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New York State Assembly District 11
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Kwani B. O'Pharrow is a Navy veteran who served from 1990 to 1994 as a Radioman Petty Officer 3rd Class (RM3)-Intel, and he retired from the NYPD as a detective after 25 years of service. His NYPD work included school officer, community patrol officer, domestic violence officer, gang investigations, plainclothes details, the Chief of Department's office, and a final assignment in the Intelligence Bureau. He co-founded Cops N' Kids Long Island, created Operation Giveback, has led community/youth boxing efforts connected to Starrett City Boxing, and has worked in student and community relations in Brentwood.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Higher Education · Committee on Local Governments · Committee on Real Property Taxation · Committee on Social Services · Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Black Task Force · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus
Kwani O'Pharrow supports expanding health care access and lowering prescription drug costs, including through insurance access and diabetes treatment coverage. As Assembly District 11's sitting Assembly member, he has proposed bills addressing mental health clinics, Medicaid coverage for connected insulin pens, emergency disease-response staffing, COVID-19 exposure care for volunteer first responders, and short-term health insurance continuation for dependents of police officers who die by suicide.
Kwani O'Pharrow's Economy & Jobs record centers on worker protections, tax relief, commercial-finance regulation, and public-sector compensation. As the Democratic Assembly member for New York Assembly District 11, he has prime-sponsored or requested bills affecting workers' compensation, family leave, retirement-tax treatment, commercial finance licensing, and SUNY professional staff pay.
Kwani O'Pharrow has taken pro-immigrant positions through co-sponsorship or sponsorship of New York Assembly measures expanding noncitizen access to benefits, immigrant legal defense, and privacy protections around immigration status.
Kwani O'Pharrow's official Assembly biography says his platform includes the environment and that he is committed to environmental protection and a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable future. His 2025 record includes co-sponsoring energy and environmental measures, while NYLCV's 2025 scorecard rated him 58% and recorded mixed pro-environment actions.
Kwani O'Pharrow's education record for New York Assembly District 11 emphasizes improving access to quality education, investing in childhood education, and school-policy protections for students. As a sitting Assembly member, he has prime-sponsored multiple education bills addressing transfer credits, school discipline, school facilities, charter-school oversight, and student safety in disciplinary practices.
Kwani O'Pharrow, Democratic Assemblyman for New York Assembly District 11, emphasizes a public-safety approach rooted in his law-enforcement background, improving collaboration and trust between police and communities, and school/community safety. His legislative record includes prime sponsorship of bills addressing sex-offender residency restrictions, school-security-guard training, law-enforcement access to surveillance footage, and first-responder safety buffer zones.
New York State Assembly - Biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=011&sh=bioFetched: biography, professional background
New York State Assembly - Committee Membership
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=011&sh=commFetched: committee assignments
City & State New York
https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2025/01/meet-2025-class-new-state-lawmakers/402275/Fetched: hometown, current residence
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=26978854Fetched: education, biography
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Kwani-O%27PharrowFetched: votingRecord
MyRepTracker
https://myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-house-11-kwani-o-pharrow/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/kwani-b-opharrowFetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-assembly-district-11-74521Fetched: campaignFinance
FollowTheMoney.org
https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?default=candidate&eid=26157993Fetched: campaignFinance
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_11/51863/830Fetched: endorsements
Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-empire-state-votes/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
NYSUT
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
New York State Assembly member page for Kwani B. O'Pharrow
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=011&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York Future PAC profile for Kwani O'Pharrow
https://newyorkfuture.org/kwani-opharrow/Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate Open Legislation A4438
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4438Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate Open Legislation A4470
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4470Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate Open Legislation A5127
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5127Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate Open Legislation A4822
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4822Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate Open Legislation A9428
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9428Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Kwani B. O'Pharrow Sponsored Legislation
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Kwani-O%27Pharrow/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A04364 Summary
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A04364&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A04457 Summary
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A04457&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A04889 Summary
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A04889&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A05571 Summary
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A05571&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A11570
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11570Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A325/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
PolicyEngage / TrackBill
https://trackbill.com/bill/new-york-assembly-bill-2689-enacts-the-building-up-immigrant-legal-defense-or-build-act/2622483/Fetched: issuePositions
PolicyEngage / TrackBill
https://trackbill.com/bill/new-york-assembly-bill-3506-prohibits-and-regulates-the-discovery-and-disclosure-of-immigration-status-repealer/2634608/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=011&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
NY Senate Open Legislation - A6327A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6327/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NY Senate Open Legislation - A7544A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7544/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NY Senate Open Legislation - A8091A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8091/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NY Senate Open Legislation - K1608
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K1608Fetched: issuePositions
New York League of Conservation Voters 2025 State Scorecard
https://www.nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYS-Scorecard-2025.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Kwani-O%27PharrowFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=011&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4381
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4381Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4388
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4388Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4681
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4681Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A6046
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6046Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A10622
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10622Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Kwani-O%27Pharrow/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A04443
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A4443&default_fld=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A05079
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A05079&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A09470
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A09470&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A10621
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A10621&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A11118
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A11118&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions