Asm. Khaleel Anderson
Khaleel Anderson represents AD-31, a deeply Democratic district in New York City with a D+63 registration lean and a base electoral lean of D+73; he has run uncontested in both 2022 and 2024, and his only contested general election resulted in an 78.6-point margin in 2020, placing him in the Safe D category across all modeled electoral scenarios. The district is majority-minority — 48.3% Black, 22.4% Hispanic, and 13.6% Asian — with a poverty rate of 18.2%, a median household income of $82,200, and a homeownership rate of 52.1%, against a voter registration breakdown of 70.0% Democrat and 6.6% Republican. Anderson has sponsored 56 bills in the 2025 session, with the largest concentrations in Executive law (8 bills), New York City Administrative Code (5 bills), and Public Housing (5 bills), reflecting a legislative focus rooted in local governance, housing, and municipal policy. Top lobbying sectors active in his district context and his Banking law sponsorship activity (2 bills) represent an area worth monitoring for potential overlap with outside influence.AI
Topic Focus AI
Topics extracted by AI from joint Senate-Assembly committee hearing transcripts and floor debate. Tag size reflects number of supporting citations.
Key Issues AI
Key issue areas derived from floor debate speeches and sponsored bill law sections.
Legislative Activity (2025–2026)
Bill sponsorship from NYS Open Legislation API. Hearing appearances from joint Senate-Assembly committee transcripts. Floor debate from official Assembly session transcripts (Granicus, 2023–present).
Bill Focus Areas 2025–2026
Grouped by law section from sponsored Assembly bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation API.
Floor Speeches: In Support (20) AI
Debate centered on safe storage requirements for firearms, particularly regarding minors' access. Supporters emphasized the bill's alignment with gold-standard safe storage laws in states like California and Colorado, and highlighted data collection and education components. Opponents raised concerns about self-defense scenarios, rural hunting practices, and the burden placed on gun owners to make judgment calls about accessibility versus security. Questions focused on exceptions for unlawful entry, self-defense, hunting, and whether existing 2022 CCIA legislation already covered the bill's core protections.
Sponsor emphasized the bill honors Francesco, a 17-year-old who died by suicide using an unsecured family firearm; bill clarifies storage requirements, mandates data collection by DCJS, and directs public education campaigns by the Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
Thanked leadership for Housing Access Voucher Program, Mitchell-Lama funding, free school meals, NYCHA capital funding, and increased funding for opportunity programs, SEEK, My Brother's Keeper, and foster youth initiatives.
Thanked leadership for budget provisions including the Housing Access Voucher Program, Mitchell-Lama funding, free school meals, NYCHA capital funding, and increased funding for opportunity programs, SEEK, My Brother's Keeper, and foster youth initiatives.
Thanked leadership for budget provisions supporting working-class New Yorkers, including the Housing Access Voucher Program, Mitchell-Lama funding, free school meals, NYCHA capital funding, and increased funding for opportunity programs, SEEK, My Brother's Keeper, and foster youth initiatives.
Floor Speeches: In Opposition AI
No recorded floor speeches in opposition found in our transcript archive for this member.
Electoral History AD-31
General Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Khaleel M. Anderson 100.0% (28,127) | Uncontested | — |
| 2022 | Khaleel M. Anderson 100.0% (15,580) | Uncontested | — |
| 2020 | Khaleel Anderson 89.3% (34,014) | Joseph A. Cullina 10.7% (4,086) | 78.6pts |
| 2018 | Michele R. Titus 100.0% (23,301) | Uncontested | — |
| 2016 | Michele R. Titus 100.0% (32,132) | Uncontested | — |
| 2014 | Michele R. Titus 100.0% (10,087) | Uncontested | — |
| 2012 | Michele R. Titus 100.0% (22,634) | Uncontested | — |
| 2010 | Michele R. Titus 100.0% (15,666) | Uncontested | — |
| 2008 | Michele R. Titus 100.0% (26,047) | Uncontested | — |
| 2006 | Michele R. Titus 91.4% (11,072) | Michael Duvalle 8.6% (1,037) | 82.8pts |
| 2004 | Michele R. Titus 97.7% (21,712) | Michael Duvalle 2.3% (511) | 95.4pts |
| 2002 | Michele R. Titus 85.8% (11,550) | Marina Rejas 8.2% (1,110) | 77.6pts |
| 2000 | Pauline Rhodd-Cummings 95.5% (22,451) | Michael Duvalle 4.5% (1,049) | 91.0pts |
| 1998 | Pauline Rhodd-Cummings 83.4% (12,856) | Michael Duvalle 10.7% (1,644) | 72.7pts |
| 1996 | Gregory W. Meeks 87.1% (18,699) | Michael Duvalle 12.0% (2,571) | 75.1pts |
Primary Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Democratic) | Khaleel Anderson 37.2% (3,565) | Richard David 28.9% (2,770) | ⚡ 8.3pts |
Source: NYS Board of Elections certified results. ⚡ = margin under 10 pts. District history reflects 2022 redistricted boundaries.
Vulnerability Index AD-31
Base lean: D+73
- Limited contested election data — registration lean used as primary signal
- Ran uncontested in most recent election
Scenario model: ±5pt national environment shift applied to district base lean (D+73). Base lean blends voter registration (40%) with recent contested general election margins (60%), using up to the last 4 general elections with margins under 40 points. Ratings: Safe D/R = 15+ pts, Likely = 8–14 pts, Lean = 3–7 pts, Toss-up = within 2 pts (Assembly districts are smaller and more homogeneous than Senate districts, so tighter thresholds are used). Generic ballot from Silver Bulletin (Nate Silver), as of 5/21/2026. Not a prediction — reflects structural competitiveness under different cycle environments.
District 31 Profile
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024).
Voter Registration
Demographics
Commute Mode
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2024). Race and ethnicity figures may not sum to 100% — Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity category that overlaps with racial groups.
Lobbying Activity 2024
Top Lobbying Issues
Top Organizations Lobbying This Member
Source: NY Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government via data.ny.gov. Counts reflect bi-monthly disclosure records — not individual meetings.