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Marcela Mitaynes
Democratic · Working Families · Incumbent
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issues on record
Stances
Rent
Leaning limit
New York should limit how much landlords can raise rents.
Limit
Don’t limit
Mitaynes's campaign site says she organized for the 2019 rent law and will fight evictions and expand eviction protections statewide; it does not address rent caps directly.
Marcela Mitaynes campaign site
Issues — Marcela Mitaynes for AD 51
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Taxes
Raise
New York should raise taxes on its highest earners to pay for public programs.
Raise
Don’t raise
Mitaynes's campaign platform calls for significantly raising taxes on the top 1 percent to fund public services; she also co-sponsors a 2025 bill to raise income tax rates on high earners.
“We must significantly raise taxes for the 1%, luxury housing and Wall Street transactions-- and fund services like universal healthcare, a housing guarantee and free college that we all deserve.”
Marcela Mitaynes campaign site
Issues — Marcela Mitaynes for AD 51
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New York State Assembly
Assembly Bill A1281 (2025-2026 session)
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Bail
Not on record
Judges should have more power to hold people in jail before trial.
More power
No change
Immigration
Stay out
Local police should stay out of federal immigration enforcement.
Stay out
Take part
Mitaynes co-sponsors the New York for All Act, which bars state and local police and agencies from helping federal immigration enforcement, and her campaign pledges to make New York ICE-free.
New York State Assembly
Assembly Bill A3506 (2025-2026 session) - New York for All Act
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Marcela Mitaynes campaign site
Issues — Marcela Mitaynes for AD 51
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Climate law
Keep
New York should keep its 2019 climate law.
Keep
Repeal
In 2026 Mitaynes joined 16 other Democrats in a court brief urging that the state be held to the climate law's mandate for emissions regulations.
The Observer (Dunkirk, NY) · 2026-05-02
17 Democrats ask court to enforce CLCPA
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Climate deadlines
Leaning hold
New York should keep its climate law's current deadlines, with no more delays.
Hold
Don’t hold
The 2026 court brief she joined argued the environmental agency could not decide when or whether to comply with the climate law; she has not been quoted on the revised deadlines.
The Observer (Dunkirk, NY) · 2026-05-02
17 Democrats ask court to enforce CLCPA
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Abortion
Keep
Abortion should stay legal and accessible in New York as it is today.
Keep
Restrict
Mitaynes co-sponsors a 2025-2026 bill to fund travel, lodging and other practical support for people seeking abortion care.
New York State Assembly
Assembly Bill A2137 (2025-2026 session)
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Charter schools
Not on record
New York should allow more charter schools.
Allow more
Keep cap
On the ballot
NYS Board of Elections · 2026-10-07
General Election Ballot Certification (Oct 7, 2026)
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