Karines Reyes
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Karines Reyes

New York State Assemblymember, District 87 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

New York State Assemblymember, District 87Born 1985Nurse

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
3
89 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
3.6%
Chamber median 2.5%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+85.6
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.

  • Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force · chair
  • Asian Pacific American Task Force
  • Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus
  • Codes
  • Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy Task Force
  • Health
  • Higher Education
  • Housing
  • Labor
  • Legislative Women's Caucus
  • New Americans Task Force
  • Social Services

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 89 sponsored · 3 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
A 9492 Relates to training requirements for certain child protective services workers
Became law Feb 2026
A 5285 Relates to prescription labels for mifepristone and misoprostol
Became law Mar 2025
A 2249 Relates to model management companies and model management groups
Became law Feb 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Reyes sits in the New York State Assembly

Reyes is closer to the center than 37% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianReyesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Andrew Hevesi, Jenifer Rajkumar, Grace Lee

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

With Reyes’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: Reyes’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 Reyes 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 State Assembly, District 87WonD+85.6D+47.8+37.8
2024New York State Assembly, District 87Won—D+47.8—
2022New York State Assembly, District 87WonD+65.8——
2020New York State Assembly, District 87WonD+77.6——
2018New York State Assembly, District 87WonD+89.5——

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
$226.1K
Spent
$358.3K

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.

Friends Of Karines Reyes
State
Active

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

Seats Reyes has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Reyes has run against

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

How we know Reyes

One person, matched across every source we use.

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