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Alicia L. Hyndman

Democratic · NY · New York State Assemblymember, District 29

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Queens assemblymember and Higher Education Committee chair with prior education-council and state education-investigation experience, focused on educational opportunity, small-business growth, and living-wage jobs.

Where Alicia L. Hyndman stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (8 records), Environment and Public Health (6 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (4 records),

Mixed record

Public Safety and Crime Control (6 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 8 support
  • Announced enacted Healthy Terminals Act amendments she authored, extending wage, leave, and health-benefit protections to part-time airport workers.

    June 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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

  • Saw her sickle-cell screening and education legislation signed, requiring Health Equity Council recommendations and statewide public outreach.

    December 8, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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

  • Saw legislation she championed signed into law requiring a state study of asthma incidence in large cities and towns.

    December 23, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

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

  • Spoke on her Healthy Terminals Act establishing wage and benefit standards for covered airport workers.

    March 10, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for legislation barring approval of new or expanded for-profit nursing homes in New York.

    March 4, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Won Assembly passage of her Healthy Terminals Act requiring prevailing wages and health benefits for covered airport workers.

    July 22, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for legislation addressing racial disparities in maternal mortality and access to quality maternity care.

    March 20, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Helped pass the Reproductive Health Act, contraceptive-coverage protections, and a ban on employment discrimination based on reproductive-health decisions.

    January 23, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 6 support
  • Saw her toxic-hair-relaxer labeling legislation signed into law, authorizing enforcement against manufacturers that omit required health warnings.

    December 2, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke on her legislation requiring warning labels on hair relaxers containing carcinogens or reproductive toxicants.

    March 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Saw legislation she worked on signed into law to expand access to fentanyl test strips and opioid-overdose response information.

    December 17, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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

  • Saw her sickle-cell screening and education legislation signed, requiring Health Equity Council recommendations and statewide public outreach.

    December 8, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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

  • Advanced her legislation directing New York City to analyze stormwater and groundwater problems in southeast Queens.

    June 9, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Saw legislation she championed signed into law requiring a state study of asthma incidence in large cities and towns.

    December 23, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 4 support
  • Saw her A7390 signed into law, restoring SUNY, CUNY, and state financial-aid eligibility for qualifying New York online high-school graduates.

    December 11, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • As Higher Education Committee chair, spoke for the free-community-college plan included in the enacted 2025-26 state budget.

    May 8, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Advanced her legislation expanding New York City procurement opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses.

    March 28, 2018Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke after Assembly passage of a package of pay-equity bills on national Equal Pay Day.

    April 12, 2016Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 6 support
  • Toured Metropolitan College of New York as Higher Education Committee chair to review adult-learning, workforce, veteran, and student-support programs.

    January 15, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Announced enacted Healthy Terminals Act amendments she authored, extending wage, leave, and health-benefit protections to part-time airport workers.

    June 26, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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

  • Spoke on her Healthy Terminals Act establishing wage and benefit standards for covered airport workers.

    March 10, 2021Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Won Assembly passage of her Healthy Terminals Act requiring prevailing wages and health benefits for covered airport workers.

    July 22, 2020Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke in support of Carlos's Law, imposing stronger accountability for employers and supervisors whose safety violations seriously injure or kill workers.

    June 21, 2017Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke after Assembly passage of a package of pay-equity bills on national Equal Pay Day.

    April 12, 2016Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 5 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • Chaired an Assembly Higher Education Committee hearing examining virtual learning at CUNY, SUNY, and independent colleges.

    October 21, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Questioned city officials and voting-rights advocates during an Assembly public hearing on ranked-choice voting in New York City.

    July 19, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Supported legislation terminating specified emergency executive powers and requiring legislative review of extended or modified directives.

    March 5, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for repeal of Civil Rights Law 50-a and disclosure of law-enforcement disciplinary records.

    June 9, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support · 1 oppose
  • Saw legislation she worked on signed into law to expand access to fentanyl test strips and opioid-overdose response information.

    December 17, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

  • Publicly opposed including Sammy's Law speed-limit authority in the enacted state budget and explained her concerns on the Assembly floor.

    April 20, 2024Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Questioned banking executives and cannabis-business leaders during a public hearing on cannabis banking in New York.

    May 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Saw youthful-offender legislation she supported signed into law, allowing eligible people denied youthful-offender status to seek retroactive designation.

    November 2, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

  • Spoke on Assembly passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, creating a regulated adult-use cannabis market and community reinvestment.

    March 30, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke in support of Carlos's Law, imposing stronger accountability for employers and supervisors whose safety violations seriously injure or kill workers.

    June 21, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Supported the Raise the Age provisions in the enacted state budget, ending automatic adult prosecution of most 16- and 17-year-olds.

    April 8, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 3 support
  • Organized a homeowner workshop providing direct legal help against deed theft, inheritance-title problems, and foreclosure in southeast Queens.

