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Latrice M. Walker

Democratic · NY · New York State Assembly Member, District 55; Chair, Election Law Committee

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Brownsville assemblymember and Election Law Committee chair focused on voting rights, criminal-justice reform, affordable housing and tenant protections, environmental justice, education, and economic opportunity.

Where Latrice M. Walker stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (5 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (4 records), Labor Rights (4 records),

Mixed record

Healthcare Affordability (4 support · 1 oppose), Housing Affordability (4 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (4 support · 1 oppose),

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 4 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act and explained her opposition on the Assembly floor.

    April 29, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation strengthening state review, public notice, and community engagement when hospitals or hospital units face closure.

    April 2, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke publicly against the proposed closure of SUNY Downstate Hospital.

    February 9, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned New York's Medicaid director and financial-services superintendent during a joint health-budget hearing.

    January 23, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for the Reproductive Health Act protecting access to abortion in New York.

    January 22, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 5 support
  • Spoke on negotiated amendments to the Climate Change Adaptation Cost Recovery Program requiring major polluters to help fund climate adaptation.

    February 24, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Supported emergency legislation authorizing disaster directives and appropriating $40 million for New York's COVID-19 response.

    March 2, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned the Public Service Commission chair at a legislative hearing about Con Edison solar projects and access to solar benefits for New York City homeowners.

    September 3, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Supported the enacted state-budget ban on single-use plastic bags to reduce environmental and public-health harms.

    March 31, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Cast an affirmative vote for legislation expediting critical NYCHA repairs while strengthening transparency and lead-paint protections.

    March 12, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 4 support
  • Spoke publicly against wage inequality and advocated equal pay for women.

    March 18, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for legislation establishing a New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies to examine slavery and its continuing effects.

    June 8, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined human-services workers and Assembly colleagues at an Albany press conference calling for fair pay.

    March 8, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Held a press conference for legislation she authored increasing affordable-homeownership grants for nonprofit projects in high-cost markets.

    April 30, 2018Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 4 support
  • Joined parents and lawmakers at an Albany rally calling for universal childcare legislation.

    January 7, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke publicly against wage inequality and advocated equal pay for women.

    March 18, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for Assembly passage of the Clean Slate Act, providing automatic sealing of eligible convictions after specified waiting periods.

    June 9, 2023Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined human-services workers and Assembly colleagues at an Albany press conference calling for fair pay.

    March 8, 2023Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Helped pass legislation creating a State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct to provide oversight and accountability for misconduct.

    June 19, 2018Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 13 support
  • Spoke for a concurrent constitutional resolution updating New York's independent redistricting process after each federal census.

    June 3, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned the state corrections commissioner during a joint public-protection budget hearing.

    February 12, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned the New York City public-schools chancellor during a joint elementary- and secondary-education budget hearing.

    January 29, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation strengthening state review, public notice, and community engagement when hospitals or hospital units face closure.

    April 2, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Saw her legislation signed into law preventing forum shopping in constitutional challenges to provisions of New York Election Law.

    September 20, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Advanced her legislation directing the state Board of Elections to provide counties a model poll-worker training program.

    June 21, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned New York's chief administrative judge during a joint public-protection budget hearing.

    January 25, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned affordable-housing advocates during a public oversight hearing on funding for the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal.

    October 27, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned the state housing commissioner during a joint budget hearing about New York housing policy and administration.

    February 2, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Participated in a joint legislative hearing examining COVID-19's impact on New York's 2020 primary elections.

    August 11, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Advanced her legislation creating an electronic personal voter-registration process integrated into designated agency applications.

    July 23, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation protecting the right of people not under arrest to record law-enforcement activity and retain their recordings and devices.

    June 8, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Supported emergency legislation authorizing disaster directives and appropriating $40 million for New York's COVID-19 response.

    March 2, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 15 support
  • Spoke at the State Capitol during Gun Violence Awareness Advocacy Day.

    June 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Called publicly for an end to mass incarceration.

    March 19, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned the state corrections commissioner during a joint public-protection budget hearing.

    February 12, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus to urge passage of the Robert Brooks Blueprint for Justice and Reform addressing abuse in jails and prisons.

    June 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined an Albany rally advocating parole justice.

    January 28, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for legislation requiring child-sensitive policies when law-enforcement officers arrest a parent, guardian, or caregiver.

    April 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined an Albany press conference calling for sentencing-reform legislation.

    January 30, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined lawmakers and advocates at an Albany press conference opposing further changes to bail-reform laws.

    April 17, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation expanding avenues to vacate wrongful convictions and convictions under laws later decriminalized or found unconstitutional.

    March 22, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke against enacted-budget rollbacks of New York's bail-reform laws.

    April 8, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned New York's chief administrative judge during a joint public-protection budget hearing.

    January 25, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for Assembly passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act creating a regulated adult-use cannabis system.

    March 30, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation establishing aggravated strangulation liability when police or peace officers use prohibited chokeholds causing serious injury or death.

    June 8, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for enacted-budget reforms ending cash bail for low-level offenses, expediting trials, and changing discovery rules.

