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New York State Assembly District 63
Data last updated 10/20/2026
Sam Pirozzolo was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 8, 2022, representing the 63rd Assembly District in parts of Richmond County. He is a native Staten Islander who has operated his family's optical practice for more than three decades, and he previously served as president of Community Education Council 31 and vice president of the New York City Parents Union. His background includes education advocacy, including work related to gifted and talented programming, school safety proposals, PCB cleanup in classrooms, and litigation concerning New York public school funding.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Children and Families · Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry · Committee on Education · Committee on Energy · Committee on Higher Education
Samuel Pirozzolo has not published a broad 2026 healthcare platform that I could verify; Branch specifically reports no healthcare-position information online as of September 9, 2026. His verifiable healthcare-related record centers on opioid/addiction funding for Staten Island, restricting xylazine access, and supporting expanded statutory recognition of nurse practitioners.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Pirozzolo advocated for Staten Island to receive a dedicated share of opioid settlement funding and announced $12 million over four years for local opioid treatment providers.
SourceSamuel Pirozzolo emphasizes lowering costs for Staten Island families and supporting small-business growth, including opposing policies he says raise energy bills, property taxes, tolls, and grocery costs. As a sitting Assembly member for New York Assembly District 63, his economy-related legislative record includes proposals to reduce motor-fuel taxes when gas prices rise and to bar ESG criteria in state pension investments.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Pirozzolo’s campaign states that he opposes congestion pricing, green-energy mandates, and tax hikes that he says drive up costs for working families.
SourceSamuel Pirozzolo, Republican Assembly member for New York Assembly District 63, frames immigration primarily around opposition to New York City's migrant shelter policies, sanctuary-city approach, and the use of local resources for recently arrived migrants. He has supported giving localities an opt-in power over migrant housing and has called for closing the southern border and stopping migrant shelter placements in Staten Island.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Pirozzolo opposed using the abandoned Hungerford school on Tompkins Avenue to house up to 300 single migrants, saying the situation should stop immediately and criticizing the cost, vetting, transparency, and security of the plan.
SourceIn an interview on the migrant influx, Pirozzolo argued that the right-to-shelter policy was intended for New York City's homeless population and should not be expanded to what he described as the homeless of the world.
SourceSamuel Pirozzolo’s Climate & Energy record emphasizes affordability, grid reliability, preserving fossil-fuel and consumer energy choices, and skepticism toward New York’s CLCPA-related mandates. As a sitting New York Assembly member for District 63, he has prime-sponsored bills limiting battery energy storage siting in AD 63, adding EV-related fees, protecting fuel-based cooking, and requiring local emergency planning for energy storage facilities.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Stated support for bringing energy plants back online, investing in new natural gas generation and infrastructure, and rejecting CLCPA-related mandates including gas bans and zero-emission school bus requirements.
SourceSamuel Pirozzolo presents himself as an education advocate focused on school funding, school safety, parental rights, and workforce-oriented higher education. As Assembly District 63 incumbent, he has backed grants for Staten Island schools, continued investment in CUNY/SUNY and trade education, school-bus service stability, and measures aimed at safer public-school environments.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Pirozzolo called for continued investment in higher education, including CUNY and SUNY systems, while emphasizing that colleges should keep expanding trade education to meet student and workforce demands.
SourcePirozzolo signed a joint letter urging Mayor Eric Adams and the Panel for Educational Policy to promptly approve a five-year school bus vendor contract extension to prevent disruptions for students and families.
SourcePirozzolo joined Assembly Minority Education Committee members demanding action after antisemitic incidents at Hillcrest High School and specifically supported reversing cancellation of new NYPD School Safety Agent academy classes.
SourcePirozzolo secured and presented a $20,000 Bullet Aid grant for P.S. 30 to purchase resources for students as part of a $40,000 school aid package.
SourceSamuel Pirozzolo emphasizes a law-and-order public safety platform: supporting police funding, repealing or changing bail/parole policies, and holding repeat offenders accountable. He has also sponsored public-safety-related legislation focused on persistent violent offenders and battery energy storage fire/explosion hazards in Assembly District 63.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Pirozzolo states that he backs law enforcement and wants bail reform repealed so dangerous defendants are not released shortly after arrest.
SourceHis official Assembly biography says he will work to support law enforcement with proper funding and fix what he calls broken bail and parole policies.
SourceNew York State Assembly Biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=063&sh=bioFetched: biography, location, background
New York State Assembly Committee Membership
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=063&sh=commFetched: committees
Sam Pirozzolo for Assembly - About Sam Pirozzolo
https://samforstatenisland.com/about-us/Fetched: biography, location, background
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/sam-t-pirozzoloFetched: campaignFinance
New York State Board of Elections Campaign Finance
https://elections.ny.gov/campaign-financeFetched: campaignFinance
Staten Islander News
https://statenislander.org/2026/02/27/staten-islands-conservative-party-of-richmond-announces-2026-candidate-endorsements/Fetched: endorsements
Conservative Party of New York State
https://www.cpnys.org/2025/11/18/statement-on-release-of-2025-legislative-ratings/Fetched: ratings
New York State Assembly member page
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Sam-Pirozzolo/story/111479Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Sam-Pirozzolo/story/105229Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill search
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A01248&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill search
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&bn=S03822&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
Branch
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-63/candidates/sam-t-pirozzoloFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=063&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=063&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A11093
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A11093&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A00207
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A00207&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A00148
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A00148&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
Sam Pirozzolo for Assembly issues page
https://samforstatenisland.com/on-the-issues/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page: Sam Pirozzolo
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Sam-PirozzoloFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page: A05653
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A05653&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=Fetched: issuePositions
Sam Pirozzolo for Assembly campaign about page
https://samforstatenisland.com/about-us/Fetched: issuePositions
LittleAfrica News interview with Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo
https://www.littleafricanews.com/sam-pirozzolo-exclusive-interview/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Sam Pirozzolo sponsored legislation
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=063&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A00139 bill page
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A00139&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A00155 bill page
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A00155&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A00210 bill page
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A00210&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A00277 bill page
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A00277&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Pirozzolo Advocating for Sustainable Energy Policies
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Sam-Pirozzolo/story/117301Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Sam-Pirozzolo/story/117380Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Sam-Pirozzolo/story/108235Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Sam-Pirozzolo/story/107966Fetched: issuePositions
Sam Pirozzolo for Assembly - On The Issues
https://samforstatenisland.com/on-the-issues/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Sam Pirozzolo Biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=063&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A00781
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A00781&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions