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New York State Assembly District 23
Bachelors in Law
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Pesach Osina is a longtime Far Rockaway resident running for New York State Assembly District 23. He has more than two decades of experience in city and state government, including roles in the New York City Comptroller’s Office, the City Council Speaker’s Office, the State Assembly, and as a commissioner on the NYC Commission on Racial Equity; his campaign biography also says he helped launch the first CERT team in South Queens and worked on community recovery and resource efforts after 9/11, Hurricane Sandy, and COVID-19.
Committee Assignments: No committee assignments available.
Pesach Osina's campaign positions on healthcare focus on lowering healthcare, prescription drug, insurance premium, and co-pay costs, especially for seniors and retirees. He also supports making veterans' healthcare benefits easier to access through in-district services, clinics, outreach, and assistance navigating claims and benefits.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Osina says he will push to lower seniors' out-of-pocket healthcare costs, including premiums and co-pays, and support efforts to bring down prescription drug prices.
SourceOsina supports strengthening oversight of insurance providers and requiring transparency and justification before rate increases are approved, including for health insurance.
SourceOsina says he will fight to bring permanent in-district veteran services to Assembly District 23, including clinics, mobile outreach, and help accessing healthcare and other benefits.
SourcePesach Osina’s Economy & Jobs positions focus on affordability for working and middle-class families in New York Assembly District 23, including tax relief, lower utility/insurance/childcare costs, and protecting small businesses from retail theft. He also supports pension and Tier 6 reforms for public workers and property-tax relief to help residents remain in their communities.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Osina supports expanding the Empire State Child Tax Credit, raising income thresholds for middle-class tax relief, cutting state fees and hidden costs, and opposing new taxes that make it harder to live and work in New York.
SourceOsina supports legislation to lower the felony retail theft threshold, strengthen penalties for repeat offenders and organized retail theft rings, and protect store workers and small businesses from theft-related costs.
SourceOsina supports keeping state pension systems fully funded, improving Tier 6 benefits, and strengthening long-term pension stability for public workers.
SourceOsina supports property tax relief and policies that make it more affordable for long-term residents, middle-class families, and seniors to stay in their homes.
SourceOsina supports stronger state oversight of insurance and utility rate increases, greater transparency before hikes are approved, and relief programs for middle-class families facing rising costs.
SourceNo confirmed immigration-specific position, bill action, or stated policy was found for Pesach Osina in the context of the 2026 New York State Assembly District 23 race. Available campaign and voter-guide materials reviewed focus on public safety, affordability, transportation, resiliency, housing, seniors, veterans, fighting hate, and related district priorities rather than immigration.
Pesach Osina’s Climate & Energy-related platform focuses on coastal resiliency, emergency preparedness, and affordability for utility customers in South Queens. His campaign says he supports strengthening coastal protections, speeding up resiliency projects, improving emergency planning, and holding utility companies accountable to lower costs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Osina supports strengthening coastal protections for water-surrounded Assembly District 23 communities that are vulnerable to storms and flooding.
SourceOsina supports accelerating resiliency projects, improving emergency planning, and ensuring local communities receive resources before, during, and after emergencies.
SourceOsina says he will fight to hold utility companies accountable as part of his affordability agenda for families facing rising utility bills.
SourcePesach Osina's publicly documented education position is limited: in a June 26, 2026 interview after winning the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 23, he identified yeshiva education as a key concern for Orthodox constituents and framed the issue as protecting parents' ability to educate their children in the form they choose.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Osina said Orthodox constituents were especially concerned about yeshiva education and ensuring that the state does not take away their ability to educate their children in the right form.
SourcePesach Osina’s public safety platform for New York State Assembly District 23 emphasizes supporting law enforcement, keeping repeat offenders accountable, changing bail rules so judges may consider dangerousness, and strengthening retail-theft laws. He frames public safety as a top priority for Queens families, seniors, and small businesses.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Osina says New York should close what he calls a bail-law loophole by letting judges consider a defendant’s criminal history, violent behavior, threats, repeat arrests, and likelihood of reoffending when deciding bail.
