Grace Lee
Democratic · NY · New York State Assemblymember, District 65
Lower Manhattan assemblymember and Asian Pacific American Task Force chair focused on public housing, hate-crime protections, survivor advocacy, education inclusion, and AAPI community resources.
Where Grace Lee stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Sponsored and carried A.5714 through both legislative chambers to expand technical-assistance grants for communities affected by brownfield cleanups; the governor vetoed the bill as Veto Memo 113 of 2025.
December 12, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored A.6798, enacted through companion bill S.582 as Chapter 753 of 2023, prohibiting businesses from selling or shipping sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite to people under age 21.
December 22, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored A.7438, enacted as Chapter 316 of 2023, extending the Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage the overfished Atlantic cod population.
August 23, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: assembly.state.ny.us · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Introduced the State Taxpayer Oversight and Protection Act, A.5883, to limit state reimbursement of public employees' legal expenses and presume duplicative law-firm costs unreasonable without distinct expertise.
April 1, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Sponsored A.7360, enacted as Chapter 496 of 2023, extending the New York State Interagency Task Force on Human Trafficking and updating its composition.
September 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: assembly.state.ny.us · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Led the effort to secure $391 million in the FY 2023-24 state budget for Emergency Rental Assistance Program arrears relief for public- and subsidized-housing residents previously excluded from the program.
June 22, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Directed $589,061 from the FY 2025-26 AAPI investment to the South Asian Council for Social Services for food security, healthcare access, senior services, benefits navigation, mental-health programs, and workforce development.
December 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Co-led successful advocacy for a third consecutive $30 million AAPI investment in the FY 2025-26 state budget, supporting housing, crisis intervention, workforce, education, healthcare, and community programming through more than 100 organizations.
May 12, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Secured $30 million in the FY 2023-24 state budget for more than 100 AAPI-serving nonprofits providing culturally competent and language-accessible services.
June 23, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Sponsored A.8463E, enacted as Chapter 639 of 2025, authorizing a statewide survey of AANHPI history instruction and creating an expert advisory committee on incorporating that history into K-12 education.
December 12, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Allocated $100,000 in FY 2023 and FY 2024 discretionary grants to the Literacy Academy Collective for reading interventions and educator training across six District 1 schools.
August 8, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Helped pass A.7768, enacted as Chapter 359 of 2023, establishing Asian Lunar New Year as a statewide public-school holiday.
September 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: assembly.state.ny.us · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Sponsored A.7618C, enacted as Chapter 603 of 2025, requiring the New York City Board of Elections to notify specified elected and party officials within five days after learning that a polling place must change.
December 5, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Sponsored and passed the Hate Crimes Modernization Act through the FY 2024-25 state budget, adding 23 offenses to New York's hate-crime framework, including gang assault, sexual abuse, and falsely reporting an incident.
June 8, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Voted aye in the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee to advance the FAIR Business Practices Act, A.8427A, expanding the attorney general's authority against unfair, deceptive, and abusive business practices; the measure was later enacted as Chapter 708 of 2025.
May 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored the Stop Hiding Hate Act, A.6789B, enacted as Chapter 640 of 2024, requiring social-media companies to publish terms of service and report content-moderation policies and outcomes to the attorney general.
December 21, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Qualified for the November 2026 general-election ballot on the Democratic and Working Families lines for New York State Senate District 27.
September 4, 2026
Source: elections.ny.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Received the New York State United Teachers endorsement in the 2026 primary for New York State Senate District 27.
May 29, 2026
Source: nysut.org · researched September 13, 2026
Received the New York League of Conservation Voters Gives Green endorsement for New York State Senate District 27.
May 23, 2026
Source: nylcv.org · researched September 13, 2026
Received Citizens Union's preference in the 2026 Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 27 after its candidate evaluation.
May 14, 2026
Source: citizensunion.org · researched September 13, 2026
Received District Council 37's endorsement in the 2026 Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 27.
April 29, 2026
Source: dc37.net · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored A.8676, enacted as Chapter 171 of 2025, extending New York City relocation and employment tax credits and creating a time-limited citywide credit for qualifying businesses relocating from outside New York State.
June 26, 2025
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Race Grace Lee is in:
- State Senator, District 27 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 27; New York
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.