ABOUT LAURIE

I have been a Westchester resident for 60 years. My family and I currently live in Cortlandt Manor. I am a retired public highschool math teacher and I have served as an elected HenHud Board trustee, and have volunteered my time as a sports coach and math tutor across the county.

About Laurie

I received my School Leadership Certification from the College of New Rochelle, my Masters degrees in Education and Mathematics from Manhattanville College, and my Bachelors degree in Fine Arts and Graphic Design from Pace University.

I have been a Westchester resident for 60 years. My family and I currently live in Cortlandt Manor. I am a retired public highschool math teacher and I have served as an elected HenHud Board trustee, and have volunteered my time as a sports coach and math tutor across the county.

Laurie Ryan has been a Westchester resident for 60 years. She earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts and graphic design from Pace University, master's degrees in education and mathematics from Manhattanville College, and a School Leadership Certification from the College of New Rochelle. She volunteers as a sports coach and math tutor across the county and lives with her family in Cortlandt Manor.

As a high school math teacher and Math Department Chairperson. I taught, guided and mentored at Alexander Hamilton HS in Elmsford for 32 years. I was responsible for curriculum development; evaluation; budgets; staying current with state mandates; fostering relationships with community, parents and colleges; goal setting; and providing opportunities for professional and academic growth.

Laurie Ryan is a retired public high school math teacher. She worked as a math teacher and math department chairperson at Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford.

I served as a trustee on the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education for 12 years. I ran for this position for three reasons: to make sure a superintendent never received an 8% raise again, to overhaul elementary and middle school academics and to get the community to vote for a turf field.

Laurie served as an elected trustee on the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education for 12 years.

2026 New York General Election

AFFORDABILITY pretty much encompasses everything

My opponent’s idea of affordability is to just build more affordable housing - anywhere and everywhere. Mine is to make life itself affordable — by restoring fiscal sanity. This means scrutinizing our state budget, cutting waste and fraud, and controlling our spending.

Budget Taxes Affordability

State audit including every department as well as counties

Audit all social services to find and eliminate fraud

Eliminate all funding for illegal aliens

TAXES

reduce individual income tax rate

reduce state sales tax

reform property tax calculation

return NYSERDA excess to New Yorkers

NYS is home to thousands of big corporations, companies and small businesses. I will not vote to raise taxes on big business simply because some believe they should pay more. These companies already contribute significantly — they pay substantial taxes, employ thousands of people who send their kids to our schools, pay school and property taxes, support our small businesses every day, and provide competitive benefits.

Business

Our small businesses — often family-owned — are the backbone of our communities. We must help them thrive and fill the too many empty storefronts across our towns. I will fight for tax reductions and caps on increases, create door-opening incentives for new businesses, and explore reasonable rent caps that also protect building owners who face rising costs. I will pursue funding opportunities and grants to help small businesses grow.

I will also work to reduce burdensome regulations that make it difficult for owners to improve, renovate, or expand their businesses. Safe, vibrant commercial areas attract customers — that means better sidewalks, lighting, and police presence.

Proposes auditing state departments, counties, and social services to identify waste and fraud.

Proposes reducing individual income and state sales tax rates and reforming property-tax calculations.

Pledges not to vote to raise taxes on large businesses solely because they are believed to be able to pay more.

Advocates tax reductions, limits on tax increases, incentives and grants for small businesses, and rent caps that account for building owners' rising costs.

Plans to reduce regulations that hinder business owners from improving, renovating, or expanding their businesses.

- Proposes auditing state departments, counties, and social services to identify waste and fraud.
- Proposes reducing individual income and state sales tax rates and reforming property-tax calculations.
- Pledges not to vote to raise taxes on large businesses solely because they are believed to be able to pay more.
- Advocates tax reductions, limits on tax increases, incentives and grants for small businesses, and rent caps that account for building owners' rising costs.
- Plans to reduce regulations that hinder business owners from improving, renovating, or expanding their businesses.

Economy

ENERGY & ELECTRICITY

My very first bill will be to remove all extra and hidden costs in our electricity bills and prohibit adding them again. Our utility bill should be just that and not have added costs to fund other pet projects.

