Yudelka Tapia
Democratic · NY · New York State Assemblymember, District 86
West Bronx assemblymember and longtime community advocate with auditing, parent-leadership, and union experience, focused on working families, education, women's empowerment, and accountable government.
Where Yudelka Tapia stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (5 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 5 support
Passed the Doorways to Donation Act through both legislative chambers, allowing organ-donor registration through mandatory electronic income-tax filings.
June 4, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Called on the state Health Department to reverse a Medicaid policy she said limited doctors' medication choices and endangered dialysis patients.
May 15, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Announced a $100,000 state investment in BronxWorks senior-center programs.
May 15, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Joined people with serious mental illness and service providers in calling for $15 million to expand community-based mental-health clubhouses statewide.
February 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation updating the licensing and permitted practice of limited-scope radiographers.
January 22, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Supported a one-year moratorium on new data-center permits while the state studies effects on utility costs, public health, and the environment.
June 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored an e-bike safety program offering compliant replacement bikes to delivery workers who turn in unsafe e-bikes.
January 9, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation prohibiting the sale or delivery of xylazine above a specified quantity, with an exemption for licensed veterinary practice.
January 9, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Organized monthly food distributions serving hundreds of families and a free tax-preparation day that helped more than two dozen residents file returns.
May 15, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation barring banks and other service providers from charging fees tied to state-issued electronic-benefit-transfer cards.
January 27, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 4 support
Passed legislation allowing eligible public-retirement-system members to choose a death benefit otherwise available if they had retired immediately before death.
June 2, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Joined public employees at a District Council 37 rally seeking lower contribution rates and improved pension benefits for Tier 6 workers.
March 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: dc37.net · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation allowing regional school-service boards to enroll students in career and technical education courses.
January 29, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored an e-bike safety program offering compliant replacement bikes to delivery workers who turn in unsafe e-bikes.
January 9, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 3 support
Prime-sponsored legislation voiding property transfers to landlords listed on New York City's worst-landlord watchlist.
April 1, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation limiting property-tax exemptions when a property owner has engaged in a pattern of housing discrimination.
March 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored surveillance, recording, death-investigation, and evidence-preservation standards for state and local correctional facilities.
March 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Prime-sponsored a tax credit for owners who bring buildings into compliance with state building and fire codes.
January 9, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Prime-sponsored surveillance, recording, death-investigation, and evidence-preservation standards for state and local correctional facilities.
March 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored an e-bike safety program offering compliant replacement bikes to delivery workers who turn in unsafe e-bikes.
January 9, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation prohibiting the sale or delivery of xylazine above a specified quantity, with an exemption for licensed veterinary practice.
January 9, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 8 support
Prime-sponsored legislation requiring landlords to notify tenants when a building common area or amenity will be unavailable for more than seven consecutive days.
April 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored the Fair Share for Homeless Shelters Act to distribute shelter capacity more equitably among New York City community districts.
April 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation voiding property transfers to landlords listed on New York City's worst-landlord watchlist.
April 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation limiting how many residential properties a limited-liability company may own.
March 25, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation limiting property-tax exemptions when a property owner has engaged in a pattern of housing discrimination.
March 18, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored a private right of action for tenants when landlords fail to maintain required self-closing doors.
January 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored a tax credit for owners who bring buildings into compliance with state building and fire codes.
January 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Helped enact an increase in the New York State Mortgage Agency's bond authority from $1 billion to $1.5 billion to expand affordable homeownership financing.
December 20, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 11 support
Passed the Doorways to Donation Act through both legislative chambers, allowing organ-donor registration through mandatory electronic income-tax filings.
June 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Passed legislation allowing eligible public-retirement-system members to choose a death benefit otherwise available if they had retired immediately before death.
June 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Organized monthly food distributions serving hundreds of families and a free tax-preparation day that helped more than two dozen residents file returns.
May 15, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Announced a $100,000 state investment in BronxWorks senior-center programs.
May 15, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Joined public employees at a District Council 37 rally seeking lower contribution rates and improved pension benefits for Tier 6 workers.
March 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: dc37.net · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored the Fair Share for Homeless Shelters Act to distribute shelter capacity more equitably among New York City community districts.
April 1, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation broadening the definition of a prospective relative guardian for children in foster care.
March 18, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Joined people with serious mental illness and service providers in calling for $15 million to expand community-based mental-health clubhouses statewide.
February 26, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation requiring New York City universal-prekindergarten providers that receive state funding to accept child-care vouchers.
January 29, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation barring banks and other service providers from charging fees tied to state-issued electronic-benefit-transfer cards.
January 27, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Helped enact an increase in the New York State Mortgage Agency's bond authority from $1 billion to $1.5 billion to expand affordable homeownership financing.
December 20, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Prime-sponsored legislation allowing regional school-service boards to enroll students in career and technical education courses.
January 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation requiring New York City universal-prekindergarten providers that receive state funding to accept child-care vouchers.
January 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Prime-sponsored legislation requiring certain businesses to display sexual- and domestic-violence awareness posters.
March 25, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Prime-sponsored the Public Benefits Privacy Act to limit disclosure and use of personal information collected through benefit programs.
March 18, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 support
Prime-sponsored legislation requiring certain businesses to display sexual- and domestic-violence awareness posters.
March 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation broadening the definition of a prospective relative guardian for children in foster care.
March 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored the Public Benefits Privacy Act to limit disclosure and use of personal information collected through benefit programs.
March 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation limiting property-tax exemptions when a property owner has engaged in a pattern of housing discrimination.
March 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored surveillance, recording, death-investigation, and evidence-preservation standards for state and local correctional facilities.
March 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 7 support
Supported a one-year moratorium on new data-center permits while the state studies effects on utility costs, public health, and the environment.
June 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Called on the state Health Department to reverse a Medicaid policy she said limited doctors' medication choices and endangered dialysis patients.
May 15, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation requiring landlords to notify tenants when a building common area or amenity will be unavailable for more than seven consecutive days.
April 1, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation voiding property transfers to landlords listed on New York City's worst-landlord watchlist.
April 1, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation limiting how many residential properties a limited-liability company may own.
March 25, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored legislation barring banks and other service providers from charging fees tied to state-issued electronic-benefit-transfer cards.
January 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Prime-sponsored a private right of action for tenants when landlords fail to maintain required self-closing doors.
January 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Supported a one-year moratorium on new data-center permits while the state studies effects on utility costs, public health, and the environment.
June 4, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Voted for the 2026-2027 state revenue budget and publicly explained that it funded programs serving Assembly District 86 residents.
May 27, 2026
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Received District Council 37 delegates' endorsement for the 2026 Assembly District 86 Democratic primary.
April 29, 2026
Source: dc37.net · researched September 12, 2026
Race Yudelka Tapia is in:
- Member of the Assembly, District 86 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 86; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.