I was born and raised in New York City’s Yorkville. For over forty years, my wife and I have worked hard to help raise a family, and serve our local community. As a father, grandfather, longtime SEIU 32BJ member, Shop Steward, doorman, and porter, I am no stranger to the struggles of everyday life.

Puliafito 4 NY State Senate (Lou Puliafito State Senate)

After graduating from LaGuardia Community College in 1984 with an Associates Degree in Applied Sciences with a 3.95 GPA, I interned at IBM, then manned the mail room at Merrill Lynch before having a successful career with New York Life for twenty years.

Louis Puliafito is originally from Yorkville in New York City. He earned an associate degree in applied sciences from LaGuardia Community College. He and his wife have raised a family and served their local community for more than 40 years.

Louis Puliafito is originally from Yorkville, Manhattan. He earned an associate degree in applied sciences from LaGuardia Community College.

With the cornerstone of our democratic process under threat from forces both without and within, I know how crucial it is that we ensure every voice is counted in order for them to be heard. As a field operations supervisor during the U.S. Census, I took charge in order to secure this basic fundamental right for all Manhattanites on the Upper East Side.

Louis works as a doorman and porter and has served as a field operations supervisor during the U.S. Census. He previously interned at IBM, worked in Merrill Lynch's mail room, and worked for New York Life for twenty years.

Louis works as a doorman and porter and has served as a field operations supervisor during the U.S. Census. He previously interned at IBM, worked in Merrill Lynch's mail room, and worked for New York Life.

Position Sought Manhattan Borough President

Party Affiliation Republican

Neighborhood of residence Yorkville (UES)

Family 5 grandkids and Nana

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government? No

Education AAS in Computer Science with 3.95 GPA

Occupation 32BJ Doorman etc..10 and 7 with Corporate Career with Fortune 100 Corp for 25+ in the middle starting in Mail Room

Previous or Current Elected or Appointed Office N/A

Manhattan Borough President Race: Lou Puliafito Candidate Profile | Upper East Side, NY Patch

Louis Puliafito has not held elected office.

Seawright Leads Puliafito In Race For NY's 76th Assembly Seat

Louis previously ran for New York State Senate District 28 in 2024, Manhattan Borough President in 2021  and New York State Assembly District 76 in 2018 and 2020, but has not won. 

2026 New York General Election

Louis Puliafito | BallotReady

  * Insure that corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals pay their fair share of taxes.

  * Increase the Minimum Wage to $25 per hour.

  * Increase Short-Term Disability Benefits from $170 per week.

  * Take on the Health Insurers and Hospital Systems to lower premium and health costs

We need to:

  * Enact Term Limits on all elected officials

  * Use Rank Choice Voting in all elections

  * Primaries will be open to all voters and be able to vote across party lines.

  * Require Voter ID

  * Tighten ethical standards

  * Overhaul the MTA and all Public Benefit Corporations

  * Create a transparent financial system to track all government spending from start to end to determine if the spending was beneficial to the people or special interests

  * Streamline government offices to insure they run optimally and without redundancy

  * Implement common sense Bail Reform

  * Get Wall Street out of home ownership

  * Insure that corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals pay their fair share of taxes.

  * Increase the Minimum Wage to $25 per hour.

  * Get Wall Street out of home ownership

  * Insure that corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals pay their fair share of taxes.

  * Increase the Minimum Wage to $25 per hour.

  * Increase Short-Term Disability Benefits from $170 per week.

  * Require Voter ID

  * Tighten ethical standards

  * Overhaul the MTA and all Public Benefit Corporations

  * Create a transparent financial system to track all government spending from start to end to determine if the spending was beneficial to the people or special interests

Proposes the new rulling of the place where they would wanty tot have the

Supports increasing short-term disability benefits from $170 per week.

Supports requiring corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals to pay what he considers their fair share of taxes.

Supports increasing the minimum wage to $25 per hour.

Proposes overhauling the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and public benefit corporations.

- Proposes the new rulling of the place where they would wanty tot have the
- Supports increasing short-term disability benefits from $170 per week.
- Supports requiring corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals to pay what he considers their fair share of taxes.
- Supports increasing the minimum wage to $25 per hour.
- Proposes overhauling the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and public benefit corporations.

Economy

As of September 9, 2026, Louis Puliafito’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

How do you think local officials performed in responding to the coronavirus? What if anything would you have done differently?

They should have done a better job on preparing the public on the shutdowns and how science follows the data and changes according to the data. They should have done a better job conveying the message of Public Health and what it means. I do not agree with paying city workers $500 now for vaccination unless they give the money to all city workers that got the vaccination.

  * Increase Short-Term Disability Benefits from $170 per week.

  * Take on the Health Insurers and Hospital Systems to lower premium and health costs

  * Improve the guidelines for patient care in hospital and nursing homes.

  * Take on the Health Insurers and Hospital Systems to lower premium and health costs

  * Improve the guidelines for patient care in hospital and nursing homes.

