George Alvarez
Photo: NY Senate Photo, CC BY 2.0
DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

George Alvarez

New York State Assemblymember, District 78 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New York State Assemblymember, District 78

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
3
33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
7.7%
Chamber median 2.5%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+98.6
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.

  • Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus
  • Cities
  • Codes
  • Consumer Affairs and Protection
  • Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy Task Force
  • Labor
  • New Americans Task Force
  • Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force
  • Real Property Taxation
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 33 sponsored · 3 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
A 11167 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod
Became law Aug 2026
A 6869 Prohibits discriminatory practices by real estate appraisers and furthers fair housing compliance
Became law Oct 2025
A 7601 Extends the expiration date of free one day admission to the zoological park
Became law Aug 2025
A 3779 Relates to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools
Introduced May 2026
A 10856 Enacts the "just energy transition act"
Introduced Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Alvarez sits in the New York State Assembly

Alvarez is closer to the center than 43% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianAlvarezMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Emérita Torres, Amanda Septimo, Maritza Davila

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

With Alvarez’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Alvarez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

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

Career

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

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026New York Assembly District 78WonD+98.6D+37.0+61.6
2024New York State Assembly, District 78WonD+46.9——
2022New York State Assembly, District 78WonD+61.7——
2014New York State Assembly, District 79 (primary)Lost−14.6——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New York State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$153.8K
Spent
$125.8K

Source: New York State Board of Elections filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:38 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

George Alvarez for NY
State
Active
George Alvarez for NY 2026
State
Active

Source: New York State Board of Elections filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:38 AM ET

Seats Alvarez has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Alvarez has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: New York State Board of Elections (unofficial)

How we know Alvarez

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET