New York State Assembly District 7

Current seat holder: Jarett Gandolfo.

Patricia Kopp

Patricia Kopp (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) is running for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 7. Kopp is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Kopp advanced from the Working Families Party primary on June 23, 2026.

Campaign site

“I am a candidate for New York State Assembly District 7, a veteran public school teacher, proud union member, mother of four, and lifelong Long Islander. I spent more than 20 years teaching in the Half Hollow Hills and Brentwood School Districts while raising my family on the South Shore.” (Campaign website (trishkopp.org))
“As a mom I have no choice but to fight, not just for my children’s future, but for the future of every child and every hard working South Shore family.” (Campaign website (trishkopp.org))
“My life has been shaped by family, public education, organized labor, and the community I call home.” (Campaign website (trishkopp.org))

DawnMarie Kuhn

DawnMarie Kuhn (Republican Party, Conservative Party) is running for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 7. Kuhn is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Kuhn advanced from the Conservative Party primary on June 23, 2026.

“I want to keep local control, not Hochul control.” (The Messenger Papers (Apr. 2026))
“We’re doing the same job as our colleagues that may be ten, fifteen, twenty years older than us. We don’t have the same retirement and that’s not fair.” (The Messenger Papers (Apr. 2026))