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Darney is from the Bronx and attended Walton High School. He has an associate's degree in accounting and business management from the CUNY Bronx Community College.

Darney is the executive director of I Am My Community, a public safety and mental health awareness nonprofit.

Darney Rivers' campaign for Member of Assembly in New York State Assembly District 86 is his first run for public office. 

As of June 9, 2025, Darney Rivers did not have a website or any information online.

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As of September 19, 2024, Woodrow Hines Jr did not have a website or any information online.

Ballotpedia, Woodrow Hines Jr. 

Woodrow Hines Jr's campaign for Member of Assembly in State Assembly District 86 is his first run for public office. He also qualified to run for New York State Senate in District 31 in 2024, but withdrew from the race. 

As of June 9, 2025, Woodrow Hines Jr did not have a website or any information online.

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Yudelka is originally from the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the West Bronx over 30 years ago. She earned her degree from O&M University. Yudelka lives with her 4 sons in the Bronx. She has been active in community organizing since her college years, when she served as president of the Unión Democrática de Mujeres (Democratic Union of Women).

Yudelka has been a member of the executive committee of the local DC37 Union and the president of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at Roosevelt High School.

Ballotpedia: Yudelka Tapia

Yudelka Tapia is an assembly member in District 86. She was elected in 2021 in a special election, then re-elected for a full term in 2022. She previously ran for City Council in 2021 and State Assembly in 2013, but did not win either race.

As of June 9, 2025, Yudelka Tapia’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Plans to increase investment in sustainability efforts and key infrastructure upgrades, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure access to open space and clean water.

- Plans to increase investment in sustainability efforts and key infrastructure upgrades, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure access to open space and clean water.

Believes healthcare is a human right and plans to ensure all New Yorkers have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, especially low-income families, young adults, and communities of color.

Believes healthcare is a human right and plans to ensure all New Yorkers have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare.

- Believes healthcare is a human right and plans to ensure all New Yorkers have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare.

Believes in reducing police budgets and investing in community programs, youth opportunities, good-paying jobs, mental health care, and social services to enhance community safety.

Believes in reducing crime and gun violence by focusing on re-entry programs, violence interruption programs, and alternatives to incarceration.

Supports reducing crime and gun violence through re-entry programs, violence interruption programs, and alternatives to incarceration.

Supports continuing to build on "transformative criminal justice reform legislation" by creating a prosecutorial misconduct review panel and raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Wants to build on "transformative criminal justice reform legislation" by creating a prosecutorial misconduct review panel and raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Supports reforming sentencing laws, eliminating racial disparities in policing, ensuring due process, and holding law enforcement accountable.

- Believes in reducing police budgets and investing in community programs, youth opportunities, good-paying jobs, mental health care, and social services to enhance community safety.
- Supports reducing crime and gun violence through re-entry programs, violence interruption programs, and alternatives to incarceration.
- Wants to build on "transformative criminal justice reform legislation" by creating a prosecutorial misconduct review panel and raising the age of criminal responsibility.
- Supports reforming sentencing laws, eliminating racial disparities in policing, ensuring due process, and holding law enforcement accountable.

Supports reducing resource disparities in minority communities and fully funding schools.

Supports fully funding schools, especially in minority communities where there are resource disparities.

- Supports fully funding schools, especially in minority communities where there are resource disparities.

Plans to stop evictions, strengthen rent regulations, hold landlords accountable, and protect tenants from housing discrimination and harassment.

Plans to stop evictions, strengthen rent regulations, hold landlords accountable, and protect tenants from housing discrimination.

Supports building "100% sustainable, permanent affordable housing for extremely low and very low-income families," reforming the 421-a program, and changing the Area Median Income (AMI) formula to ensure fair housing for Bronx residents.

- Plans to stop evictions, strengthen rent regulations, hold landlords accountable, and protect tenants from housing discrimination.
- Supports building "100% sustainable, permanent affordable housing for extremely low and very low-income families," reforming the 421-a program, and changing the Area Median Income (AMI) formula to ensure fair housing for Bronx residents.

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- Assembly members draft laws, approve budgets, oversee the state executive branch, and engage in debates and votes on proposed legislation.  
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your assembly member can serve on committees, where many bills may be delayed before reaching a vote.  
- Assembly members are elected for a two-year term with no term limits.  
- Their annual salary is $142,000.  