Samantha Kattan
Democratic · NY
Queens nonprofit professional, tenant organizer, and working parent whose priorities include affordable housing, tenant protections, universal health care, child care, immigrant rights, and greener neighborhoods.
Where Samantha Kattan stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Election Integrity (3 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Volunteered in the successful campaign for the Build Public Renewables Act and its later transparency legislation.
May 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: citizensunion.org
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Proposed increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund affordability programs for working-class residents.
May 14, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: citizensunion.org
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Received District Council 37's endorsement in the 2026 Democratic primary for Assembly District 37.
April 29, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: dc37.net
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 3 support
Supported fully funding New York's public campaign-matching program to reduce the influence of corporate money.
May 14, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: citizensunion.org
Supported requiring employer disclosure for campaign contributors, top-donor disclosure on Super PAC ads, and lower contribution limits for lobbyists and state contractors.
May 14, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: citizensunion.org
Was selected as Citizens Union's preferred candidate in the 2026 Democratic primary for Assembly District 37.
May 14, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: citizensunion.org
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Supported restructuring the New York City Board of Elections to professionalize commissioners and strengthen accountability for its executive director.
May 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: citizensunion.org
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Supported giving the Civilian Complaint Review Board access to sealed records in police-discipline matters and moving police disciplinary hearings from the NYPD to OATH.
May 14, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: citizensunion.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Proposed defending rent stabilization, expanding good-cause eviction protections, and passing a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act.
May 14, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: citizensunion.org
Co-founded HOPE, a member-led Brownsville tenant organization that developed local tenant leaders and strengthened support for tenant-protection legislation.
May 14, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: citizensunion.org
Worked as a contracts administrator at a housing nonprofit after earning a master's degree in urban planning.
March 12, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: citizensunion.org
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Proposed universal child care for children from six weeks through age five, with long-term funding and living wages for child-care workers.
May 14, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: citizensunion.org
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 3 support · 2 oppose
Stated opposition to voter-identification requirements because of the barriers they create for eligible voters.
May 14, 2026Opposes Election Integrity
Source: citizensunion.org
Opposed open primaries but supported allowing voters to change party registration closer to elections and enabling more parties through proportional representation.
May 14, 2026Opposes Election Integrity
Source: citizensunion.org
Supported banning lame-duck charter revision commissions and requiring at least 180 days before commissions issue proposed ballot questions.
May 14, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: citizensunion.org
Supported replacing party-official selection of nominees for legislative vacancies with voter-chosen special elections.
May 14, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: citizensunion.org
Supported the Democracy During Detention Act to establish voting access for eligible people held in jails.
May 14, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: citizensunion.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Proposed making New York City less car-dependent and prioritized safer streets.
June 12, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: streetspac.org
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Qualified for the November 2026 general-election ballot on the Democratic and Working Families lines for New York Assembly District 37.
September 4, 2026
Source: elections.ny.gov
Received incumbent Assemblymember Claire Valdez's endorsement for Assembly District 37.
May 14, 2026
Source: citizensunion.org
Past race Samantha Kattan ran in:
- Member of the Assembly, District 37 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 37; New York