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Jordan J.G. Wright

Democratic · NY · New York State Assemblymember, District 70

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Harlem assemblymember and former educator, community-board member, and City Council chief of staff focused on education, affordable housing, healthcare access, public safety, parks, justice, equity, and inclusion.

Where Jordan J.G. Wright stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Environment and Public Health (2 records),

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support
  • Introduced A.11636 to require independent verification and public reporting of large artificial-intelligence developers' compliance with transparency and safety frameworks.

    July 29, 2026Supports AI Regulation

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
  • Prime-sponsored legislation adding doula awareness and education to Department of Health outreach; the measure passed the Assembly as S.5665B.

    June 3, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Joined 32BJ SEIU members and legislative colleagues in calling for passage of the Fair Pricing Act to align payment for routine medical services across ambulatory settings.

    May 12, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.5359 to make interference with medical assistance for an incarcerated person a class E felony.

    February 13, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support
  • Prime-sponsored A.9058, requiring twice-yearly cooling-tower certification and stronger inspection, remediation, recordkeeping, and penalty rules; it was signed as Chapter 206 of 2026.

    August 5, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.8553 to impose five-year expiration and renewal periods for state air-quality-control permits and strengthen review of permit changes.

    May 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 support
  • Introduced A.10766 to regulate personal delivery devices through operator permits, insurance and safety requirements, speed limits, local controls, and a possible delivery-worker support fee.

    April 1, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
  • Introduced A.10766 to regulate personal delivery devices through operator permits, insurance and safety requirements, speed limits, local controls, and a possible delivery-worker support fee.

    April 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.10072 to require race-blind initial charging guidelines for prosecution agencies, with identifying racial information removed from case materials used for the initial review.

    January 30, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.6090 to require police, peace officers, and correctional employees to intervene when they witness violence involving an incarcerated person.

    February 26, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Introduced A.8844 to require equitable repair and maintenance standards in mixed-income buildings and prohibit using service disparities as tenant harassment.

    June 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
  • Prime-sponsored legislation establishing a statewide Senior Center Council to share effective practices and plan for long-term sustainability; the measure passed the Assembly as S.7160A.

    June 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.10232 to authorize New York City to convey a Harlem property at no cost to the Allah Youth Center for educational, social, recreational, and developmental services.

    February 12, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.8167 to direct up to two percent of mobile-sports-wagering tax revenue, capped at $23 million, to youth team-sports programs.

    May 5, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 5 support
  • Worked as an educator in multiple Manhattan schools before entering elected office.

    September 12, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.8786 to replace the term 'Indian libraries' with 'Indigenous libraries' throughout state education law; the bill advanced to the Assembly Rules Committee.

    May 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced a three-bill school-governance package requiring student representation on district and school leadership teams, creating a citywide leadership team, and applying open-meetings requirements to district leadership teams.

    April 28, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.10232 to authorize New York City to convey a Harlem property at no cost to the Allah Youth Center for educational, social, recreational, and developmental services.

    February 12, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.7330 to require the State University of New York to document and preserve Black history in the state.

    March 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
  • Prime-sponsored legislation adding doula awareness and education to Department of Health outreach; the measure passed the Assembly as S.5665B.

    June 3, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 1 support
  • Introduced A.10081 to create a state system for electronic submission of absentee ballots.

    January 30, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 7 support
  • Introduced A.8786 to replace the term 'Indian libraries' with 'Indigenous libraries' throughout state education law; the bill advanced to the Assembly Rules Committee.

    May 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.10663 to establish New York jurisdiction over certain unlawful discriminatory practices connected to the state.

    March 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.10072 to require race-blind initial charging guidelines for prosecution agencies, with identifying racial information removed from case materials used for the initial review.

    January 30, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.7330 to require the State University of New York to document and preserve Black history in the state.

    March 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.7328 to designate the Juneteenth flag as the official state flag for awareness of slavery, Black struggle, and the continuing fight for equity.

    March 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.6090 to require police, peace officers, and correctional employees to intervene when they witness violence involving an incarcerated person.

    February 26, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.5359 to make interference with medical assistance for an incarcerated person a class E felony.

    February 13, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 support
  • Introduced A.11636 to require independent verification and public reporting of large artificial-intelligence developers' compliance with transparency and safety frameworks.

    July 29, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.8844 to require equitable repair and maintenance standards in mixed-income buildings and prohibit using service disparities as tenant harassment.

    June 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Track record — General

General · 11 records
  • Served for several years on his local community board, working on affordable housing, healthcare access, public safety, and pandemic-era local-government response.

    September 12, 2026

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Received the New York State United Teachers endorsement for Assembly District 70.

    September 12, 2026

    Source: nysut.org · researched September 13, 2026

  • Served on the Assembly committees on Aging, Banks, Economic Development, Libraries and Education Technology, Racing and Wagering, and Transportation, as well as the Black Task Force and the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus.

    September 12, 2026

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Received the Communications Workers of America District 1 endorsement for Assembly District 70.

    September 12, 2026

    Source: cwad1.org · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored A.11379 to exempt specified property from the prohibition on alcohol sales within a set distance of a church.

    September 12, 2026

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Qualified for the November 2026 general-election ballot for Assembly District 70 on the Democratic line.

    September 4, 2026

    Source: elections.ny.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored A.10137 to authorize licensing of mobile barber shops; the bill passed both the Assembly and Senate.

    June 4, 2026

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Introduced A.11414 to require a fair-play policy for sports wagers when a professional athlete is injured early and does not return that season.

    May 15, 2026

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Received the District Council 37 endorsement for Assembly District 70.

    April 29, 2026

    Source: dc37.net · researched September 13, 2026

  • Prime-sponsored A.8220, authorizing the Council on the Arts to designate the Harlem Renaissance Cultural District; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 323 of 2025.

    August 10, 2025

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026

  • Served as chief of staff to New York City Councilmember Yusef Salaam, with responsibility for constituent services, before taking his Assembly seat in January 2025.

    January 1, 2025

    Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 13, 2026

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Profile last researched September 12, 2026.