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New York State Assembly District 74
University of Dayton—B.A. in Political Science; CUNY Graduate Center—M.A. in Political Science
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Keith Powers is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing District 74 in Manhattan and a lifelong Manhattan resident born and raised in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. He has served the East Side since 2018, including on the New York City Council from 2018 to 2025, and has focused on housing issues such as office-to-housing conversions, rent stabilization, housing discrimination, and renter overcharge protections. Before elected office, he worked as chief of staff to Assemblymember Jonathan Bing and as vice president at Constantinople & Vallone Consulting.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Cities · Committee on Correction · Committee on People with Disabilities · Committee on Racing and Wagering · Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
Keith Powers supports healthcare policies focused on expanding mental-health treatment capacity, updating involuntary-commitment standards for at-risk individuals, and protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. As Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 74, he has sponsored healthcare-related bills on postpartum psychosis screening and access to nicotine-replacement therapy.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Powers proposed increasing mental-health bed capacity to meet demonstrated need as part of his healthcare platform for New York Assembly District 74.
SourcePowers proposed updating New York's involuntary-commitment standards to provide care for more at-risk individuals.
SourceKeith Powers supports an affordability-focused economic agenda that emphasizes helping small businesses open faster, reducing local business taxes and fees, and filling vacant storefronts. He also supports streamlining outdoor-dining rules and creating resources for freelancers, framing these as ways to reduce red tape and strengthen local commerce.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Powers called for ending the commercial rent tax on local businesses south of 96th Street to reduce arbitrary taxes and fees on small businesses.
SourceKeith Powers supports pro-immigrant protections, including limiting state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and defending sanctuary-style policies. He also states support for humane services for asylum seekers, including safe facilities, supportive housing, job support, mental health care, and legal services.
Specific Actions & Proposals
In a Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club questionnaire for NY Assembly District 74, Powers answered yes when asked whether he would sponsor and support New York for All Act legislation preventing state and local resources from facilitating ICE custody transfers and sensitive-information sharing.
SourcePowers said he would enhance protections for immigrants by empowering the community with information, connecting people to rapid-response networks, and sponsoring bills such as NY For All.
SourcePowers said New York has a moral obligation to protect vulnerable people including asylum seekers, with safe facilities, permanent supportive housing, mental health care, job support, and legal services.
SourceKeith Powers supports a pro-climate agenda centered on emissions reductions, renewable energy, building electrification, energy efficiency, transit, congestion pricing, electric-vehicle infrastructure, and a fair and affordable clean-energy transition. As Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 74, he has co-sponsored multiple climate and energy bills, including measures to expand distributed solar, require corporate emissions disclosure, map and decarbonize leak-prone gas infrastructure, phase out No. 4 fuel oil, and allocate data-center energy costs separately.
Keith Powers has presented himself as supportive of quality public education and education-linked community investments, including school safety, inclusive curriculum, and expanded early-childhood and science programming. His record as a New York City Council member includes co-sponsoring education-related legislation and advocating for COVID-era school policies for standalone education programs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
In accepting NYSUT's endorsement for the 2026 Assembly District 74 special election, Powers aligned himself with the union's advocacy for workers' rights, quality public education, and strong communities.
SourcePowers requested that New York City standalone education programs, including Pre-K, 3-K, private schools, and charter schools, be allowed to use a test-to-stay model similar to public schools to reduce remote-learning disruptions.
SourcePowers supported the SPARC Kips Bay project while highlighting educational programming for local elementary and middle school students and an expansion of 3-K seats in the surrounding area.
SourceKeith Powers frames public safety as requiring more visible policing, subway resources, attention to repeat offenders, and expanded mental-health interventions. His public positions also connect quality-of-life enforcement and neighborhood-level accountability to broader public safety.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Powers urged state lawmakers to update discovery laws, address repeat violent offenders, increase enforcement, expand mental-health services, and adjust involuntary commitment standards.
SourcePowers's candidate profile says he plans to address repeat offenses, create neighborhood foot patrols, and increase staffing at neighborhood police precincts.
SourceNew York State Assembly
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/keith-powersFetched: biography, hometown, education, background
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Powers_%28politician%29Fetched: age, education, background
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=074&sh=aboutFetched: votingRecord
NYS Senate/Assembly Resolution E928 seating Keith Powers
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/E928Fetched: votingRecord
Open States via Election.org officeholder record
https://www.election.org/state/new-york/legislature/lower/district-74Fetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA Keith Powers candidate page
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/keith-powersFetched: campaignFinance
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/press-item/nylcv-gives-green-endorses-erik-bottcher-diana-moreno-and-keith-powers-in-special-election/Fetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2025-NYC-Scorecard.pdfFetched: ratings
StreetsPAC
https://www.streetspac.org/diana_moreno_keith_powers_special_electionFetched: endorsements
New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/news/2026/january/special-election-endorsementsFetched: endorsements
New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
City & State New York
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/12/epstein-endorses-powers-ad-74/409827/Fetched: endorsements
New York State Assembly
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A11707&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
Branch
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-74/candidates/keith-powersFetched: issuePositions
Keith Powers for Assembly - 50 Days 50 Ideas
https://www.keithpowers.nyc/issues/50-days-50-ideasFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A03506&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
https://jimowles.org/news/candidate-answers-to-joldc-keith-powers-for-ny-assembly-district-74-2026Fetched: issuePositions
The Full Record
https://www.thefullrecord.org/guide/race/ny-ad-74/keith-powersFetched: issuePositions
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/candidate/keith-powers/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A8758
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8758Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A4282
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4282Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A10071
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10071Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A1183
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1183Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A9039
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9039Fetched: issuePositions
New York City Council Legistar
https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?GUID=AA554B38-EBEE-4CFA-B1F5-37374006FBD0&ID=6565837&Options=&Search=Fetched: issuePositions
New York City Council Legistar
https://nyc.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?G=2fd004f1-d85b-4588-a648-0a736c77d6e3&GUID=FEB2936C-DED7-40AD-B99A-AF3A700A5F5C&ID=6557563&Options=&Search=Fetched: issuePositions
New York City Council
https://council.nyc.gov/keith-powers/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2022/03/Letter-to-State-DOH-re_-Standalone-school-testing-protocol.pdfFetched: issuePositions
citymeetings.nyc
https://citymeetings.nyc/meetings/new-york-city-council/2025-02-12-1200-pm-committee-on-land-use/chapter/council-member-keith-powers-presents-the-spark-kips-bay-project/Fetched: issuePositions
Keith Powers campaign website
https://www.keithpowers.nyc/issues/safe-streets-new-foot-patrolsFetched: issuePositions
amNY
https://www.amny.com/opinion/state-legislators-public-safety-mental-health/Fetched: issuePositions
City Limits
https://citylimits.org/opinion-its-time-that-new-yorkers-got-the-real-scoop-on-their-neighborhoods/Fetched: issuePositions