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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),

Campaign finance information not available

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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

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 · researched September 12, 2026

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Profile last researched September 12, 2026.