Energy & Electricity

I will strongly support policies that expand domestic energy production, including clean natural gas and carbon-free nuclear power. We need a balanced energy policy — not one driven by unrealistic mandates to eliminate fossil fuels within a decade.

I do not support going all-electric and I will oppose any county policies that do so. We don’t have the infrastructure to support it, and our electric bills are already too high.

I believe in smart solar — not mandates that destroy open spaces or wildlife. Let’s use building rooftops, parking lot canopies, and street-lights for solar instead. I do not support wind energy - the cost is not worth it, they harm wildlife and they leave behind non-recyclable waste.

I will write and support legislation that improves the quality of our drinking water, cracks down on pollutants and contaminants, and protects our parks, our waterfronts and open spaces.

Environment

I will work diligently to make sure our recycling programs (public and private) are working and efficient, our water supplies and landfills and toxic locations are monitored with easily accessible results, and companies/individuals are held accountable for pollution violations.

I will not support building lithium battery plants along our waterfronts.

Plans to introduce a bill removing extra and hidden electricity-bill charges and barring their reintroduction.

Supports expanding domestic energy production, including natural gas and nuclear power, rather than mandates requiring the elimination of fossil fuels within a decade.

Opposes county policies requiring all-electric energy use.

Supports solar installations on rooftops, parking canopies, and streetlights rather than mandates for installations that use open space or wildlife habitat.

Opposes wind energy, citing its cost, wildlife impacts, and non-recyclable waste.

Plans to support legislation improving drinking-water quality, addressing pollutants and contaminants, and protecting parks, waterfronts, and open spaces.

Plans to improve recycling efficiency, monitor water supplies, landfills, and toxic sites, and hold polluters accountable for violations.

Opposes building lithium-battery plants along waterfronts.

- Plans to introduce a bill removing extra and hidden electricity-bill charges and barring their reintroduction.
- Supports expanding domestic energy production, including natural gas and nuclear power, rather than mandates requiring the elimination of fossil fuels within a decade.
- Opposes county policies requiring all-electric energy use.
- Supports solar installations on rooftops, parking canopies, and streetlights rather than mandates for installations that use open space or wildlife habitat.
- Opposes wind energy, citing its cost, wildlife impacts, and non-recyclable waste.
- Plans to support legislation improving drinking-water quality, addressing pollutants and contaminants, and protecting parks, waterfronts, and open spaces.
- Plans to improve recycling efficiency, monitor water supplies, landfills, and toxic sites, and hold polluters accountable for violations.
- Opposes building lithium-battery plants along waterfronts.

Energy & the Environment

Support our young men

Respect individuals but no gender affriming surgeries on people 25 or younger

Safety and Law Enforcement

Opposes gender-affirming surgeries for people age 25 or younger.

- Opposes gender-affirming surgeries for people age 25 or younger.

Healthcare

Expand, improve, create Community Outreach Programs

Work with hospitals, schools and public spaces for strategic safety plans

Support voter ID 

Clean voter roles

Domestic Abuser Registry

Supports voter identification requirements and cleaning voter rolls.

- Supports voter identification requirements and cleaning voter rolls.

Voting & Elections

Repeal NY's foolish Cashless Bail policies

Repeal the 2018 Immigration Protection Act

Repeal HALT Act

Remove illegal guns from our streets

Repeal HALT Act

Remove illegal guns from our streets

No sealing of records for those under 18 who commit determined crimes that need to be reviewed if this person applies for a pistol permit

Support law enforcement agenices

Support complete cooperation among all levels of law enforcement

Body cams for all

Calls for repealing New York's cashless-bail policies, the 2018 Immigration Protection Act, and the HALT Act.

Supports removing illegally possessed guns from streets.

Supports cooperation among all levels of law enforcement and body cameras for all officers.

- Calls for repealing New York's cashless-bail policies, the 2018 Immigration Protection Act, and the HALT Act.
- Supports removing illegally possessed guns from streets.
- Supports cooperation among all levels of law enforcement and body cameras for all officers.

Public Safety

Conduct a thorough audit of education spending to prioritize efficiency and ensure more resources are directed into classrooms, while reducing unnecessary administrative overhead. At the same time, fully fund Foundation Aid, increase support for high-need districts such as Buffalo and Rochester, and invest in reducing class sizes to improve student outcomes.

Education

Develop a cohesive, nationwide curriculum framework—especially in today’s highly mobile society, where families relocate more frequently than ever. Too often, students who move between states find themselves either far ahead or significantly behind due to inconsistent academic standards. A more aligned approach would ensure continuity in learning and better support student success.

At the same time, this framework should emphasize a “back to basics” approach—prioritizing phonics-based literacy, strong math fundamentals, civics, and U.S. history—while limiting the inclusion of highly politicized or controversial content in the classroom.

Early education:

I support early literacy initiatives and programs that give young children a strong start, but I have a more cautious stance on universal Pre-K expansion, particularly when costs are high. While early education is important, I believe there are times when it is reasonable for parents to take primary responsibility for their children’s early learning as well as the expense that comes with having children, rather than relying solely on publicly funded programs.

Not a fan. I will prioritize strengthening traditional public schools, take a measured and cautious approach to charter school expansion, and largely oppose diverting public funds to private schools.

Discipline and Safety:

I take an old-school approach to school discipline, favoring clear and consistent rules, while supporting counseling and peer courts as constructive ways to address student behavior. I also support the presence of school resource officers to maintain safety and order, and advocate restricting cellphone use in classrooms to minimize distractions—while recognizing that phones are sometimes necessary for learning or communication.

Career Pathways and Higher Education

I support expanding career pathways through vocational training, apprenticeships, and trade programs, helping students explore diverse options beyond the traditional college track. Not every child needs to attend college to become successful and contribute meaningfully to society.

For those who do pursue higher education, public colleges must be more affordable, student loan interest rates should be lowered, unnecessary yet required electives should be eliminated or at least minimized, and the federal government should not be managing student loans at all, allowing the private sector to provide more flexible and responsible financing options.

Proposes auditing education spending, fully funding Foundation Aid, increasing support for high-need districts, and reducing class sizes.

Proposes auditing education spending, increasing support for high-need districts, and reducing class sizes.

Advocates a “back to basics” curriculum emphasizing phonics, math, civics, and U.S. history while limiting highly politicized or controversial classroom content.

Advocates a “back to basics” curriculum emphasizing phonics, math, civics, and U.S. history while limiting "highly politicized or controversial classroom" content.

Supports early-literacy programs but takes a cautious position on costly universal prekindergarten expansion.

Supports early-literacy programs but takes a cautious position on universal prekindergarten expansion.

Prioritizes traditional public schools, takes a cautious approach to charter-school expansion, and largely opposes directing public funds to private schools.

Supports clear school-discipline rules, counseling, and peer courts to address student behavior.

Supports school resource officers and restricting cellphone use in classrooms, with exceptions when phones are needed for learning or communication.

Supports expanding vocational training, apprenticeships, and trade programs as career pathways beyond college.

Calls for more-affordable public colleges, lower student-loan interest rates, fewer required electives, and private-sector student-loan financing.

- Proposes auditing education spending, increasing support for high-need districts, and reducing class sizes.
- Advocates a “back to basics” curriculum emphasizing phonics, math, civics, and U.S. history while limiting "highly politicized or controversial classroom" content.
- Supports early-literacy programs but takes a cautious position on universal prekindergarten expansion.
- Prioritizes traditional public schools, takes a cautious approach to charter-school expansion, and largely opposes directing public funds to private schools.
- Supports clear school-discipline rules, counseling, and peer courts to address student behavior.
- Supports school resource officers and restricting cellphone use in classrooms, with exceptions when phones are needed for learning or communication.
- Supports expanding vocational training, apprenticeships, and trade programs as career pathways beyond college.
- Calls for more-affordable public colleges, lower student-loan interest rates, fewer required electives, and private-sector student-loan financing.

HOUSING

no affordable housing quotas mandated by the state or county

no take over of local zoning or engineering neighborhoods

limit big business from buying single family homes

no take over of local zoning or engineering neighborhoods

limit big business from buying single family homes

Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing a plan to build more housing in the state by overriding restrictive suburban zoning laws, but the move faces pushback from municipal leaders who say it smacks of government overreach.

