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Tony Simone
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 75
New York State Assembly District 75
STH · NY · District 75
New York State Assembly District 75
Hofstra University—BA in Political Science and BS in Applied Economics; Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs—MPA
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Tony Simone represents New York State Assembly District 75, covering Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown and part of the Lincoln Center area in Manhattan, and was elected to the Assembly in 2022. He began his government career working for State Senator Catherine Abate, Councilmember Christine Quinn and NYS Comptroller Carl McCall, later serving as Deputy Director of the Northeast Regional Office of People for the American Way and Director of Community Outreach for the NYC Council and Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Before joining the Assembly, he served as Director of External Affairs at Hudson River Park Friends, advocating and fundraising for the park.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions · Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry · Committee on Election Law · Committee on Environmental Conservation · Committee on Governmental Operations · Committee on Labor · Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus · Task Force on New Americans · Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force
Tony Simone supports expanding health coverage and reducing out-of-pocket costs, including backing a universal single-payer New York Health Act and calling for medical-debt relief. He has also supported protections for reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, HIV prevention medication access, mental health care, and medical aid in dying.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Simone urged passage of the New York Health Act, described as a universal single-payer health plan providing comprehensive health coverage for all New Yorkers.
SourceSimone called for passage of legislation requiring Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding and requiring insurance coverage for treatment of gender dysphoria.
SourceSimone joined colleagues and advocates in urging passage of legislation allowing terminally ill patients to request and use medical aid-in-dying medication.
SourceTony Simone emphasizes affordability, small-business support, restaurant and hospitality jobs, and worker/household cost relief. His economy-related record includes proposing year-round outdoor dining, supporting congestion pricing revenue for transit infrastructure, and sponsoring measures tied to public-authority food-service operations and student-loan cost relief.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Simone stated support for keeping congestion pricing in place, citing $15 billion unlocked for subway repairs and no decline in Central Business District spending.
SourceTony Simone supports expanded protections for immigrant New Yorkers, including limiting state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, increasing transparency around ICE activity, and guaranteeing counsel in immigration court. As a sitting Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 75, he has introduced or backed multiple immigrant-protection measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Simone publicly joined lawmakers and advocates calling for passage of the New York For All Act, which limits use of state and local resources for federal immigration enforcement and restricts collaboration without a judicial warrant.
SourceTony Simone, the Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 75, has a pro-climate and clean-energy record, including support for congestion pricing as a way to reduce emissions and fund transit. He has also co-sponsored multiple renewable-energy and climate-resilience bills, including public renewables, public renewables transparency, fossil-fuel plant transition, and statewide climate-resilience planning measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Simone stated strong support for Manhattan Central Business District congestion pricing, arguing it would reduce traffic, pollution, and greenhouse-gas emissions while funding mass-transit improvements.
SourceTony Simone supports expanding inclusive education, protecting access to school library materials, and broadening student supports such as universal school meals. As a sitting New York Assembly member for District 75, his education record includes prime sponsorship of LGBTQIA-inclusive curriculum and school-library access legislation, plus co-sponsorship of universal school meals and civics/history curriculum measures.
Tony Simone frames public safety for Assembly District 75 around reducing crime while investing in mental health care, homelessness outreach, gun-violence prevention, safer streets, and coordinated service delivery. As a sitting Assemblymember, he has proposed or backed measures tying public safety to behavioral health response, illegal-gun enforcement, street safety, and information sharing among outreach providers.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Simone stated that his public safety plan would attack the pipeline of illegal guns, rebuild community-police bonds, replicate effective mental health crisis responses, and invest in afterschool programs and summer youth employment.
SourceSimone signed onto and publicly supported a Manhattan safety plan that he said should coordinate city and state action through mental health investments, continued removal of illegal guns, and street redesign.
SourceNew York State Assembly Biography
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=075&sh=bioFetched: biography, age, location, education
New York State Assembly Committee Membership
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=075&sh=commFetched: committees
MyRepTracker
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By The People
https://www.bythepeople.co/candidate/tony-simone-21aad7ae/moneyFetched: campaignFinance
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/NY/candidate_Tony_Simone/360995?electionId=564Fetched: endorsements
New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Tony-SimoneFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly video page: New York Health Act
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=075&sh=video&video=25810Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly statement: gender-affirming care
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Tony-Simone/story/115096Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly video page: Medical Aid in Dying Act
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Tony-Simone/video/26018/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly PDF: Lauren’s Law Extension and PrEP copayment bill summary
https://assembly.ny.gov/write/upload/postings/2026/pdfs/20260108_0116393.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page: 2025 A1466
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1466Fetched: issuePositions
NYC Votes candidate profile
https://www.nycvotes.org/whats-on-the-ballot/2024-state-and-federal-general-election/state-senator/profile/?bannerTitle=Tony+Simone&boroughCode=&candidateId=V998&districtID=&electionCycle=2024+General+Election&geoAreaAbbr=&officeType=8&officelevel=&partyId=CFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory: Tony Simone
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Tony-SimoneFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Sponsored Legislation: Tony Simone
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=075&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation: A7598
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7598Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly District 75 newsletter PDF
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/write/upload/member_files/075/pdfs/20250530_0114180.pdfFetched: issuePositions
Branch: Tony Simone 2026 NY Assembly District 75 profile
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-75/candidates/tony-simoneFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A8908
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8908Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A9376
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9376Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Tony Simone video page
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Tony-Simone/video/28180/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A270
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A270Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Tony Simone official member page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Tony-Simone/story/109817Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - Assembly Bill 2023-A279
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A279Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - Assembly Bill 2025-A7686A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7686/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - Assembly Bill 2025-A8088
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8088/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - Assembly Bill 2025-A11645
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11645Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Tony-SimoneFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page - Freedom to Read Act
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A09537&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page - LGBTQIA-inclusive curriculum task force
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A06746&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page - universal school meals
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A00282&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page - January 6th instruction
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New York State Assembly video page - education budget vote explanation
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=075&sh=video&video=22123Fetched: issuePositions
Chelsea Community News
https://chelseacommunitynews.com/2022/06/22/candidate-qa-with-assembly-district-75-hopeful-tony-simone/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/kristen-gonzalez/senator-kristen-gonzalez-announces-manhattan?page=1Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/erik-bottcher/bottcher-simone-unveil-bill-break-down-informationFetched: issuePositions