Emily Gallagher
Emily Gallagher represents the North Brooklyn neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in the New York State Assembly. Elected in 2020, she was the first new member of the Assembly to represent the 50th district in nearly half a century. Since taking office, Emily has fought to address New York’s deep inequality and dire housing crisis while accelerating the state’s transition to renewable energy.
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“A survivor of sexual violence, she cofounded Greenpoint Sexual Assault Task Force which organized for a trauma-centered approach to reforming the NYPD's handling of rape and assault. She's also a former representative to the Mobilization Against Displacement.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2020)) “North Brooklyn deserves a healthy, stable, truly affordable housing. We need to pass universal rent control, bring massive new state investments in NYCHA, and stop incentivizing luxury development.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2020)) “The science is clear: we have a decade to transform our energy system or face catastrophe. We must expand and enforce the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, fully fund the Department of Environmental Conversation, stop building new pipelines and dumping sewage in Newtown Creek, and bring a real Green New Deal to New York.”
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