    March 31, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation she authored ending monetary bail for most misdemeanors, violations, traffic infractions, and nonviolent felonies.

    June 12, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 14 support
  • Called publicly for an end to mass incarceration.

    March 19, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus to urge passage of the Robert Brooks Blueprint for Justice and Reform addressing abuse in jails and prisons.

    June 6, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined an Albany rally advocating parole justice.

    January 28, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for legislation requiring child-sensitive policies when law-enforcement officers arrest a parent, guardian, or caregiver.

    April 3, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined an Albany press conference calling for sentencing-reform legislation.

    January 30, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for Assembly passage of the Clean Slate Act, providing automatic sealing of eligible convictions after specified waiting periods.

    June 9, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Joined lawmakers and advocates at an Albany press conference opposing further changes to bail-reform laws.

    April 17, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation expanding avenues to vacate wrongful convictions and convictions under laws later decriminalized or found unconstitutional.

    March 22, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke against enacted-budget rollbacks of New York's bail-reform laws.

    April 8, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for Assembly passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act creating a regulated adult-use cannabis system.

    March 30, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation protecting the right of people not under arrest to record law-enforcement activity and retain their recordings and devices.

    June 8, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation establishing aggravated strangulation liability when police or peace officers use prohibited chokeholds causing serious injury or death.

    June 8, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for enacted-budget reforms ending cash bail for low-level offenses, expediting trials, and changing discovery rules.

    March 31, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted for legislation she authored ending monetary bail for most misdemeanors, violations, traffic infractions, and nonviolent felonies.

    June 12, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 4 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted against legislation expanding tools and consumer protections for homeowners confronting deed theft, explaining her opposition on the Assembly floor.

    June 20, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned affordable-housing advocates during a public oversight hearing on funding for the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal.

    October 27, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned the state housing commissioner during a joint budget hearing about New York housing policy and administration.

    February 2, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Held a press conference for legislation she authored increasing affordable-homeownership grants for nonprofit projects in high-cost markets.

    April 30, 2018Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Cast an affirmative vote for legislation expediting critical NYCHA repairs while strengthening transparency and lead-paint protections.

    March 12, 2018Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Joined parents and lawmakers at an Albany rally calling for universal childcare legislation.

    January 7, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 3 support
  • As Election Law Committee chair, spoke for legislation authorizing qualifying out-of-town college students to serve as election inspectors and poll clerks where they attend school.

    May 6, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned the New York City public-schools chancellor during a joint elementary- and secondary-education budget hearing.

    January 29, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for legislation establishing Diwali as a holiday in New York City public schools.

    June 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 2 support
  • Spoke at the State Capitol during Gun Violence Awareness Advocacy Day.

    June 3, 2026Supports Gun Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for legislation addressing public-nuisance and safety harms caused by firearm manufacturers, distributors, importers, marketers, and sellers.

    June 3, 2024Supports Gun Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
  • Voted for the Reproductive Health Act protecting access to abortion in New York.

    January 22, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 7 support
  • Spoke for a concurrent constitutional resolution updating New York's independent redistricting process after each federal census.

    June 3, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • As Election Law Committee chair, spoke for legislation authorizing qualifying out-of-town college students to serve as election inspectors and poll clerks where they attend school.

    May 6, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Saw her legislation signed into law preventing forum shopping in constitutional challenges to provisions of New York Election Law.

    September 20, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Advanced her legislation directing the state Board of Elections to provide counties a model poll-worker training program.

    June 21, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Participated in a joint legislative hearing examining COVID-19's impact on New York's 2020 primary elections.

    August 11, 2020Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Advanced her legislation creating an electronic personal voter-registration process integrated into designated agency applications.

    July 23, 2020Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Supported Assembly passage of early-voting legislation to reduce lines and expand access to the ballot.

    January 14, 2019Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 4 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act and explained her opposition on the Assembly floor.

    April 29, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for legislation establishing Diwali as a holiday in New York City public schools.

    June 9, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for legislation establishing a New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies to examine slavery and its continuing effects.

    June 8, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for Assembly passage of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act protecting people from discrimination based on gender identity or expression.

    January 15, 2019Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Supported Assembly passage of early-voting legislation to reduce lines and expand access to the ballot.

    January 14, 2019Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 5 support · 1 oppose
  • Spoke on negotiated amendments to the Climate Change Adaptation Cost Recovery Program requiring major polluters to help fund climate adaptation.

    February 24, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Spoke for legislation addressing public-nuisance and safety harms caused by firearm manufacturers, distributors, importers, marketers, and sellers.

    June 3, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned New York's Medicaid director and financial-services superintendent during a joint health-budget hearing.

    January 23, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Voted against legislation expanding tools and consumer protections for homeowners confronting deed theft, explaining her opposition on the Assembly floor.

    June 20, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Questioned the Public Service Commission chair at a legislative hearing about Con Edison solar projects and access to solar benefits for New York City homeowners.

    September 3, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Supported the enacted state-budget ban on single-use plastic bags to reduce environmental and public-health harms.

    March 31, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Spoke publicly against the proposed closure of SUNY Downstate Hospital.

    February 9, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: nyassembly.gov

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