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George A. Alvarez

Democratic · NY · New York State Assemblymember, District 78

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Bronx assemblymember, entrepreneur, and former community-board member with a technology and logistics background, focused on affordable housing, jobs, immigrant families, and racial justice.

Where George A. Alvarez stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (7 records),

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support
  • Sponsored A3779 to restrict employers' use of electronic monitoring and automated employment-decision tools without impact assessments, worker notice, and legal remedies.

    January 30, 2025Supports AI Regulation

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Sponsored A7583 to create a Medicaid complex-care assistant program for children and young adults with developmental disabilities.

    April 1, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 7 support
  • Co-sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 712 requiring approved manufacturer recycling plans for rechargeable e-bike and e-scooter batteries.

    December 19, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Hosted a free mammography event with St. Barnabas Hospital for district residents.

    October 15, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Reported securing a $140 million investment for St. Barnabas Hospital's emergency-room and behavioral-health expansion.

    April 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A7576 to require prompt notification and records access after correctional medical events and to expand public oversight reporting.

    April 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A3899 to expand childcare-site inspections, require disclosure of residents in home day-care settings, and mandate opioid-overdose prevention training and supplies.

    January 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Joined Bronx community, labor, and faith organizations seeking $12.8 million for housing retrofits, union green-job pathways, and local economic development.

    January 28, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: ourbronx.org · researched September 12, 2026

  • Co-sponsored the Climate Change Superfund Act, enacted to make major greenhouse-gas contributors fund climate-adaptation infrastructure with prevailing-wage requirements.

    December 26, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 7 support
  • Publicly supported the approved Kingsbridge Armory plan providing community space, local jobs, and up to 500 permanently affordable homes.

    October 29, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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

  • Voted for A57B, which expanded consumer-debt procedural protections and required clearer court notices for debt defendants.

    May 28, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Partnered with H&R Block to provide free tax-preparation assistance to district residents.

    April 3, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Reported securing $100 million in state funding for the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment, including affordable housing and local jobs.

    April 3, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A6646 directing the MTA to create weekly and monthly commuter-rail tickets with discounted transfers to subway and bus service.

    March 6, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A5471 to require equitable public-pension investment practices and study venture-capital access for businesses with diverse founders.

    February 14, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Joined Bronx community, labor, and faith organizations seeking $12.8 million for housing retrofits, union green-job pathways, and local economic development.

    January 28, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: ourbronx.org · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 4 support
  • Publicly supported the approved Kingsbridge Armory plan providing community space, local jobs, and up to 500 permanently affordable homes.

    October 29, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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

  • Sponsored A3779 to restrict employers' use of electronic monitoring and automated employment-decision tools without impact assessments, worker notice, and legal remedies.

    January 30, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Joined Bronx community, labor, and faith organizations seeking $12.8 million for housing retrofits, union green-job pathways, and local economic development.

    January 28, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: ourbronx.org · researched September 12, 2026

  • Co-sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 434 making certain employment clauses that assign workers' independently developed inventions to employers unenforceable.

    September 15, 2023Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support
  • Sponsored A7870 to establish grants for panic buttons, surveillance systems, and other security improvements at bodegas and convenience stores.

    April 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Hosted district know-your-rights sessions focused on encounters with federal immigration enforcement.

    April 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A7576 to require prompt notification and records access after correctional medical events and to expand public oversight reporting.

    April 1, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A3699 to require state review and community input when evaluating motor-vehicle repair-shop applications, transfers, and renewals.

    January 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A3899 to expand childcare-site inspections, require disclosure of residents in home day-care settings, and mandate opioid-overdose prevention training and supplies.

    January 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 67 to strengthen state oversight and security standards for critical energy infrastructure and industrial control systems.

    March 3, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 3 support
  • Publicly supported the approved Kingsbridge Armory plan providing community space, local jobs, and up to 500 permanently affordable homes.

    October 29, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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

  • Sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 435 prohibiting discriminatory real-estate appraisals, authorizing penalties, and funding fair-housing compliance work.

    October 16, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Reported securing $100 million in state funding for the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment, including affordable housing and local jobs.

    April 3, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
  • Sponsored A10288 to establish emergency-aid grants for SUNY and CUNY students, with state reimbursement and annual reporting.

    February 20, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Partnered with H&R Block to provide free tax-preparation assistance to district residents.

    April 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A7583 to create a Medicaid complex-care assistant program for children and young adults with developmental disabilities.

    April 1, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support
  • Sponsored A10288 to establish emergency-aid grants for SUNY and CUNY students, with state reimbursement and annual reporting.

    February 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A8973 to require three financial-literacy courses for students in grades six through twelve.

    August 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 1 support
  • Sponsored A3779 to restrict employers' use of electronic monitoring and automated employment-decision tools without impact assessments, worker notice, and legal remedies.

    January 30, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support
  • Sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 435 prohibiting discriminatory real-estate appraisals, authorizing penalties, and funding fair-housing compliance work.

    October 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Hosted district know-your-rights sessions focused on encounters with federal immigration enforcement.

    April 3, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 8 support
  • Co-sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 712 requiring approved manufacturer recycling plans for rechargeable e-bike and e-scooter batteries.

    December 19, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 435 prohibiting discriminatory real-estate appraisals, authorizing penalties, and funding fair-housing compliance work.

    October 16, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Voted for A57B, which expanded consumer-debt procedural protections and required clearer court notices for debt defendants.

    May 28, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A5471 to require equitable public-pension investment practices and study venture-capital access for businesses with diverse founders.

    February 14, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A3779 to restrict employers' use of electronic monitoring and automated employment-decision tools without impact assessments, worker notice, and legal remedies.

    January 30, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A3699 to require state review and community input when evaluating motor-vehicle repair-shop applications, transfers, and renewals.

    January 30, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Co-sponsored the Climate Change Superfund Act, enacted to make major greenhouse-gas contributors fund climate-adaptation infrastructure with prevailing-wage requirements.

    December 26, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Co-sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 434 making certain employment clauses that assign workers' independently developed inventions to employers unenforceable.

    September 15, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 6 support
  • Publicly supported the approved Kingsbridge Armory plan providing community space, local jobs, and up to 500 permanently affordable homes.

    October 29, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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

  • Reported securing a $140 million investment for St. Barnabas Hospital's emergency-room and behavioral-health expansion.

    April 3, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Reported securing $100 million in state funding for the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment, including affordable housing and local jobs.

    April 3, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A6646 directing the MTA to create weekly and monthly commuter-rail tickets with discounted transfers to subway and bus service.

    March 6, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Co-sponsored the Climate Change Superfund Act, enacted to make major greenhouse-gas contributors fund climate-adaptation infrastructure with prevailing-wage requirements.

    December 26, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored legislation enacted as Chapter 67 to strengthen state oversight and security standards for critical energy infrastructure and industrial control systems.

    March 3, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

Track record — General

General · 2 records
  • Received District Council 37's endorsement for the 2026 Democratic primary in Assembly District 78.

    April 29, 2026

    Source: dc37.net · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored A7872 to cap annual property taxes on primary residences owned by people age 65 or older.

    April 11, 2025

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026

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Profile last researched September 12, 2026.