Jordan J.G. Wright
Democratic · NY · New York State Assemblymember, District 70
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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- Member of the Assembly, District 70 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 70; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.