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New York State Assembly District 53
Long Island University—AA in Political Science
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Maritza Davila began her public-service career as a community organizer in Bushwick and Williamsburg, working on education, healthcare, public safety, affordable housing, open space, and economic development. She served as president of Community School District 32's board of education, was a founding member of the North Brooklyn Coalition Against Domestic Violence, founded the Northern Brooklyn Residents Association, and joined the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council in 1996, where she worked on credit-union, tenant, merchant, job-training, and affordable-housing initiatives.
Committee Assignments: Chair, Committee on Social Services · Member, Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse · Member, Committee on Children and Families · Member, Committee on Housing · Member, Committee on Rules · Member, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus · Member, Legislative Women's Caucus · Member, Task Force on New Americans · Member, Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force · Member, Task Force on Women's Issues
Maritza Davila, the Democratic Assembly member for New York Assembly District 53, supports expanding access to healthcare, behavioral health, addiction treatment, Medicaid-covered services, and patient communication resources. Her record includes sponsoring healthcare-related bills on suicide-prevention forums, patient video access during visitor restrictions, school opioid-overdose reversal agents, Medicaid personal-care eligibility, and Medicaid coverage for seizure-detecting monitors for infants.
Maritza Davila emphasizes economic stability and pathways from public assistance to work, including job training, adult education, earned-income disregards, and reducing benefits cliffs that can penalize increased earnings. As Assembly District 53's sitting Democratic assemblymember, her Economy & Jobs record is mainly expressed through sponsored social-services and workforce-related legislation.
Maritza Davila has supported expanding immigrant access to education, legal representation, licensing, and limits on civil immigration detention. As a sitting Democratic New York Assemblymember for District 53, her record includes votes/statements for the DREAM Act and co-sponsorship of immigration-related bills.
Maritza Davila, the Democratic incumbent for New York State Assembly District 53, has supported climate and clean-energy policy primarily through co-sponsorships of bills promoting renewable energy, climate education, utility decarbonization, and a just transition away from fossil-fueled generation. Public candidate questionnaires reviewed did not show a 2026 campaign response on climate, but official legislative records show multiple climate and energy co-sponsorships tied to this Assembly member.
Maritza Davila, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 53, describes herself as an advocate for community access to quality public education and for improving the quality and accessibility of educational opportunities for all children. Her education-related record includes sponsoring or co-sponsoring bills on adult education/job-training income, dyslexia-focused schools, climate-change instruction, and comprehensive sexuality education.
Maritza Davila, the Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 53, frames public safety around community-based violence prevention, gun-violence prevention, domestic-violence awareness, emergency overdose response, and parole reform. Her record includes sponsoring elder-parole legislation, co-sponsoring school gun-violence prevention legislation, and publicly supporting community anti-violence efforts in Bushwick.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Davila joined local, state, and federal officials and community partners for a Take Back Our Community Day event after a double homicide, emphasizing that gun violence must be rejected through coordinated community action.
SourceDavila convened local elected officials, residents, and community partners after the killing of Sade Sanchez to raise awareness about domestic violence and gun violence and connect victims with resources.
SourceNew York State Assembly Biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=053&sh=bioFetched: biography, location, education, background
New York State Assembly Committee Membership
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=053&sh=commFetched: committees
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=053Fetched: votingRecord
Blue Voter Guide - New York State Assembly District 53 with Endorsements
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_53/13101/159Fetched: endorsements
District Council 37 - 2026 Primary Election Endorsements
https://www.dc37.net/take-action/media-center/news-release/2026/district-council-37-delegates-endorse-state-senate-and-assembly-candidates-for-2026-primary-election/Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide - LiUNA New York Endorsements
https://bluevoterguide.org/endorser-org/LiUNA/NY/7370Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide - Brooklyn Can't Wait Endorsements
https://bluevoterguide.org/endorser-org/Brooklyn_Can%27t_Wait/NY/9223Fetched: endorsements
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts Assembly Scorecard 2024
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/uploads/filer_public/f2/2e/f22e487d-6f40-4cd9-baa7-6801f7979b59/ppesa_2024_assembly_scorecard.pdfFetched: ratings
New York League of Conservation Voters 2023 State Environmental Scorecard
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYLCV_2023_StateScorecard_DIGITAL.pdf?ceid=1325221&emci=fe786068-a69e-ee11-bea1-002248223f36&emdi=e3059448-4ca0-ee11-bea1-002248223f36&sourceid=1014473Fetched: ratings
2017 Environmental Scorecard
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/article/attachment/2017-environmental-scorecard.pdfFetched: ratings
New York State Assembly member biography
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Maritza-DavilaFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation list
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=053&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on START Treatment and Recovery Center funding
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Maritza-Davila/story/108780Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=053&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A2572
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2572Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A10143
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10143Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4601
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4601Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4317
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4317Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on Families First budget proposal
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Maritza-Davila/story/62185Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Maritza-DavilaFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A04181
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A4181&default_fld=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly DREAM Act Video Page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Maritza-Davila/video/12312/Fetched: issuePositions
LegiScan Maritza Davila Introduced Bills
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/maritza-davila/id/16097?chamber=house&page=44&record=all&status=introducedFetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 Voter Guide - New York Assembly District 53
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=26977486Fetched: issuePositions
NYS Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A4876
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4876Fetched: issuePositions
NYS Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A11645
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11645Fetched: issuePositions
NYS Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A10100
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10100Fetched: issuePositions
NYS Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A279
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A279Fetched: issuePositions
NYS Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A4592
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4592Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=053&sh=aboutFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page A02572
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A02572&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation A4876
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4876Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation A6207
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6207Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation A4604
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4604Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Maritza Davila
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Maritza-DavilaFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A00514
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A00514&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1208
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1208Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1057
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1057Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release - Take Back Our Community Day
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Maritza-Davila/story/108788Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release - Domestic Violence in Bushwick
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Maritza-Davila/story/108787Fetched: issuePositions