Monique Chandler-Waterman an activist and organizer

In May 2022, Chandler-Waterman was elected to the New York State Assembly in a special election to succeed long-time legislator Nick Perry after his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica. She won with a commanding majority, reflecting strong community support for her vision of equitable education, affordable housing, expanded health services, and comprehensive public safety solutions.

Monique Chandler-Waterman - Assembly District 58 | Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly

Monique Chandler-Waterman was elected to the New York State Assembly in a special election in May 2022.

Monique Chandler-Waterman - New York State Assembly

Monique was elected to the New York State Assembly in a special election in May 2022.

2026 New York General Election

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07246	Establishes the office of nonprofit development within the empire state development corporation

Economy

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Energy & the Environment

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07239	Requires Medicare and Medicaid managed care providers to provide coverage for certain out-of-network health care

MENTAL HEALTH
Accessible mental health services that address the needs of our community

Monique for NY

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07268	Prohibits injecting a person with any substance, including, but not limited to, ketamine, by emergency medical personnel, law enforcement or any entity without the specific consent

Sponsored A07239, requiring Medicare and Medicaid managed-care providers to cover certain out-of-network care.

Supports accessible mental health services tailored to community needs.

Sponsored A07268, prohibiting nonconsensual injections by emergency personnel, law enforcement, or other entities.

- Sponsored A07239, requiring Medicare and Medicaid managed-care providers to cover certain out-of-network care.
- Supports accessible mental health services tailored to community needs.
- Sponsored A07268, prohibiting nonconsensual injections by emergency personnel, law enforcement, or other entities.

Healthcare

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07216	Provides voting materials and translators in French and Creole in the city of New York

Sponsored A07216, providing French- and Creole-language voting materials and translators in New York City.

- Sponsored A07216, providing French- and Creole-language voting materials and translators in New York City.

Voting & Elections

When it comes to gun violence, we need to make sure we get the guns off the street. We need to pour resources, wraparound services, to holistically take care of the community. So I'm interested in making sure that we have resources, intentional resources to our community, so we get ahead of the physical trigger being pulled.

Monique Chandler-Waterman talks Albany priorities and her next election | City & State New York

My concern when it comes to gun violence – and what I think should be at the top of everybody's agenda – is making sure we have wraparound services. That we've dealt with mental health, that we’ve dealt with trauma, that we’re putting resources into our community. [...] There's more than one agency in this community. It shouldn't be just the NYPD responding to everything. They should not be responding to those who have a mental health crisis. It should be mental health professionals – they could probably have some enforcement training – but mental health professionals have to be at the table. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. We have a lot of agencies we have to tap into. It can't just be one agency all the time coming to the table.

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A02084	Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council
A04735	Enacts "Cariol's Law"

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A04760	Defines the term mass shooting for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07156	Provides for the indefinite suspension of New York city police officers without pay pending the disposition of charges of incompetence or misconduct in certain cases

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07181	Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers involving racial profiling

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07186	Requires proof of liability insurance prior to issuing a license to carry a firearm

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07190	Directs the attorney general to review incidents where a civilian is killed by a police officer

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07202	Requires that all police officers and peace officers involved in the execution of a search warrant wear body cameras

Calls for removing guns from streets and investing in community wraparound services to address gun violence.

Advocates for mental health professionals, rather than police alone, to respond to mental health crises.

Sponsored A02084, establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention and a gun violence advisory council.

Sponsored A04760, defining mass shootings for emergency-response measures and emergency-funding access.

Sponsored A07156, allowing indefinite unpaid suspension of New York City police officers facing certain misconduct or incompetence charges.

Sponsored A07181, addressing racial profiling in law-enforcement traffic stops.

Sponsored A07186, requiring proof of liability insurance before issuing a firearm carry license.

Sponsored A07190, directing the attorney general to review police killings of civilians.

Sponsored A07202, requiring body cameras for officers executing search warrants.

