Chantel Jackson

Joined an Albany press conference supporting the Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act and the New York State Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.

May 27, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Joined 32BJ SEIU members and legislative colleagues at an Albany press conference calling for passage of the Fair Pricing Act for routine medical care.

May 12, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Hosted the fifth annual Strolling for Life walk and resource fair, providing maternal-health, infant-mortality, childcare, and family-planning resources.

September 12, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Saw her childbirth-coverage review bill signed into law as Chapter 787, requiring state recommendations on insurance benefits, costs, and coverage standards.

December 22, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: governor.ny.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Won Assembly passage of her prime-sponsored A7315 directing a state review of health-insurance benefits and costs related to childbirth.

June 3, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Co-hosted Wellness at the Well in Albany, bringing mental-health and wellness vendors together with guided stress-reduction activities.

April 2, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Reported allocating $2.893 million in discretionary state funding and $11.429 million in capital funding to community organizations during 2025.

December 15, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Led the first stop of the Black Legislative Task Force statewide listening tour, gathering community input on allocating $30 million for underserved communities.

July 24, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Led an Albany advocacy day and rally as chair of the Assembly Black Task Force, including lobbying for community funding and a grants-information workshop.

March 17, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Helped organize and fund travel for 80 Bronx students to attend Invest Fest in Atlanta for instruction in entrepreneurship, investing, real estate, finance, and technology.

August 25, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: bxtimes.com · researched September 12, 2026

Hosted the Secure the Bag business resource fair, connecting Bronx entrepreneurs with e-commerce, retail-placement, and small-business resources.

November 4, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Joined the CARE Coalition at an Albany press conference supporting statutory protections for incarcerated pregnant and postpartum people and their children.

January 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke on Assembly passage of Clean Slate legislation providing automatic sealing of eligible convictions after specified waiting periods.

June 9, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Saw her semiautomatic-rifle age and licensing legislation signed into law as Chapter 212.

June 6, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: governor.ny.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Won Assembly passage of her prime-sponsored A10503 requiring purchasers of semiautomatic rifles to be at least 21 and obtain a license.

June 2, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Saw her adolescent-offender Family Court transfer measure signed into law as Chapter 159.

March 18, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Won Assembly passage of her prime-sponsored A9176 clarifying transfer of adolescent-offender cases reduced to misdemeanors from criminal court to Family Court.

March 8, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke at an Albany press conference supporting legislation to combat gun violence and improve community safety.

June 1, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke on Assembly passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which legalized and regulated adult-use cannabis and created community reinvestment mechanisms.

March 30, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke in the Assembly in support of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, which limited segregated confinement and created rehabilitative alternatives.

March 16, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke on legislation requiring landlords to give tenants information about Senior Citizen and Disability Rent Increase Exemption programs.

May 12, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Joined New York City public-housing residents at an Albany rally seeking protections for properties considered for transfer to the Public Housing Preservation Trust.

March 27, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Voted against A7805-D, legislation establishing the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust for up to 25,000 NYCHA apartments.

June 1, 2022Opposes Housing Affordability

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke on legislation requiring landlords to give tenants information about Senior Citizen and Disability Rent Increase Exemption programs.

May 12, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Reported allocating $2.893 million in discretionary state funding and $11.429 million in capital funding to community organizations during 2025.

December 15, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Saw her peer-support advocate access bill signed into law as Chapter 449.

October 16, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Won Assembly passage of her prime-sponsored A4159-A barring correctional facilities from denying qualified peer-support advocates entry solely because of prior incarceration.

April 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Led an Albany advocacy day and rally as chair of the Assembly Black Task Force, including lobbying for community funding and a grants-information workshop.

March 17, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Hosted a senior-services event at the Andrew Jackson Senior Center that connected constituents with elected offices and service organizations.

January 23, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Hosted a LinkNYC cybersecurity workshop that trained Bronx seniors to use the internet safely and recognize online scams.

March 19, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Questioned New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels during a joint state budget hearing on elementary and secondary education.

January 29, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Questioned New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos during a joint state budget hearing on elementary and secondary education.

January 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Helped organize and fund travel for 80 Bronx students to attend Invest Fest in Atlanta for instruction in entrepreneurship, investing, real estate, finance, and technology.

August 25, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: bxtimes.com · researched September 12, 2026

Questioned New York City education leaders during a public hearing on school governance and mayoral accountability.

March 4, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Saw her semiautomatic-rifle age and licensing legislation signed into law as Chapter 212.

June 6, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: governor.ny.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Won Assembly passage of her prime-sponsored A10503 requiring purchasers of semiautomatic rifles to be at least 21 and obtain a license.

June 2, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke at an Albany press conference supporting legislation to combat gun violence and improve community safety.

June 1, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Joined an Albany press conference supporting the Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act and the New York State Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.

May 27, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Joined the CARE Coalition at an Albany press conference supporting statutory protections for incarcerated pregnant and postpartum people and their children.

January 27, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Hosted the fifth annual Strolling for Life walk and resource fair, providing maternal-health, infant-mortality, childcare, and family-planning resources.

September 12, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Saw her childbirth-coverage review bill signed into law as Chapter 787, requiring state recommendations on insurance benefits, costs, and coverage standards.

December 22, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: governor.ny.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Won Assembly passage of her prime-sponsored A7315 directing a state review of health-insurance benefits and costs related to childbirth.

June 3, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Hosted a LinkNYC cybersecurity workshop that trained Bronx seniors to use the internet safely and recognize online scams.

March 19, 2024Supports Data Privacy

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Joined the CARE Coalition at an Albany press conference supporting statutory protections for incarcerated pregnant and postpartum people and their children.

January 27, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Saw her peer-support advocate access bill signed into law as Chapter 449.

October 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Won Assembly passage of her prime-sponsored A4159-A barring correctional facilities from denying qualified peer-support advocates entry solely because of prior incarceration.

April 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke on Assembly passage of Clean Slate legislation providing automatic sealing of eligible convictions after specified waiting periods.

June 9, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke in the Assembly for legislation establishing the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies.

June 8, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Saw her adolescent-offender Family Court transfer measure signed into law as Chapter 159.

March 18, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Won Assembly passage of her prime-sponsored A9176 clarifying transfer of adolescent-offender cases reduced to misdemeanors from criminal court to Family Court.

March 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke on Assembly passage of legislation establishing a state commission to examine slavery, racial discrimination, and possible reparations remedies.

June 9, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke on Assembly passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which legalized and regulated adult-use cannabis and created community reinvestment mechanisms.

March 30, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Spoke in the Assembly in support of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, which limited segregated confinement and created rehabilitative alternatives.

March 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Joined 32BJ SEIU members and legislative colleagues at an Albany press conference calling for passage of the Fair Pricing Act for routine medical care.

May 12, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Reported allocating $2.893 million in discretionary state funding and $11.429 million in capital funding to community organizations during 2025.

December 15, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Reported serving concurrently as chair of the New York State Legislative Women's Caucus and the Black Legislative Task Force.

August 11, 2025

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026