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Vicki Davis
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 121
New York State Assembly District 121
STH · NY · District 121
New York State Assembly District 121
Stephens College; Cornell University; Studio and Forum of Stage Design
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Vicki Davis is a Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 121 and is not the current officeholder. Her background includes serving as Interim Executive Director of Bright Hill Literary Center in Treadwell, New York, 40 years as a union designer, teaching at universities in New York, Virginia, and North Carolina, and community involvement as a board member with Franklin Local, The Uplift Collective, Maywood Historical Group, and the Sidney Democratic Committee. Her campaign also describes her as a union member, poll worker, community leader, and business owner focused on rural Central New York issues.
Committee Assignments: No committee assignments available.
Vicki Davis, the Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 121 in 2026, identifies healthcare access as a quality-of-life priority for Central New York and says she would protect access to healthcare. Her available statements also support expanded mental health care, treating healthcare as a human need/right, and keeping doctors in rural communities through a single-payer-style model with better reimbursement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Davis said her campaign priorities include protecting access to healthcare for the rural communities of New York Assembly District 121.
SourceDavis's campaign website lists "Access to healthcare" under her Quality of Life priorities for NY Assembly District 121.
SourceIn a candidate questionnaire, Davis stated that health care is a human necessity and that New York should lead on a single-payer model that increases medical reimbursement rates to keep doctors in rural communities.
SourceIn the Cornell Science on the Ballot responses for NYS Assembly District 121, Davis called for increasing mental health care.
SourceDavis stated that she supports human rights and the right to make choices affecting people's bodies, and her campaign materials list an endorsement from Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes PAC.
SourceVicki Davis frames Economy & Jobs around rural affordability and working-family issues in New York State Assembly District 121, emphasizing small-business investment, broadband expansion, green infrastructure, and worker voice. She argues the district is being left behind amid rising costs, data-center development, and a changing job market, and says rural communities need more local input and economic opportunity.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Davis says her local agenda includes investing in small businesses as part of a broader focus on rural community needs and economic development.
SourceDavis identifies expanded broadband access as a local priority for District 121, connecting rural infrastructure to economic opportunity and community development.
SourceDavis includes transitioning toward green infrastructure among her stated campaign priorities for Assembly District 121.
SourceUnited Scenic Artists Local USA 829 endorsed Davis and described her commitment as ensuring working people have a voice, protecting good jobs, expanding economic opportunity, supporting the arts, and investing in communities.
SourceDavis argues rural towns in District 121 need representation and local input as they face data-center development, rising costs, shifting economies, and decisions made without community participation.
SourceNo specific Immigration position for Vicki Davis, Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 121 in the 2026 cycle, was found in the searched campaign website, VOTE411 profile, local Democratic candidate pages, or available issue/voter-guide material. Her published platform emphasizes rural quality of life, healthcare access, affordable housing, community investment, personal choice, and equal access/equal protection generally, but does not state a distinct immigration policy position.
Vicki Davis supports green energy, green infrastructure, climate resiliency planning, and environmental protections for Upstate and rural Central New York. She emphasizes that rural residents should be able to participate in Climate Act programs and that renewable-energy buildout should benefit the region while protecting local assets such as water and farmland.
Specific Actions & Proposals
In the New York Assembly District 121 VOTE411 guide, Davis said the best climate policies would be greater investment in green energy and environmental protections, especially in Upstate regions that provide water, air, and food.
SourceIn a Times Union voter guide for New York Assembly District 121, Davis described the Climate Act as an ambitious, forward-thinking commitment and said rural citizens must be able to participate in available programs while Central New York helps lead the shift to renewables.
SourceIn Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club's Science on the Ballot responses, Davis said her rural district has little to no public transit and that a climate resiliency plan offers Central New York an opportunity to lead while gaining needed infrastructure.