- Calls for removing guns from streets and investing in community wraparound services to address gun violence.
- Advocates for mental health professionals, rather than police alone, to respond to mental health crises.
- Sponsored A02084, establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention and a gun violence advisory council.
- Sponsored A04760, defining mass shootings for emergency-response measures and emergency-funding access.
- Sponsored A07156, allowing indefinite unpaid suspension of New York City police officers facing certain misconduct or incompetence charges.
- Sponsored A07181, addressing racial profiling in law-enforcement traffic stops.
- Sponsored A07186, requiring proof of liability insurance before issuing a firearm carry license.
- Sponsored A07190, directing the attorney general to review police killings of civilians.
- Sponsored A07202, requiring body cameras for officers executing search warrants.

Public Safety

When it comes to gun violence, we need to make sure we get the guns off the street. We need to pour resources, wraparound services, to holistically take care of the community. So I'm interested in making sure that we have resources, intentional resources to our community, so we get ahead of the physical trigger being pulled. I believe that if we have affordable housing, if we have equity in education, if we have the right resources when it comes to mental health programs, making sure our kids are active, having schools open at 10 o'clock at night – those (are) things I'm interested in making sure that our community has the proper access to.

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07211	Authorizes and requires the board of regents to set acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are homeschooled

Advocates for educational equity, youth activities, and community access to schools open until 10 p.m.

Sponsored A07211, requiring the Board of Regents to set diploma standards for homeschooled students.

- Advocates for educational equity, youth activities, and community access to schools open until 10 p.m.
- Sponsored A07211, requiring the Board of Regents to set diploma standards for homeschooled students.

Education

What are some of your goals in Albany?

We have to continue advocating for true affordability when it comes to housing, income-targeted housing. If you don't have proper housing, if you don't know where you're going to sleep at night, how can you function as a human being? You can't go to school, you can't go to work if you're not stable in a house. So that's one of the biggest issues.

Do you support Good Cause Eviction?

Yes, I do. I want to make sure that our renters are protected, our tenants are protected, and make sure that there's a carve out for our homeowners as well. Because there are small landlords who are doing great things, and who are part of the community as well. So we just want to make sure everybody is considered when it comes to Good Cause Eviction, which (the bill) does.

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07218	Requires the foreclosing party in a residential foreclosure action to offer a refinancing opportunity to the mortgagor

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A07225	Assigns liability for monetary penalties for an illegal conversion of a housing unit to the person actually so doing and/or the owner, not the residents

Advocates for income-targeted housing to improve affordability.

Supports Good Cause Eviction protections for renters and tenants, including provisions for homeowners and small landlords.

Sponsored Assembly Bill (A) 7218, requiring lenders pursuing residential foreclosure to offer borrowers a refinancing opportunity.

Sponsored A07225, imposing penalties for illegal housing conversions on responsible parties or owners rather than residents.

- Advocates for income-targeted housing to improve affordability.
- Supports Good Cause Eviction protections for renters and tenants, including provisions for homeowners and small landlords.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill (A) 7218, requiring lenders pursuing residential foreclosure to offer borrowers a refinancing opportunity.
- Sponsored A07225, imposing penalties for illegal housing conversions on responsible parties or owners rather than residents.

Housing & Urban Development

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Monique Chandler-Waterman

- Sponsored A07268, prohibiting nonconsensual injections by emergency personnel, law enforcement, or other entities.

- Sponsored A02084, establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention and a gun violence advisory council.
- Sponsored A04760, defining mass shootings for emergency-response measures and emergency-funding access.
- Sponsored A07156, allowing indefinite unpaid suspension of New York City police officers facing certain misconduct or incompetence charges.
- Sponsored A07181, addressing racial profiling in law-enforcement traffic stops.
- Sponsored A07186, requiring proof of liability insurance before issuing a firearm carry license.
- Sponsored A07190, directing the attorney general to review police killings of civilians.
- Sponsored A07202, requiring body cameras for officers executing search warrants.

- Sponsored A07211, requiring the Board of Regents to set diploma standards for homeschooled students.

- Sponsored Assembly Bill (A) 7218, requiring lenders pursuing residential foreclosure to offer borrowers a refinancing opportunity.
- Sponsored A07225, imposing penalties for illegal housing conversions on responsible parties or owners rather than residents.

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