RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Eric "Ari" Brown

New York State Assemblymember, District 20 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New York State Assemblymember, District 20Born 1968

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 67 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.5%; Chamber median 2.5%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +23.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
Education
Housing
Local Governments
Mental Health
Small Business

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 67 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Brown sits in the New York State Assembly

Brown is closer to the center than 6% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Paul Bologna, Andrew Molitor, John Lemondes

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:58 PM ET

With Brown’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills28%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the New York State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Brown’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Brown	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer	No	No	Yes	Passed 98–34
Jun 4, 2026	A 11561: Enacts into law necessary legislation including extensions and technical corrections	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 100–39
Jun 3, 2026	A 11349: Authorizes the town of Clarkstown to establish community preservation funds and to impose…	No	No	Yes	Passed 94–46
Jun 3, 2026	A 10391: Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal…	No	No	Yes	Passed 111–29
Mar 31, 2026	S 8812: Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the provision of gas service…	No	No	Yes	Passed 83–61

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Brown was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028New York State Assembly, District 20

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	New York State Assembly, District 20	Won	R+23.0	R+22.3	+0.7
2024	New York State Assembly, District 20	Won	R+25.3	R+22.3	+3.0
2022	New York State Assembly, District 20	Won	R+22.2	—	—