Asm. Vivian Cook
Vivian Cook has represented AD-32 since 1996 and holds one of the most secure seats in the New York State Assembly, with a district partisan lean of D+69, a voter registration breakdown of 73.9% Democrat to 4.8% Republican, and a 2026 outlook rated Safe D across all modeled environments. Cook ran uncontested in 2024 and in five of the eight general elections on record, with her only contested recent race in 2022 producing a 76.9-point margin over her opponent. The district is a majority-minority, urban Queens constituency with a population of 131,317, where 54.6% of residents identify as Black, 19.6% as Hispanic, and 13.6% as Asian, alongside a poverty rate of 14.8% and a homeownership rate of 40.2%. In the 2025 session, Cook sponsored 58 bills, with her heaviest focus in Insurance (10 bills), Penal (5 bills), and General Municipal and Vehicle and Traffic law (3 bills each).AI
Topic Focus AI
No floor debate appearances found in our transcript archive for this member. Topic extraction requires at least one recorded speech.
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 (10) AI
The bill makes technical amendments to the Civil Practice Law and Rules and Criminal Procedure Law, replacing the term 'poor person' with 'party with insufficient means to pay costs, fees and expenses.' The sponsor and supporters argued the change modernizes legal language to remove pejorative terminology. Asm. Goodell criticized the bill as a meaningless waste of time that creates practical problems for attorneys researching case law, as legal databases will not return results when searching the old terminology.
The bill makes technical amendments to the Civil Practice Law and Rules and Criminal Procedure Law, replacing the term 'poor person' with 'party with insufficient means to pay costs, fees and expenses.' The sponsor and supporters argued this modernizes legal language to remove pejorative terminology while making laws more understandable in plain English. Opponents, particularly Asm. Goodell, criticized the bill as a meaningless waste of time that creates practical problems for lawyers researching case law, as the new terminology won't match existing case databases.
Floor Speeches: In Opposition AI
No recorded floor speeches in opposition found in our transcript archive for this member.
Electoral History AD-32
General Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (32,663) | Uncontested | — |
| 2022 | Vivian E. Cook 85.1% (18,385) | Marilyn Miller 8.2% (1,766) | 76.9pts |
| 2020 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (42,061) | Uncontested | — |
| 2018 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (29,991) | Uncontested | — |
| 2016 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (39,305) | Uncontested | — |
| 2014 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (14,086) | Uncontested | — |
| 2012 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (34,415) | Uncontested | — |
| 2010 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (18,065) | Uncontested | — |
| 2008 | Vivian Е. Cook 100.0% (29,857) | Uncontested | — |
| 2006 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (13,727) | Uncontested | — |
| 2004 | Vivian E. Cook 95.8% (26,944) | Jereline Hunter 4.2% (1,190) | 91.6pts |
| 2002 | Vivian E. Cook 95.9% (15,262) | Rachel A. Gordon 4.1% (645) | 91.8pts |
| 2000 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (25,676) | Uncontested | — |
| 1998 | Vivian E. Cook 100.0% (15,576) | Uncontested | — |
| 1996 | Vivian E. Cook 90.2% (21,061) | Katherine A. James 8.8% (2,058) | 81.4pts |
Primary Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Reform) | Andrew M Cuomo 39.1% (9) | Letitia A. James 30.4% (7) | ⚡ 8.7pts |
| 2016 (Democratic) | Vivian E. Cook 77.9% (4,021) | Rodney Reid 22.1% (1,141) | 55.8pts |
Source: NYS Board of Elections certified results. ⚡ = margin under 10 pts. District history reflects 2022 redistricted boundaries.
Vulnerability Index AD-32
Base lean: D+78
- 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+78). 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 5/20/2026. Not a prediction — reflects structural competitiveness under different cycle environments.
District 32 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
No lobbying disclosures on record for this member in the available dataset.
Source: NY Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government via data.ny.gov.