I will also work to reduce burdensome regulations that make it difficult for owners to improve, renovate, or expand their businesses. Safe, vibrant commercial areas attract customers — that means better sidewalks, lighting, and police presence. I also support smart development, such as mixed-use buildings with storefronts on the ground floor and apartments above, when appropriate and approved by local governments — never as a mandate.

I will create and expand programs that build confidence, provide opportunities, address homelessness, mental health and addiction, support foster care children and programs that prepare kids for real life and allow them to thrive no matter their family or economic circumstance.

Vulnerable Communities

Opposes state or county affordable-housing quotas and state or county takeovers of local zoning.

Supports limiting large businesses' purchases of single-family homes.

Supports locally approved mixed-use development with ground-floor storefronts and apartments above, but not mandates for it.

Plans to create and expand programs addressing homelessness, mental health, addiction, foster care, and opportunities for children.

- Opposes state or county affordable-housing quotas and state or county takeovers of local zoning.
- Supports limiting large businesses' purchases of single-family homes.
- Supports locally approved mixed-use development with ground-floor storefronts and apartments above, but not mandates for it.
- Plans to create and expand programs addressing homelessness, mental health, addiction, foster care, and opportunities for children.

Housing & Urban Development

Laurie Ryan

- Prioritizes traditional public schools, takes a cautious approach to charter-school expansion, and largely opposes directing public funds to private schools.
- Supports clear school-discipline rules, counseling, and peer courts to address student behavior.
- Supports school resource officers and restricting cellphone use in classrooms, with exceptions when phones are needed for learning or communication.
- Supports expanding vocational training, apprenticeships, and trade programs as career pathways beyond college.
- Calls for more-affordable public colleges, lower student-loan interest rates, fewer required electives, and private-sector student-loan financing.

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My opponent’s idea of affordability is to just build more affordable housing - anywhere and everywhere. Mine is to make life itself affordable — by restoring fiscal sanity. This means scrutinizing our state budget, cutting waste and fraud, and controlling our spending.

Budget Taxes Affordability | Laurie Ryan

State audit including every department as well as counties

Audit all social services to find and eliminate fraud

Eliminate all funding for illegal aliens

Break up energy monopolies

No county bailouts 

Control spending

TAXES

reduce individual income tax rate

reduce state sales tax

reform property tax calculation

return NYSERDA excess to New Yorkers

eliminate or drastically school taxes for single family home owners 65 and older

Business | Laurie Ryan

Plans tax reductions and caps, business incentives, rent caps that protect owners, and grants to help small businesses grow.

Proposes auditing state departments, counties, and social services to identify waste and eliminate fraud while controlling state spending.

Proposes reducing individual income and state sales taxes and reforming property-tax calculations.

Pledges not to raise taxes on big businesses solely because some believe they should pay more.

Plans to reduce regulations that make it harder for business owners to improve, renovate, or expand their operations.

- Proposes auditing state departments, counties, and social services to identify waste and eliminate fraud while controlling state spending.
- Proposes reducing individual income and state sales taxes and reforming property-tax calculations.
- Pledges not to raise taxes on big businesses solely because some believe they should pay more.
- Plans to reduce regulations that make it harder for business owners to improve, renovate, or expand their operations.

My very first bill will be to remove all extra and hidden costs in our electricity bills and prohibit adding them again. Our utility bill should be just that and not have added costs to fund other pet projects. Currently, our electricity bill is 45% our electric cost. The remaining 55% is to fund Kathy Hochul's CLCPA and other projects.

Energy & Electricity | Laurie Ryan

I will strongly support policies that expand domestic energy production, including clean natural gas and carbon-free nuclear power. We need a balanced energy policy — not one driven by unrealistic mandates to eliminate fossil fuels within a decade. Those plans will only drive energy costs even higher, acting as a regressive tax and putting more strain on families already struggling to pay their bills.

I do not support going all-electric and I will oppose any county policies that do so. We don’t have the infrastructure to support it, and our electric bills are already too high. Governor Hochul’s All-Electric Buildings Act bans new gas hookups and fossil-fuel systems, raising serious concerns about affordability and grid reliability.

