Asm. Sam Berger
Sam Berger represents AD-27, a heavily Democratic district in Queens with a D+35 partisan lean and a voter registration breakdown of 52.5% Democrat, 17.7% Republican, and 27.2% Independent. Berger won his first general election in 2024 with 57.4% of the vote against Angelo King, a 14.8-point margin in a district that had previously gone uncontested in multiple cycles under prior representatives; the 2026 scenario model rates the seat Safe D across all modeled environments. The district is racially diverse — 39.7% white, 27.2% Asian, 25.8% Hispanic, and 5.6% Black — with a median household income of $83,162, a homeownership rate of 51.9%, and a median rent of $1,951. In the 2025 session, Berger sponsored 59 bills with the heaviest concentration in Education (12 bills), Vehicle and Traffic (11 bills), and Insurance (6 bills); no committee chairmanship is listed in the available data.AI
Topic Focus AI
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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 (21) AI
Floor Speeches: In Opposition AI
No recorded floor speeches in opposition found in our transcript archive for this member.
Electoral History AD-27
General Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Berger 57.4% (20,429) | Angelo King 42.6% (15,150) | 14.8pts |
| 2022 | Daniel Rosenthal 58.1% (13,763) | Angelo King 41.9% (9,937) | 16.2pts |
| 2020 | Daniel Rosenthal 100.0% (30,789) | Uncontested | — |
| 2018 | Daniel A. Rosenthal 100.0% (21,099) | Uncontested | — |
| 2017 | Daniel A. Rosenthal 100.0% (10,248) | Uncontested | — |
| 2016 | Michael A. Simanowitz 100.0% (32,194) | Uncontested | — |
| 2014 | Michael A. Simanowitz 100.0% (11,007) | Uncontested | — |
| 2012 | Michael A. Simanowitz 100.0% (24,157) | Uncontested | — |
| 2011 | Michael A. Simanowitz 70.2% (7,157) | Marco D. Desena 21.7% (2,209) | 48.5pts |
| 2010 | Nettie Mayersohn 100.0% (14,044) | Uncontested | — |
| 2008 | Nettie Mayersohn 100.0% (20,849) | Uncontested | — |
| 2006 | Nettie Mayersohn 94.3% (12,606) | Walter A. Lamp 5.7% (769) | 88.6pts |
| 2004 | Nettie Mayersohn 100.0% (20,698) | Uncontested | — |
| 2002 | Nettie Mayersohn 100.0% (11,428) | Uncontested | — |
| 2000 | Nettie Mayersohn 100.0% (23,345) | Uncontested | — |
| 1998 | Nettie Mayersohn 100.0% (16,205) | Uncontested | — |
| 1996 | Nettie Mayersohn 79.3% (22,559) | Walter Kowsh, Jr. 20.7% (5,871) | 58.6pts |
Primary Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Reform) | Andrew M Cuomo 25.0% (4) | Zephyr Teachout 12.5% (2) | 12.5pts |
Source: NYS Board of Elections certified results. ⚡ = margin under 10 pts. District history reflects 2022 redistricted boundaries.
Vulnerability Index AD-27
Base lean: D+26
Scenario model: ±5pt national environment shift applied to district base lean (D+26). 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 10/21/2026. Not a prediction — reflects structural competitiveness under different cycle environments.
District 27 Profile
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024).
Voter Registration
Demographics
Commute Mode
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 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
Counts reflect bi-monthly disclosure records filed with the Ethics Commission — not individual meetings.
Top Lobbying Issues
Top Organizations Lobbying This Member
Source: NY Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government via data.ny.gov. ★ Chair = lobbying issue overlaps with a committee this member chairs. ↔ Overlap = matches committee membership or bill sponsorship focus.