June 20, 2022
City & State New York
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Russell Squire
Alex Bores
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Kellie Leeson
With Assembly Member Dan Quart not seeking reelection, the East Side seat is open for the first time since 2011. Attorney and District Leader Russell Squire is the establishment choice, but Working Families Party-backed Kellie Leeson and other progressives Alex Bores and Adam Roberts are all in the mix as well.
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Tony Simone
Harrison Marks
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Illapa Sairitupac
Grace Lee
The Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City chapter has seen electoral success in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, but hasn’t tried in Manhattan until now, with social worker Illapa Sairitupac. But Grace Lee thinks her brand of progressive politics is more in line with the district, and with Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou leaving the seat to try for Congress, Lee is hoping this Chinatown seat will stay represented by an Asian American legislator. Denny Salas is also running, and while Alana Sivin is on the ballot, she suspended her campaign.
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Layla Law-Gisiko
Assembly Member Richard Gottfried is retiring, leaving this seat open for the first time since 1970. Yep – 52 years. Gottfried and other insiders have picked Tony Simone as his successor, while Harrison Marks and Christopher LeBron are hoping to bring a younger perspective. And Layla Law-Gisiko has brought in big money with a singular focus on stopping new development around Penn Station. Also in the mix is Lowell Kern.
Assembly Member Deborah Glick
Ryder Kessler
Deborah Glick was the first out gay person elected to the state Legislature. But that was 32 years ago, and 36-year-old Ryder Kessler, who is also gay, said it’s time for a change, and the Working Families Party agreed. But are policy disagreements over issues like sex work decriminalization enough to unseat an incumbent?