ENVIRONMENT

I am a staunch conservationist and "protector of our environment advocate". We all breathe the air and we all drink the water and we all eat food planted in the soil. 

I will write and support legislation that improves the quality of our drinking water, cracks down on pollutants and contaminants, and protects our parks, our waterfronts and open spaces.

Environment | Laurie Ryan

I also happen to have Indian Point right in my own backyard. I will work diligently and responsibly with any and every agency to make sure the demolition is monitored very closely as local residents are very, and rightly so, concerned about their health, safety and future. Having said that, in light of recent news, I will fully support any safe and fiscally sound plan to re-open the facility that provides us with carbon free energy.

Pledges to introduce legislation eliminating extra and hidden electricity-bill costs and prohibiting their return.

Supports expanding domestic energy production, including natural gas and nuclear power, and opposes mandates to eliminate fossil fuels within a decade.

Opposes all-electric policies, including county policies requiring an all-electric transition.

Supports solar installations on rooftops, parking canopies, and streetlights, and opposes wind energy.

Plans legislation to improve drinking-water quality, address pollutants and contaminants, and protect parks, waterfronts, and open spaces.

Plans to improve recycling programs, monitor water supplies, landfills, and toxic sites, and hold polluters accountable for violations.

Supports a safe and fiscally sound plan to reopen Indian Point for carbon-free energy.

- Pledges to introduce legislation eliminating extra and hidden electricity-bill costs and prohibiting their return.
- Supports expanding domestic energy production, including natural gas and nuclear power, and opposes mandates to eliminate fossil fuels within a decade.
- Opposes all-electric policies, including county policies requiring an all-electric transition.
- Supports solar installations on rooftops, parking canopies, and streetlights, and opposes wind energy.
- Plans legislation to improve drinking-water quality, address pollutants and contaminants, and protect parks, waterfronts, and open spaces.
- Plans to improve recycling programs, monitor water supplies, landfills, and toxic sites, and hold polluters accountable for violations.
- Supports a safe and fiscally sound plan to reopen Indian Point for carbon-free energy.

OUR KIDS

I will create and expand programs that build confidence, provide opportunities, address homelessness, mental health and addiction, support foster care children and programs that prepare kids for real life and allow them to thrive no matter their family or economic circumstance.

Vulnerable Communities | Laurie Ryan

Plans to create and expand programs that address homelessness, mental health, addiction, and foster care and create opportunities for children.

- Plans to create and expand programs that address homelessness, mental health, addiction, and foster care and create opportunities for children.

I will also propose the elimination or drastic reduction of school taxes for single family home owners 65 and older as well as easier access to voting.

OUR SURVIVING SPOUSES

Repeal NY's foolish Cashless Bail policies

Safety and Law Enforcement | Laurie Ryan

Calls for removing “illegal guns” from streets.

Supports a domestic-abuse registry and measures to provide safety, counseling, support, and opportunities for victims of domestic abuse.

Calls for repealing New York’s cashless bail policies.

- Calls for repealing New York’s cashless bail policies.

I would welcome the opportunity to collaborate with the New York State Department of Education to help develop stronger curricula, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels. When so many students are struggling with fundamental skills—social interaction, reading proficiency, penmanship, writing clearly and correctly, performing basic math, and communicating effectively—we are facing a serious and systemic challenge that deserves immediate and thoughtful attention.

Education | Laurie Ryan

Develop a cohesive, nationwide curriculum framework—especially in today’s highly mobile society, where families relocate more frequently than ever. Too often, students who move between states find themselves either far ahead or significantly behind due to inconsistent academic standards. A more aligned approach would ensure continuity in learning and better support student success. At the same time, this framework should emphasize a “back to basics” approach—prioritizing phonics-based literacy, strong math fundamentals, civics, and U.S. history—while limiting the inclusion of highly politicized or controversial content in the classroom.

School Choice: 	

Not a fan. I will prioritize strengthening traditional public schools, take a measured and cautious approach to charter school expansion, and largely oppose diverting public funds to private schools.