SourceVicki Davis supports education as part of a broader rural quality-of-life platform for New York Assembly District 121, emphasizing childcare, education access, and sustainable funding for schools and libraries. She also backs community investment and policies that could reduce school district costs and preserve or expand educational programs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Davis supports using fair taxation and community investment to sustain libraries and schools in Assembly District 121 communities.
SourceDavis lists childcare and education among the basic necessities that rural communities need to build strong communities and support local businesses, farms, and labor unions.
SourceDavis states that quality of life priorities include affordable childcare and education and says she would protect and build on legislation supporting Upstate New York quality of life.
SourceIn an endorsement announcement, Davis is described as championing policies that improve funding for schools and libraries and expand childcare and education.
SourceDavis supports the New York Health Act, which she frames as a way to reduce school district health-care cost pressures and help retain teachers, expand programs, avoid property tax hikes, and prevent school mergers or dissolutions.
SourceVicki Davis, the Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 121, has framed public safety around gun-safety measures, mental-health care, responsible firearm ownership, safe storage/training, and enforcement against illegal weapon purchases.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Davis stated support for common-sense gun safety, including raising the age to purchase any firearm, stopping gun-show sales, and removing AR-type rifles from public sale.
SourceDavis reported receiving the 2024 Moms Demand Action Candidate Distinction and pledging to be a Mental Health Now candidate, signaling support for gun-safety and mental-health approaches to public safety.
SourceVicki Davis for NY Assembly 121 - About
https://vickidavisny121.com/about/Fetched: biography, professional background
VOTE411 Voter Guide - New York Assembly District 121
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=26977639Fetched: biography, education, professional background
The New Franklin Register - Fall 2024
https://franklinlocal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/nfr53.pdfFetched: location, biography
Transparency USA - Vicki Davis
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/vicki-davisFetched: office status, committees
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Joe-AngelinoFetched: votingRecord
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/endorser-org/Planned_Parenthood_Greater_NY_Votes_PAC/NY/6364?bvgVersion=2&electionId=159Fetched: endorsements
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/uploads/filer_public/b1/1e/b11e9b50-900f-45df-a922-1a3c9feff9a6/2024_ratings_assmb_oct.pdfFetched: endorsements
WBNG
https://www.wbng.com/2026/05/05/vicki-davis-qualifies-november-ballot-hopes-turning-assembly-district-121-blue/Fetched: issuePositions
Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club
https://blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-initiatives/2024-nys-science-on-the-ballot/2024-science-on-the-ballot-new-york-state-coalition/Fetched: issuePositions
The New Franklin Register
https://franklinlocal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/nfr53.pdfFetched: issuePositions
United Scenic Artists Local USA 829
https://www.usa829.org/News-Detail/ArticleID/1253Fetched: issuePositions
Madison County NY Democrats
https://www.madisoncountynydems.org/news/vicki-davis-house-partyFetched: issuePositions
Delaware County NY Democrats
https://dcnydems.org/vicki-davis-a-persistent-voice-for-rural-communities/Fetched: issuePositions
Vicki Davis for NY Assembly 121 - Platform
https://vickidavisny121.com/platform/Fetched: issuePositions
Delaware County NY Democrats - Assembly District 121 candidate listing
https://dcnydems.org/our-districts/Fetched: issuePositions
Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club - 2024 Science on the Ballot New York State Coalition Raw Responses
https://blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-initiatives/2024-nys-science-on-the-ballot/2024-science-on-the-ballot-new-york-state-coalition/Fetched: issuePositions
Times Union Central New York Voter Guide
https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2024/new-york-voter-guide-central/Fetched: issuePositions
Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club Science on the Ballot
https://blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-initiatives/2024-nys-science-on-the-ballot/2024-science-on-the-ballot-new-york-state-coalition/Fetched: issuePositions
Vicki Davis for NY Assembly 121 campaign website
https://vickidavisny121.com/about/Fetched: issuePositions
Delaware County NY Democratic Committee
https://dcnydems.org/vicki-davis-a-persistent-voice-for-rural-communities/Fetched: issuePositions