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New York State Assembly District 44
State University of New York at Binghamton—Bachelor's in History; New York Law School—J.D.
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Robert C. Carroll is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing District 44, first elected in 2016. Before serving in the Assembly, he worked as an election lawyer with Wolfson & Carroll and as a theater director. In the Assembly, his work has focused on environmental legislation, early childhood literacy and dyslexia policy, election law reform, and public transportation.
Committee Assignments: Chair, Committee on Libraries and Education Technology · Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions · Committee on Election Law · Committee on Environmental Conservation · Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
Robert C. Carroll, the Democratic New York State Assemblymember for District 44, supports expanding health coverage and access, including single-payer health care, reproductive health access, insurance coverage for dyslexia-related neuropsychological exams, and Medicaid-linked substance use disorder treatment supports. His record includes co-sponsoring broad health coverage legislation and proposing targeted health-insurance and addiction-treatment bills.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Carroll identified the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Act as a health care priority and described it as establishing grants for abortion providers and nonprofits to increase access to abortion care.
SourceRobert C. Carroll, the Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 44, frames his economy-and-jobs agenda around higher wages, green-job creation, consumer protection, and union-job safeguards. His record includes sponsoring public-renewables legislation tied to prevailing-wage and union labor standards, co-sponsoring wage increases for minimum-wage, tipped, and home-care workers, and sponsoring auto-broker regulation described as protecting union jobs.
Robert C. Carroll supports stronger state protections for immigrants, including limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, expanding access to counsel in immigration proceedings, and barring immigration detention contracts. He has also proposed allowing workers to use paid sick leave for immigration proceedings.
Specific Actions & Proposals
In a 2026 questionnaire for NY Assembly District 44, Carroll said the legislature should pass NY for All and Access to Representation, and said he was a cosponsor of NY for All while advocating to include libraries as an ICE no-go zone.
SourceRobert C. Carroll, Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 44, has made climate and clean energy legislation a major focus, including public renewable power, solar and energy-storage incentives, flood-risk disclosure, and limits on fossil-fuel infrastructure. His record shows support for transitioning away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy while pairing climate policy with consumer savings, resiliency, and green jobs.
Robert C. Carroll emphasizes evidence-based literacy instruction, dyslexia screening, teacher training, and expanded access to diagnosis and supports for students with dyslexia and dysgraphia. He has advanced legislation and state funding tied to the science of reading, structured literacy, and statewide standards for literacy interventions.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Carroll supported Governor Hochul's science-of-reading proposal and said teacher training and evidence-based practices should become the reality in New York State.
SourceCarroll secured $180,000 in state funding for Brooklyn Public Library to purchase decodable books for every Brooklyn branch as part of a science-of-reading literacy initiative.
SourceRobert C. Carroll frames public safety around gun safety, street safety, immigrant/community safety, and criminal-justice reform, including support for safer street design, limits on warrantless immigration enforcement in sensitive locations, and some decarceral reforms. As an incumbent Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 44, his record includes co-sponsoring public-safety-related legislation and publicly proposing that libraries be included in state sensitive-location protections.
New York State Assembly - Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/bio/Fetched: biography, education, location, committees
New York State Assembly - Committee Membership
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/comm/Fetched: committees
BallotReady
https://www.ballotready.org/people/robert-c-carrollFetched: biography, education, professional background, current office
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Carroll_(American_politician)Fetched: age, biography, education, location
MyRepTracker
https://myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-house-44-robert-carroll/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/NY/candidate_Robert_C._Carroll/47280Fetched: endorsements
New York State Public Employees Federation
https://www.pef.org/?pdfemb-data=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LnBlZi5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC8yMDI2LVBFRi1FbmRvcnNlbWVudHMucGRmIiwidGl0bGUiOiIyMDI2LVBFRi1FbmRvcnNlbWVudHMiLCJpbmRleCI6MSwicGRmSUQiOjE0ODc3LCJ3bV90ZXh0IjoiIn0Fetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters 2024 Environmental Scorecard
https://nylcv.org/press-item/lawmakers-grades-are-in-nylcvs-2024-environmental-scorecard/Fetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters 2023 State Environmental Scorecard
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYLCV_2023_StateScorecard_092923-DRAFT-w-scores.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters 2022 State Scorecard
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYLCV_2022_StateScorecard_FINAL_WEB.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A1466
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1466Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A3789
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3789Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A419
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A419Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Assembly Bill A6674A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6674/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Robert Carroll Winter 2024 Legislative Update
https://assembly.state.ny.us/write/upload/member_files/044/pdfs/20240403_0109837.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Robert C. Carroll Assembly District 44
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Build Public Renewables Act press release
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/105881Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Fall 2023 Legislative Update PDF
https://assembly.state.ny.us/write/upload/member_files/044/pdfs/20231130_0108212.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - January 2023 Legislative Update PDF
https://nyassembly.gov/write/upload/member_files/044/pdfs/20221212_0104233.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A3499
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A3499/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-CarrollFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A03506
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A03506&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A04181
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A04181&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A00270
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A00270&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club questionnaire
https://jimowles.org/news/candidate-answers-to-joldc-robert-carroll-for-ny-assembly-district-44-2026Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Robert C. Carroll official member page
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/105881Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Robert C. Carroll solar and energy storage release
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/106291Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Robert C. Carroll climate bills signed release
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/107844Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A6240
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6240Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1787
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1787Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Robert C. Carroll biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=044&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Dyslexia Task Force Act press release
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/106131Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Dyslexia Diagnosis Access Act press release
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/106377Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Science of Reading proposal statement
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/108617Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Center for Dyslexia and Dysgraphia bill signing
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/116111Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Brooklyn Public Library decodable books funding
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/115737Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Robert C. Carroll member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Robert-C-CarrollFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Carroll 2023 policy update PDF
https://nyassembly.gov/write/upload/member_files/044/pdfs/20230324_0105414.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Sensitive Location Protection Act statement
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/story/116871Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A199B
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A199/amendment/BFetched: issuePositions
LegiScan - New York Assemblymember Robert Carroll
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/robert-carroll/id/18778?page=1Fetched: issuePositions