Proposes auditing education spending, fully funding Foundation Aid, increasing aid for high-need districts, and reducing class sizes.

Plans to collaborate with the New York State Department of Education on stronger elementary- and middle-school curricula.

Supports a “back to basics” curriculum emphasizing phonics, math, civics, and U.S. history while limiting highly politicized or controversial classroom content.

Supports clear school-discipline rules, counseling, peer courts, school resource officers, and limits on classroom cellphone use.

Supports early-literacy programs but takes a cautious approach to expanding universal prekindergarten when costs are high.

Supports expanding vocational training, apprenticeships, and trade programs as alternatives to the traditional college path.

Supports lower public-college costs and student-loan interest rates, fewer required electives, and private-sector management of student loans.

- Plans to collaborate with the New York State Department of Education on stronger elementary- and middle-school curricula.
- Supports a “back to basics” curriculum emphasizing phonics, math, civics, and U.S. history while limiting highly politicized or controversial classroom content.
- Prioritizes traditional public schools, takes a cautious approach to charter-school expansion, and largely opposes directing public funds to private schools.
- Supports clear school-discipline rules, counseling, peer courts, school resource officers, and limits on classroom cellphone use.
- Supports early-literacy programs but takes a cautious approach to expanding universal prekindergarten when costs are high.
- Supports expanding vocational training, apprenticeships, and trade programs as alternatives to the traditional college path.
- Supports lower public-college costs and student-loan interest rates, fewer required electives, and private-sector management of student loans.

At the same time, compassion (but not state mandates) must guide housing policy. Lower-income families and seniors deserve the opportunity to live in safe, attractive, well-built communities — not in cheaply constructed, poorly located developments.

Affordable housing should mean high-quality, architecturally appealing homes integrated thoughtfully into existing neighborhoods if the community votes for it.

NYS Assembly District 95 Issues | Laurie Ryan

Opposes state or county affordable-housing quotas and local-zoning takeovers, and supports limiting large businesses’ purchases of single-family homes.

Supports affordable housing integrated into existing neighborhoods when approved by the community.

Supports mixed-use development with ground-floor storefronts and apartments when approved by local governments rather than mandated.

- Opposes state or county affordable-housing quotas and local-zoning takeovers, and supports limiting large businesses’ purchases of single-family homes.
- Supports affordable housing integrated into existing neighborhoods when approved by the community.
- Supports mixed-use development with ground-floor storefronts and apartments when approved by local governments rather than mandated.

Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95 — About Laurie

Laurie Ryan has lived in Westchester for 60 years. She earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts and graphic design from Pace University and master's degrees in education and mathematics from Manhattanville College, and received a school leadership certification from the College of New Rochelle. She volunteers as a sports coach and math tutor across the county.

Laurie is a retired public high school math teacher. She previously worked as a high school math teacher and math department chairperson at Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford.

Laurie previously served as an elected trustee on the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education for 12 years.

Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95 — Budget, Taxes & Affordability

Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95 — Business

Opposes raising taxes on large businesses solely because some believe they should pay more.

Plans to scrutinize the state budget, cut waste and fraud, and control spending.

Plans to pursue tax reductions, limits on tax increases, business incentives, grants, and reduced regulation for small businesses.

- Plans to scrutinize the state budget, cut waste and fraud, and control spending.
- Plans to pursue tax reductions, limits on tax increases, business incentives, grants, and reduced regulation for small businesses.

Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95 — Energy & Electricity

I will work to fund community gardens.

I will not support clearing open spaces and forests to install solar.

I will not support solar panels on top of our water.

Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95 — Environment

I am a staunch conservationist and "protector of our environment advocate". We all breathe the air and we all drink the water and we all eat food planted in the soil.

I will write and support legislation that improves the quality of our drinking water, cracks down on pollutants and contaminants, and protects our parks, our waterfronts and open spaces.

Supports expanding domestic energy production, including natural gas and nuclear power, and opposes all-electric county policies.

Plans to introduce legislation removing extra and hidden costs from electricity bills and prohibiting their return.

Supports solar installations on rooftops, parking canopies, and streetlights, while opposing solar development that clears open space, forests, or covers water.