  * SOCIAL MEDIA

Opposes a $500 vaccination payment for city workers unless it is also provided to workers already vaccinated.

Plans to challenge health insurers and hospital systems to lower premiums and health-care costs.

Supports improving patient-care guidelines in hospitals and nursing homes.

- Opposes a $500 vaccination payment for city workers unless it is also provided to workers already vaccinated.
- Plans to challenge health insurers and hospital systems to lower premiums and health-care costs.
- Supports improving patient-care guidelines in hospitals and nursing homes.

Healthcare

As your Assemblyman, I will:

  * Assist the Homeless
  * Root Out Waste and Corruption in Albany
  * Enact Term Limits
  * Direct Elections to Roosevelt Island Board

Louis Puliafito | New York City Campaign Finance Board

We need to:

  * Enact Term Limits on all elected officials

  * Use Rank Choice Voting in all elections

We need to:

  * Enact Term Limits on all elected officials

  * Use Rank Choice Voting in all elections

  * Primaries will be open to all voters and be able to vote across party lines.

  * Use Rank Choice Voting in all elections

  * Primaries will be open to all voters and be able to vote across party lines.

  * Require Voter ID

  * Primaries will be open to all voters and be able to vote across party lines.

  * Require Voter ID

  * Tighten ethical standards

With the cornerstone of our democratic process under threat from forces both without and within, I know how crucial it is that we ensure every voice is counted in order for them to be heard. As a field operations supervisor during the U.S. Census, I took charge in order to secure this basic fundamental right for all Manhattanites on the Upper East Side. I’ll continue to be a strong advocate for greater election security. Allow only US citizens to vote in our elections.

Supports direct elections to the Roosevelt Island Board.

Supports term limits for all elected officials.

Supports ranked-choice voting in all elections.

Supports open primaries in which voters can participate across party lines.

Supports limiting participation in elections to U.S. citizens.

Supports limiting voting in elections to U.S. citizens.

- Supports direct elections to the Roosevelt Island Board.
- Supports term limits for all elected officials.
- Supports ranked-choice voting in all elections.
- Supports open primaries in which voters can participate across party lines.
- Supports limiting participation in elections to U.S. citizens.
- Supports limiting voting in elections to U.S. citizens.

Voting & Elections

  * Create a transparent financial system to track all government spending from start to end to determine if the spending was beneficial to the people or special interests

  * Streamline government offices to insure they run optimally and without redundancy

  * Implement common sense Bail Reform

  * Get Wall Street out of home ownership

As your Assemblyman, I will:

  * Fight for You and Not Special Interests
  * Support Law Enforcement and Responsible Reform
  * Create Sensible Bail, Parole, and Criminal Justice Reform
  * Rein In Real Estate Development

The single most pressing issue facing our (board, district, etc.) is Public Safety. We need safe neighborhoods and common sense criminal justice reforms. The Democratic reforms put the cart before the horse. Right now, we are reaping what the democrats have sown. We need to invest in underserved neighborhoods so we dont breed criminals but provide hope and a Decent Life for all. From my corporate career, a successful dept like the NYPD gets asked to do more then their core competencies which brings down the successful dept. We need to get back to the core competencies of the NYPD and the other responsibilities should be transferred, outsourced, or terminated. in fact, the entire city government could use a reorganization.

Supports bail reform, though he does not specify particular changes.

Supports law enforcement alongside reforms he describes as responsible.

Proposes refocusing the New York Police Department on core duties and transferring, outsourcing, or ending other responsibilities.

- Supports bail reform, though he does not specify particular changes.
- Supports law enforcement alongside reforms he describes as responsible.
- Proposes refocusing the New York Police Department on core duties and transferring, outsourcing, or ending other responsibilities.

Public Safety

  * SOCIAL MEDIA

  * Block use for anyone under 18 years old

  * Scale-Down the algorithms that divide us

Proposes prohibiting social-media use by people under 18.

- Proposes prohibiting social-media use by people under 18.

Education

  * Streamline government offices to insure they run optimally and without redundancy

  * Implement common sense Bail Reform

  * Get Wall Street out of home ownership

  * Insure that corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals pay their fair share of taxes.

Proposes ending Wall Street ownership of homes.

- Proposes ending Wall Street ownership of homes.

Housing & Urban Development

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Louis Puliafito

- Supports requiring corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals to pay what he considers their fair share of taxes.
- Supports increasing the minimum wage to $25 per hour.
- Proposes overhauling the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and public benefit corporations.

- Plans to challenge health insurers and hospital systems to lower premiums and health-care costs.
- Supports improving patient-care guidelines in hospitals and nursing homes.

- Supports term limits for all elected officials.
- Supports ranked-choice voting in all elections.
- Supports open primaries in which voters can participate across party lines.
- Supports limiting participation in elections to U.S. citizens.
- Supports limiting voting in elections to U.S. citizens.

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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.  

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