Vanessa Aronson
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Assembly (150 members), the larger house of the Legislature. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Former senior director of strategy, ASPCA
Background
- Degrees from the University of Chicago, Relay Graduate School of Education and Harvard Kennedy School. source: citizensunion.org
- Former U.S. Foreign Service officer and NYC public school teacher. source: branch.vote
- Finished second in the 2025 City Council race. source: citizensunion.org
In their own words
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- Campaign finance reform as top legislative priority source: citizensunion.org
- Strengthen ethics laws and limit outside influence in elections source: branch.vote
- Protect affordable and rent-stabilized housing and increase supply source: branch.vote
- Fully fund public schools and expand pre-K and 3-K source: branch.vote
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