Asm. Phara Souffrant Forrest
Phara Souffrant Forrest represents AD-57, one of New York's most heavily Democratic districts, carrying a D+79 registration lean with 81.4% of the district's 95,251 registered voters enrolled as Democrats and only 2.8% as Republicans; she ran uncontested in both 2022 and 2024, and her 2026 outlook is rated Safe D under all modeled scenarios. The district, centered in Brooklyn, is a high-density urban environment with a median household income of $107,904, a 22.5% homeownership rate, a poverty rate of 18.3%, and a median rent of $2,308, with a racially diverse population that is 41.0% white, 32.7% Black, 13.8% Hispanic, and 6.9% Asian. In the 2025 session, Souffrant Forrest sponsored 79 bills, with her heaviest concentrations in Labor (10 bills), Executive (9 bills), Public Health (9 bills), Education (8 bills), and Insurance (8 bills). No committee chairmanship is indicated in the available data, and no lobbying sector overlap flags are provided in this brief.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 (19) AI
The bill addresses critical women's health needs during prenatal care and is part of addressing Black maternal health disparities. Evidence-based screenings can prevent maternal loss and death.
Spoke from personal experience as a parent, emphasizing that intervention and support for families is valuable even in court proceedings, and that healing families benefits society.
Spoke as sponsor and advocate for women's health, emphasizing that menopause affects everyone and that awareness campaigns promoting education, family support, and therapeutic options are critical for women across the state.
Highlighted menopause as a significant life transition affecting all women and their families, emphasizing the importance of medical awareness, medication options, and family support to help women manage symptoms and maintain health.
Emphasized menopause as a critical life transition affecting women and families, and stressed the importance of medical awareness and promotion of hormone replacement therapy and other treatments to support women's health statewide.
Floor Speeches: In Opposition (1) AI
Opposed the bill due to concerns that body scanners in OCCS juvenile facilities could replicate problems seen in DOCCS prisons, where scanners have been misinterpreted leading to denied visits for families. Called for legislated regulations before implementation.
Electoral History AD-57
General Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Phara Souffrant Forrest 100.0% (47,424) | Uncontested | — |
| 2022 | Phara Souffrant Forrest 100.0% (36,232) | Uncontested | — |
| 2020 | Phara Souffrant Forrest 76.2% (47,347) | Walter T. Mosley, III 23.8% (14,794) | 52.4pts |
| 2018 | Walter T. Mosley, III 100.0% (49,478) | Uncontested | — |
| 2016 | Walter T. Mosley, III 100.0% (55,058) | Uncontested | — |
| 2014 | Walter T. Mosley, III 100.0% (19,946) | Uncontested | — |
| 2012 | Walter T. Mosley, III 97.7% (46,733) | Francis J. Voyticky 2.3% (1,111) | 95.4pts |
| 2010 | Hakeem S. Jeffries 97.5% (25,899) | Francis J. Voyticky 2.5% (652) | 95.0pts |
| 2008 | Hakeem S. Jeffries 98.0% (39,992) | Charles Brickous 2.0% (801) | 96.0pts |
| 2006 | Hakeem Jeffries 97.0% (19,551) | Henry P. Weinstein 3.0% (613) | 94.0pts |
| 2004 | Roger Green 94.9% (30,300) | Ricardo R. Ocasio 5.1% (1,633) | 89.8pts |
| 2002 | Roger L. Green 96.3% (18,023) | Rick Ocasio 3.7% (700) | 92.6pts |
| 2000 | Roger L. Green 90.1% (28,206) | Hakeem Jeffries 7.2% (2,254) | 82.9pts |
| 1998 | Roger L. Green 96.7% (17,508) | David J. Voyticky 3.3% (606) | 93.4pts |
| 1996 | Roger L. Green 94.8% (21,285) | Joseph F. Voyticky 3.1% (703) | 91.7pts |
Primary Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Democratic) | Phara Souffrant Forrest 55.2% (15,376) | Walter T. Mosley, III 44.8% (12,464) | 10.4pts |
Source: NYS Board of Elections certified results. ⚡ = margin under 10 pts. District history reflects 2022 redistricted boundaries.
Vulnerability Index AD-57
Base lean: D+86
- 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+86). 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 57 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.