Opposes wind energy, citing its cost, wildlife effects, and non-recyclable waste.

Plans to support legislation improving drinking-water quality, addressing pollutants, and protecting parks, waterfronts, and open spaces.

- Plans to introduce legislation removing extra and hidden costs from electricity bills and prohibiting their return.
- Supports solar installations on rooftops, parking canopies, and streetlights, while opposing solar development that clears open space, forests, or covers water.
- Opposes wind energy, citing its cost, wildlife effects, and non-recyclable waste.
- Plans to support legislation improving drinking-water quality, addressing pollutants, and protecting parks, waterfronts, and open spaces.

I’ll also focus on mental health programs, connecting kids with peers for support, and giving them safe, structured ways to learn, lead, and grow. These activities will help all our kids — not just academically, but as compassionate, responsible members of New York.

Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95 — Vulnerable Communities

Protect our girls in sports and their private spaces

Support our young men

Respect individuals but no gender affriming surgeries on people 25 or younger

Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95 — Safety and Law Enforcement

Plans to focus on youth mental-health programs and peer-support opportunities.

- Plans to focus on youth mental-health programs and peer-support opportunities.
- Opposes gender-affirming surgeries for people age 25 or younger.

Work with hospitals, schools and public spaces for strategic safety plans

Support voter ID 

Clean voter roles

Domestic Abuser Registry

Supports voter identification requirements and maintaining clean voter rolls.

- Supports voter identification requirements and maintaining clean voter rolls.

Support law enforcement agenices

Support complete cooperation among all levels of law enforcement

Body cams for all 

Repeal NY's foolish Cashless Bail policies

Body cams for all 

Repeal NY's foolish Cashless Bail policies

Repeal the 2018 Immigration Protection Act

DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS

Every NYS Senate Democrat opposed an introduces bill for a domestic abuse registry. I will fight for this along with any and every measure to keep our victims safe ad provide the necessary counseling, support and opportunities they need to live a safe and thriving life.

Supports body cameras for all law-enforcement officers and cooperation among all levels of law enforcement.

Calls for repeal of New York's cashless-bail policies.

Supports a domestic-abuse registry and measures that provide safety, counseling, support, and opportunities for domestic-abuse victims.

- Supports body cameras for all law-enforcement officers and cooperation among all levels of law enforcement.
- Calls for repeal of New York's cashless-bail policies.
- Supports a domestic-abuse registry and measures that provide safety, counseling, support, and opportunities for domestic-abuse victims.

School Choice:

Not a fan. I will prioritize strengthening traditional public schools, take a measured and cautious approach to charter school expansion, and largely oppose diverting public funds to private schools.

Laurie Ryan for New York State Assembly District 95 — Education

I am a NYSUT member and strongly support unions. I will support preserving essential tenure protections while suggesting to extend the probationary period from three to five years to allow for a more thorough evaluation process. At the same time, we need to streamline and clarify dismissal procedures so that consistently underperforming teachers and administrators can be removed more efficiently, while still ensuring due process.

Calls for an audit of education spending, full funding for Foundation Aid, more aid for high-need districts, and smaller classes.

Supports preserving teacher-tenure protections while extending the probationary period from three to five years.

Supports vocational training, apprenticeships, and trade programs as career pathways beyond college.

- Prioritizes traditional public schools, takes a cautious approach to charter-school expansion, and largely opposes directing public funds to private schools.
- Supports preserving teacher-tenure protections while extending the probationary period from three to five years.
- Supports vocational training, apprenticeships, and trade programs as career pathways beyond college.

Safe, vibrant commercial areas attract customers — that means better sidewalks, lighting, and police presence. I also support smart development, such as mixed-use buildings with storefronts on the ground floor and apartments above, when appropriate and approved by local governments — never as a mandate.

Supports limiting large businesses from buying single-family homes.

Supports locally approved mixed-use development with ground-floor storefronts and apartments above, but not mandates.

- Opposes state or county affordable-housing quotas and state or county takeovers of local zoning.
- Supports limiting large businesses from buying single-family homes.
- Supports locally approved mixed-use development with ground-floor storefronts and apartments above, but not mandates.

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Buket Urgen

Dana Levenberg

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