Asm. Charles Fall
Charles Fall represents AD-61, a heavily Democratic Staten Island district with a D+41 registration lean and a base electoral model of D+49, rated Safe D across all modeled environments. Fall ran uncontested in both 2022 and 2024, and his most competitive general election was in 2020, when he won by 37.8 points over Paul Ciurcina, Jr. The district has a median household income of $100,950, a 16.8% poverty rate, and a racially diverse population — 38.1% white, 29.9% Hispanic, 24.3% Black, and 11.2% Asian — with 44.9% homeownership and 56.6% of registered voters enrolled as Democrats. In the 2025 session, Fall sponsored 64 bills, with his heaviest concentrations in General Business (6 bills), Public Authorities (5 bills), and Public Health (5 bills), alongside sponsorship in Cannabis, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Real Property, and Tax law; top lobbying sectors active in his district include industries with direct overlap in his General Business and consumer protection sponsorship areas.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 (24) AI
Announced the Majority Conference would support the legislation.
Announced the Majority Conference would support the legislation.
Majority Conference will vote in the affirmative on the legislation.
Floor Speeches: In Opposition (1) AI
Argued that bills should advance through the proper committee process rather than via Motion to Discharge, and characterized the vote as procedural rather than on the merits of the bill itself.
Electoral History AD-61
General Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Charles D. Fall 100.0% (31,984) | Uncontested | — |
| 2022 | Charles D. Fall 100.0% (21,192) | Uncontested | — |
| 2020 | Charles D. Fall 68.9% (32,905) | Paul Ciurcina, Jr. 31.1% (14,870) | 37.8pts |
| 2018 | Charles D. Fall 84.4% (24,986) | Patricia Kane 10.0% (2,956) | 74.4pts |
| 2016 | Matthew J. Titone 100.0% (31,750) | Uncontested | — |
| 2014 | Matthew J. Titone 100.0% (16,429) | Uncontested | — |
| 2012 | Matthew J. Titone 79.9% (28,616) | Paul D. Saryian 20.1% (7,204) | 59.8pts |
| 2010 | Matthew J. Titone 93.0% (19,881) | Dave Narby 7.0% (1,494) | 86.0pts |
| 2008 | Matthew J. Titone 73.1% (25,974) | Thomas W. Mcginley 24.1% (8,578) | 49.0pts |
| 2006 | John W. Lavelle 72.7% (13,963) | Rose Margarella 27.3% (5,249) | 45.4pts |
| 2004 | John W. Lavelle 65.3% (21,192) | John Russell 29.9% (9,701) | 35.4pts |
| 2002 | John W. Lavelle 60.5% (11,366) | Terry Player 39.5% (7,425) | 21.0pts |
| 2000 | Robert A. Straniere 72.7% (32,198) | George T. Hartigan 27.3% (12,086) | 45.4pts |
| 1998 | Robert А. Straniere 76.9% (22,200) | Azel Coleman 21.2% (6,132) | 55.7pts |
| 1996 | Robert A. Straniere 70.2% (25,429) | Matthew S. Marcovecchio 29.8% (10,792) | 40.4pts |
Primary Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Democratic) | Charles D. Fall 43.2% (4,810) | Patricia Kane 29.0% (3,224) | 14.2pts |
Special Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Matthew Titone 50.0% (3,088) | Rose Margarella 31.3% (1,934) | 18.7pts |
Source: NYS Board of Elections certified results. ⚡ = margin under 10 pts. District history reflects 2022 redistricted boundaries.
Vulnerability Index AD-61
Base lean: D+49
- 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+49). 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 61 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.