    May 22, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for enactment of emergency eviction and foreclosure protections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    December 28, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Saw her pandemic property-tax relief legislation signed, extending filing deadlines for senior, disabled, veteran, and other property-tax exemptions.

    June 10, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
  • Voted for the 2021-22 state budget and detailed district benefits including public-school, higher-education, childcare, small-business, and gun-violence funding.

    April 7, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for enactment of emergency eviction and foreclosure protections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    December 28, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Saw her pandemic property-tax relief legislation signed, extending filing deadlines for senior, disabled, veteran, and other property-tax exemptions.

    June 10, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 9 support
  • Hosted an annual Civics Day at the State Capitol, giving southeast Queens students direct instruction and experience in the legislative process.

    March 31, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Toured Metropolitan College of New York as Higher Education Committee chair to review adult-learning, workforce, veteran, and student-support programs.

    January 15, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Saw her A7390 signed into law, restoring SUNY, CUNY, and state financial-aid eligibility for qualifying New York online high-school graduates.

    December 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Chaired an Assembly Higher Education Committee hearing examining virtual learning at CUNY, SUNY, and independent colleges.

    October 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • As Higher Education Committee chair, spoke for the free-community-college plan included in the enacted 2025-26 state budget.

    May 8, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Questioned education advocates during a public hearing on governance of the New York City school district.

    October 14, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Voted for the 2021-22 state budget and detailed district benefits including public-school, higher-education, childcare, small-business, and gun-violence funding.

    April 7, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke in support of Assembly passage of the DREAM Act expanding state college-aid access for undocumented students.

    January 23, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Cast an affirmative Assembly vote to enact the New York State DREAM Act, creating a Dream Fund commission and expanding higher-education award eligibility.

    June 6, 2016Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support
  • Voted for the 2021-22 state budget and detailed district benefits including public-school, higher-education, childcare, small-business, and gun-violence funding.

    April 7, 2021Supports Gun Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 4 support
  • Spoke for legislation protecting correctional-facility visitors from denial of entry or contact visits based on menstruation, menstrual products, or internal contraceptive devices.

    June 1, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for legislation expanding the Penal Law definition of rape.

    April 27, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for legislation addressing racial disparities in maternal mortality and access to quality maternity care.

    March 20, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Helped pass the Reproductive Health Act, contraceptive-coverage protections, and a ban on employment discrimination based on reproductive-health decisions.

    January 23, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 2 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 · researched September 12, 2026

  • Questioned city officials and voting-rights advocates during an Assembly public hearing on ranked-choice voting in New York City.

    July 19, 2021Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 11 support
  • Spoke for legislation protecting correctional-facility visitors from denial of entry or contact visits based on menstruation, menstrual products, or internal contraceptive devices.

    June 1, 2026Supports 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 youthful-offender legislation she supported signed into law, allowing eligible people denied youthful-offender status to seek retroactive designation.

    November 2, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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

  • Spoke for legislation expanding the Penal Law definition of rape.

    April 27, 2021Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke on Assembly passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, creating a regulated adult-use cannabis market and community reinvestment.

    March 30, 2021Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Saw her Juneteenth public-holiday legislation signed into law as Chapter 249.

    October 14, 2020Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Won Assembly passage of her legislation designating Juneteenth as a New York public holiday.

    July 22, 2020Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for repeal of Civil Rights Law 50-a and disclosure of law-enforcement disciplinary records.

    June 9, 2020Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke in support of Assembly passage of the DREAM Act expanding state college-aid access for undocumented students.

    January 23, 2019Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Supported the Raise the Age provisions in the enacted state budget, ending automatic adult prosecution of most 16- and 17-year-olds.

    April 8, 2017Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Cast an affirmative Assembly vote to enact the New York State DREAM Act, creating a Dream Fund commission and expanding higher-education award eligibility.

    June 6, 2016Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 6 support
  • Organized a homeowner workshop providing direct legal help against deed theft, inheritance-title problems, and foreclosure in southeast Queens.

    May 22, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Saw her toxic-hair-relaxer labeling legislation signed into law, authorizing enforcement against manufacturers that omit required health warnings.

    December 2, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke on her legislation requiring warning labels on hair relaxers containing carcinogens or reproductive toxicants.

    March 10, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Questioned banking executives and cannabis-business leaders during a public hearing on cannabis banking in New York.

    May 11, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Spoke for legislation barring approval of new or expanded for-profit nursing homes in New York.

    March 4, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Advanced her legislation expanding New York City procurement opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses.

    March 28, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Advanced her legislation directing New York City to analyze stormwater and groundwater problems in southeast Queens.

    June 9, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — General

General · 1 record
  • Hosted an annual Civics Day at the State Capitol, giving southeast Queens students direct instruction and experience in the legislative process.

    March 31, 2026

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

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Profile last researched September 12, 2026.