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Khaleel Anderson
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 31
New York State Assembly District 31
STH · NY · District 31
New York State Assembly District 31
Queens College—BA/MA Graduate, Urban Studies; minor in Cities and Social Medicine
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Khaleel Anderson was elected to serve New York State Assembly District 31 in Queens in November 2020 and represents communities including Far Rockaway, Arverne, Rosedale, South Ozone Park, Springfield Gardens and JFK Airport. He began as a community organizer at age 13, organized youth civic-engagement work in 2011, served as the youngest member of Queens Community Board 14 and his local Police Precinct Council, and helped build an urban farm providing fresh produce, trainings and youth employment opportunities. He has focused on food insecurity, disaster preparedness, housing, transportation and healthcare planning, and is noted as the youngest Black Assembly Member in New York State history.
Committee Assignments: Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition Policy · Committee on Children and Families · Committee on Energy · Committee on Environmental Conservation · Committee on Insurance · Committee on Labor · Committee on People with Disabilities · Commission on Future of the Long Island Power Authority · Black Task Force · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus · Task Force on New Americans
Khaleel Anderson emphasizes healthcare justice and equitable access to affordable, quality care, including support for the New York Health Act. As a sitting New York Assembly member for District 31, he has sponsored or co-sponsored bills focused on universal coverage, specialty treatment access, trauma care in Far Rockaway, opioid-overdose prevention, and nutrition-related public health.
Khaleel Anderson’s Economy & Jobs positions emphasize pandemic/economic recovery for working-class families, small businesses, MWBEs/LBEs, and underbanked communities in Assembly District 31. He has supported targeted community investment, job access tied to JFK redevelopment and transit, green/public-renewable jobs, inflation relief, and tax cuts for most New Yorkers.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Anderson testified that the Port Authority should provide clearer MWBE/LBE numbers and better information about employment and contracting opportunities in the JFK Airport redevelopment process affecting his district.
SourceAnderson highlighted the MRTA as ending criminalization while creating long-needed community investments and new economic, research, and job opportunities.
SourceAnderson signed a legislative letter urging inclusion of the NY Build Public Renewables Act in the Executive Budget, citing potential statewide economic gains and sustained union jobs from public renewable-energy development.
SourceAnderson supported the FY 2025-2026 state budget, citing inflation relief checks, tax cuts for all but the wealthy, and investments in transit and technology to improve access to jobs and economic opportunity.
SourceKhaleel Anderson has taken pro-immigrant positions, including co-sponsoring legislation to limit state and local collection/disclosure of immigration status and to establish counsel in immigration court proceedings. He has also publicly aligned with immigrant-rights advocacy and condemned ICE activity in his Queens district.
Specific Actions & Proposals
After receiving NYIC Action's endorsement, Anderson stated that the support energized him to continue championing the rights and opportunities of all immigrants in his diverse community.
SourceAnderson condemned reported ICE activity in his district, saying the community would not be bullied by forces separating families and destroying communities.
SourceKhaleel Anderson supports an environmental-justice-focused climate agenda for Assembly District 31, including a Green New Deal for Southeast Queens, sustainable NYCHA rebuilding, clean energy and energy efficiency investments, and protections addressing climate change. As a sitting New York Assemblymember, he has prime-sponsored climate, clean-energy, resilience, and environmental-protection legislation.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Campaign issue page states support for a Green New Deal for Southeast Queens, sustainable restoration and rebuilding of NYCHA, and protections addressing climate change.
SourceKhaleel Anderson, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 31, lists educational equity among his priorities and has sponsored or co-sponsored bills on school governance, higher-education affordability, inclusive curriculum, and school discipline reform.
Khaleel Anderson frames public safety primarily around gun-violence prevention, safe firearm storage, and community-based interventions, while also proposing measures related to domestic violence victims and firearm traceability. His Assembly record includes prime sponsorship of bills on secure gun storage, ghost guns, microstamped-gun data, and a domestic-violence missing-person alert system.
New York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Khaleel-M-Anderson/Fetched: biography, location, education, background
New York State Assembly Committee Membership
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Khaleel-M-Anderson/comm/Fetched: committees
New York City Campaign Finance Board NYC Votes
https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/guide-to-voting-in-the-2020-elections/meet-the-candidates/meet-the-candidates/member-of-the-assembly/assembly-district-31/khaleel-anderson/?languageType=EnglishFetched: education, background
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www2.nyassembly.gov/mem/?sh=mainFetched: votingRecord
MyRepTracker
https://www.myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-house-31-khaleel-anderson/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
FollowTheMoney.org Report Grid
https://www.followthemoney.org/report-grid?dt=1&f-sch-id=1171731Fetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/khaleel-andersonFetched: campaignFinance
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_31/51883/830Fetched: endorsements
Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC
https://sdnyc.org/blog/2024/4/24/2024-nys-assembly-endorsementsFetched: endorsements
Vote Smart
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/192131/khaleel-anderson?categoryId=&p=4&type=V%2CS%2CR%2CE%2CF%2CPFetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYS-Scorecard-2025.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/news/2024-state-scorecard/Fetched: endorsements
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Khaleel M. Anderson Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Khaleel-M-Anderson/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Sponsored Legislation - Khaleel M. Anderson
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Khaleel-M-Anderson/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1466
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1466Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A5118
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5118Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A8686
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8686Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search - A05121
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A05121&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A10309
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10309Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9099Fetched: issuePositions
citymeetings.nyc
https://citymeetings.nyc/meetings/new-york-city-council/2024-04-03-0100-pm-committee-on-transportation-and-infrastructure/chapter/khaleel-anderson-on-transparency-and-compliance-issues-in-the-jfk-redevelopment-process/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Khaleel-M-Anderson/story/97784Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate PDF attachment
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/article/attachment/547545457-letter-to-governor-hochul.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly BPHA Legislative Caucus
https://assembly.ny.gov/comm/?id=58&sec=story&story=115011Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3506/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A170/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
NYIC Action
https://nyicaction.org/blog/2024/4/3/nyic-action-endorses-immigrant-champions-for-nys-legislature-as-immigration-emerges-as-top-voter-issueFetched: issuePositions
Queens Daily Eagle
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b9ffe0f1137a680c2c08250/t/6944042ddc244762321cd0f1/1766065197261/QDE-121825-digital.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member profile
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=031&sh=commFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=031&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
Khaleel For The People environmental justice issue page
https://khaleelanderson.com/environmental-racismFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=031&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=031&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1230Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A118Fetched: issuePositions
Khaleel For The People - Assembly District 31
https://khaleelanderson.com/ad-31Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Khaleel M. Anderson Sponsored Legislation
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=031&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Khaleel M. Anderson Biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=031Fetched: issuePositions