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Rodneyse Bichotte
Democratic · Incumbent
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issues on record
Stances
Rent
Limit
New York should limit how much landlords can raise rents.
Limit
Don’t limit
Bichotte Hermelyn is a co-sponsor of A4877D (2025-2026 session), which would let more localities declare housing emergencies and bring newer and smaller buildings under rent stabilization.
New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A4877D (Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act)
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Taxes
Raise
New York should raise taxes on its highest earners to pay for public programs.
Raise
Don’t raise
Bichotte Hermelyn is a co-sponsor of A3632 (2025-2026 session), which would create a new yearly tax on the gains of New York billionaires.
New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A3632 (billionaire mark-to-market tax)
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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
Bichotte Hermelyn co-sponsors the New York for All Act (A3506B) and sponsors A8194, which would bar police from asking crime victims and witnesses about immigration status.
New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A3506B (New York for All Act)
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New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A8194
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Climate deadlines
Not on record
New York should keep its climate law's current deadlines, with no more delays.
Hold
Don’t hold
Abortion
Keep
Abortion should stay legal and accessible in New York as it is today.
Keep
Restrict
Bichotte Hermelyn sponsors A7094 (2025), which would bar interference with access to reproductive health care facilities, including those providing abortion.
New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A7094
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Charter schools
Leaning keep cap
New York should allow more charter schools.
Allow more
Keep cap
Bichotte Hermelyn sponsors A7115 (2025), which would remove SUNY's trustees as a body that can approve charter schools, and A7141, which adds enrollment and suspension rules for charter schools.
New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A7115
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New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A7141
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On the ballot
NYS Board of Elections · 2026-10-07
General Election Ballot Certification (Oct 7, 2026)
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