managers and other corporate middlemen that he says drive up prices.

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Restore and expand New York's Essential Plan coverage

2026-11-03

Slaughter says he would restore and expand the Essential Plan for New Yorkers who lost coverage because of federal cuts.

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Crack down on pharmacy benefit managers that raise drug prices

2026-09-09

Slaughter says he would crack down on pharmacy benefit managers that he argues are driving up prescription drug prices.

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Take on corporate middlemen to drive down healthcare and prescription drug costs

2026-10-18

Slaughter's campaign website lists healthcare and prescription drugs as an issue area and frames his position as driving down costs and taking on corporate middlemen.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Joshua Slaughter emphasizes affordability, union jobs, workforce pipelines, and infrastructure investment for New York Assembly District 3. His economy-and-jobs platform includes capping home and auto insurer profits, banning insurance pricing discrimination, expanding a union high school pre-apprenticeship model statewide, and seeking district infrastructure investments such as railroad crossings and increased LIRR service.

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Cap home and auto insurer profits and ban discriminatory insurance pricing

2026-10-21

Slaughter says he would cap out-of-control home and auto insurer profits and end insurance discrimination based on ZIP code, income, and age as part of addressing affordability.

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Invest in district infrastructure and transit service

2026-10-21

Slaughter says he would pursue infrastructure investment for Assembly District 3, including railroad crossings and increased Long Island Rail Road service.

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Require project labor agreements for SUNY construction work

2026-10-21

Slaughter's campaign says he helped pass Project Labor Agreement requirements for construction on SUNY campuses so local union workers benefit from taxpayer-funded projects.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

Available candidate guides and profile pages for this race discuss his priorities on affordability, infrastructure, environment, healthcare, voting rights, and labor, but not immigration.

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Climate & Energy

Joshua Slaughter, the Democratic/Working Families candidate for New York State Assembly District 3 in 2026, frames climate and energy around South Shore flood resilience, water-quality infrastructure, landfill-plume cleanup, and energy affordability. He supports accelerating wind, solar, and natural-gas capacity while pairing emissions reductions with union jobs and lower electric bills.

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Accelerate wind, solar, and natural-gas capacity

2026-09-30

Slaughter said New York should accelerate wind, solar, and natural-gas capacity to lower electric bills, cut emissions, and create good union jobs.

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Fund coastal flood resilience for South Shore communities

2026-09-09

Slaughter called for direct state grants to help households in communities such as East Patchogue, Mastic Beach, and Bellport elevate homes, improve drainage, or retreat from vulnerable coastal areas.

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Restore wetlands, improve stormwater management, and manage retreat from flood-prone areas

2026-10-17

The Sierra Club Long Island endorsement page says Slaughter would seek robust Assembly funding for restoring wetlands, stormwater management, and managed retreat from vulnerable coastal areas.

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Expand sewers to protect water quality, including Forge River-area infrastructure

2023-06-21

In Suffolk County Legislature testimony, Slaughter supported sewer funding as critical to water quality and cited years of work to bring a sewer district to the Forge River community.

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Climate & Energy

Education

Joshua Slaughter’s education-related platform emphasizes expanding career and technical education pathways, especially union high school pre-apprenticeship programs that connect students to good-paying trades without college debt. He is a first-time candidate for New York State Assembly District 3, so no roll-call votes or sponsored bills were found.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Statewide union high school pre-apprenticeship program

2026-09-09

Slaughter plans to bring a union high school pre-apprenticeship program statewide as part of his education platform for New York Assembly District 3.

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First union high school pre-apprenticeship program in New York State

2026-10-18

Slaughter says he worked with local schools to create New York State’s first union high school pre-apprenticeship program, designed to provide youth a path to good-paying careers.

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Public school partnerships for trades pathways without college debt

2026-10-19

Slaughter stated that he partnered with Long Island public schools to launch a union high school pre-apprenticeship program giving students a route into high-paying trades without college debt.

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Education

Public Safety

Branch noted that his website did not contain information on Public Safety as of September 9, 2026. The only public-safety-related position found was his VOTE411 biographical statement that, while serving in local government, he focused on illegal/substandard housing and crime.

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Addressing illegal and substandard housing and crime

2026-10-01

Slaughter's VOTE411 profile says that while serving in the legislature as a local-government staffer, he was at the forefront of improving quality of life by focusing on illegal, substandard housing and crime.

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