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Maritza Davila

Democratic · NY · New York State Assemblymember, District 53

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New York State Assemblymember for District 53 and Social Services Committee chair with a background in community organizing, education, and affordable-housing advocacy.

Where Maritza Davila stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Environment and Public Health (4 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records),

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
  • Co-sponsored A136, enacted as Chapter 714, establishing New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act for qualifying terminally ill adults.

    February 6, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Joined local officials, United Revival Mennonite Church, and Somos Community Care to announce Bushwick's first COVID-19 testing site.

    May 9, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Won enactment of her prime-sponsored A9021D, which authorized refinancing of outstanding indebtedness for certain nonprofit hospitals.

    November 21, 2014Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 4 support
  • Introduced A1057 to authorize schools to keep and administer FDA-approved opioid-reversal agents during emergencies.

    January 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Introduced A988 to require state mental-health forums and listening sessions in communities and populations with elevated suicide risk.

    January 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Co-sponsored A7536A, enacted as Chapter 784, making falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime.

    December 22, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Joined local officials, United Revival Mennonite Church, and Somos Community Care to announce Bushwick's first COVID-19 testing site.

    May 9, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
  • Advanced her prime-sponsored A10143 from the Social Services Committee to Ways and Means; the bill would establish a task force to study benefit cliffs in public-assistance programs.

    February 25, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Won passage in both legislative chambers for her A2497 fiscal-cliff task-force bill; the governor later vetoed the measure.

    December 5, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nysenate.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
  • Co-sponsored A7536A, enacted as Chapter 784, making falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime.

    December 22, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Received a 2021 New York State Legislator of the Year award from the American Red Cross for Hurricane Maria relief and disaster-preparedness work in Brooklyn.

    March 26, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

  • Convened the family of Sade Sanchez, local officials, residents, and community partners for a Bushwick gathering addressing domestic violence and gun violence.

    October 18, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Introduced A989 to regulate landlord buyout offers for rent-regulated apartments and penalize harassment in the buyout process.

    January 8, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 5 support
  • Advanced her prime-sponsored A10143 from the Social Services Committee to Ways and Means; the bill would establish a task force to study benefit cliffs in public-assistance programs.

    February 25, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Won passage in both legislative chambers for her A2497 fiscal-cliff task-force bill; the governor later vetoed the measure.

    December 5, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Advanced her prime-sponsored A2538A to the Assembly third-reading calendar; the measure would bar finger imaging as a SNAP eligibility requirement.

    May 1, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Advanced her prime-sponsored A2500 from the Social Services Committee to Ways and Means; the bill would expand resource exemptions for public-assistance applicants.

    February 25, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Chaired a North Brooklyn coalition that organized distribution of more than 1,000 holiday food boxes, PPE, and health information to residents during the COVID-19 emergency.

    December 22, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support
  • Introduced A1057 to authorize schools to keep and administer FDA-approved opioid-reversal agents during emergencies.

    January 8, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nysenate.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support
  • Convened the family of Sade Sanchez, local officials, residents, and community partners for a Bushwick gathering addressing domestic violence and gun violence.

    October 18, 2018Supports Gun Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 support
  • Co-sponsored A136, enacted as Chapter 714, establishing New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act for qualifying terminally ill adults.

    February 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Advanced her prime-sponsored A2538A to the Assembly third-reading calendar; the measure would bar finger imaging as a SNAP eligibility requirement.

    May 1, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov

  • Helped organize and served as godmother of the first annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick.

    June 9, 2019Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support
  • Introduced A989 to regulate landlord buyout offers for rent-regulated apartments and penalize harassment in the buyout process.

    January 8, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov

Track record — General

General · 1 record
  • Co-sponsored A74, enacted as Chapter 672, establishing a full real-property-tax exemption for the primary residences of veterans with a 100 percent service-connected disability.

    December 19, 2025

    Source: nysenate.gov

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