Jen Lunsford
Democratic · NY · New York State Assembly Member, District 135
Jen Lunsford practiced personal injury, workers' compensation and disability law for eleven years before taking office in eastern Monroe County. She has worked on reproductive rights, criminal justice and universal health care.
Where Jen Lunsford stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Election Integrity (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted yes on requiring companies that make artificial intelligence tools to mark the content those tools produce. The Assembly passed it 141 to 0.
June 5, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored a bill allowing mental and behavioral health care by video visit under the workers' compensation system. Both houses passed it.
May 29, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Voted yes on a one-year pause on permits for large data centers, paired with new energy rules for them. The Assembly passed it 103 to 38.
June 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sponsored a bill banning the sale of playground surfacing that contains lead or the long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS and PAHs. Both houses passed it.
June 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted yes on the 2023-2024 state budget bill covering school aid, labor, housing and family assistance. The Assembly passed it 91 to 57.
May 2, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Sponsored a bill stripping service award benefits from volunteer firefighters convicted of a felony committed against their own fire department. Both houses passed it.
June 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Joined other legislators and childcare advocates in pressing the governor to release $469 million in federal childcare money the state had received two months earlier.
February 23, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced three bills to lower childcare costs for working families. One raises the amount of childcare spending covered by New York's child and dependent care tax credit.
February 17, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted yes on the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, the gun licensing law New York passed after the Supreme Court struck down its old permit rules. The Assembly passed it 90 to 52.
July 1, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 oppose
Voted yes on a constitutional amendment letting the Legislature redraw New York's congressional districts on its own, outside the independent redistricting commission, until the next census plan takes effect. The Assembly passed it 90 to 48.
June 3, 2026Opposes Election Integrity
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Voted yes on banning surveillance pricing, where a seller sets a different price for each shopper using data collected about them. The Assembly passed it 100 to 42.
June 5, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on a bill requiring companies to get written consent before using a person's health information. The Assembly passed it 96 to 45.
June 4, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Sponsored a bill letting people who cannot stand take the two-hour live-fire training for a concealed carry license while seated. Both houses passed it.
June 4, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the Clean Slate Act, which seals many old criminal convictions after a waiting period so they no longer show up in most background checks. The Assembly passed it 82 to 65.
June 9, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on legalizing and taxing marijuana for adults in New York. The Assembly passed the bill 94 to 56.
March 30, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Voted yes on banning surveillance pricing, where a seller sets a different price for each shopper using data collected about them. The Assembly passed it 100 to 42.
June 5, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Jen Lunsford is in:
- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 135 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 135; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.