SourceOsina says he will advocate for full funding and proper staffing levels for the NYPD, as well as policies giving officers the tools, training, and legal backing to do their jobs safely.
SourceOsina says families and small businesses should not pay the price for weak laws, and specifically calls for supporting law enforcement, holding repeat offenders accountable, and strengthening retail-theft laws.
SourceIn an op-ed as a candidate for State Assembly District 23, Osina wrote that standing with police to strengthen public safety and protect Queens families would be his top priority if elected.
SourceCitizens Union 2026 General Election Voters Guide - New York State Assembly District 23
https://citizensunion.org/voters-guide/2026-general-election/new-york-state-assembly-district-23/Fetched: biography, age, education, location
Citizens Union 2026 Primary Election Voters Guide - Assembly District 23
https://citizensunion.org/voters-guide/2026-primary-election/assembly-district-23-2/Fetched: biography, education
Queens Daily Eagle
https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/10/14/osina-leads-fundraising-with-month-to-go-before-electionFetched: campaignFinance
New York State Public Campaign Finance Board
https://pcfb.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/05/commissioner-report-for-the-approval-to-disburse-public-matching-funds-05.19.2026.pdfFetched: campaignFinance
Citizens Union
https://citizensunion.org/voters-guide/2026-general-election/new-york-state-assembly-district-23/Fetched: votingRecord
NYSUT endorsements
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
District Council 37 endorsement release
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
StreetsPAC 2026 New York State primary endorsements
https://www.streetspac.org/2026_nys_primary_endorsementsFetched: endorsements
The Rockaway Times
https://rockawaytimes.com/pesach-osina-for-assembly-racks-up-endorsements/Fetched: endorsements
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local Union No. 1, NY endorsement list
https://irp.cdn-website.com/7733e3b8/files/uploaded/L1%20Endorse%20List%20-%20primary-2026-final2%20%281%29.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York State Nurses Association endorsements
https://www.nysna.org/news/nysna-2026-general-election-endorsementsFetched: endorsements
New York City District Council of Carpenters endorsements
https://nycdistrictcouncil.com/politics/endorsements/Fetched: endorsements
Pesach Osina campaign affordability page
https://www.pesachosina.com/issues/affordabilityFetched: issuePositions
Pesach Osina campaign veterans page
https://www.pesachosina.com/issues/veteransFetched: issuePositions
Citizens Union voters guide for New York State Assembly District 23
https://citizensunion.org/voters-guide/2026-general-election/new-york-state-assembly-district-23/Fetched: issuePositions
PesachOsina.com Affordability
https://www.pesachosina.com/issues/affordabilityFetched: issuePositions
Pesach Osina campaign public safety page
https://www.pesachosina.com/issues/publicsafetyFetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 voter guide for New York Assembly District 23
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/candidate-detail.do?id=72531774Fetched: issuePositions
Citizens Union New York State Assembly District 23 voter guide
https://citizensunion.org/voters-guide/2026-general-election/new-york-state-assembly-district-23/Fetched: issuePositions
Citizens Union Pesach Osina questionnaire
https://citizensunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/POsina_Questionnaire-1.pdfFetched: issuePositions
PesachOsina.com Resiliency & Emergency Preparedness
https://www.pesachosina.com/issues/resiliency-emergency-preparednessFetched: issuePositions
JNS
https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/not-the-party-we-have-grown-up-with-says-dem-nominee-to-represent-queens-at-ny-state-assemblyFetched: issuePositions
Citizens Union
https://citizensunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/POsina_Questionnaire-1.pdfFetched: issuePositions
5 Towns Central
https://5townscentral.com/2026/10/07/oped-public-safety-starts-at-home/Fetched: issuePositions