Asm. Judy Griffin
Judy Griffin (D-AD-21) represents a D+13 district on Long Island with a voter registration breakdown of 41.1% Democrat, 28.4% Republican, and 26.6% Independent, yet she faces persistent electoral vulnerability — she lost her seat outright in 2022 by 0.2 points, reclaimed it in 2024 by just 3.6 points, and her district's base lean of D+7 places her at Toss-up in a favorable Republican environment under 2026 scenario modeling. The district is characterized by high homeownership (79.8%), a median household income of $140,950, a poverty rate of 5.4%, and a racially diverse population that is 50.0% white, 22.9% Hispanic, 20.8% Black, and 5.8% Asian. First elected in 2019, Griffin has sponsored 46 bills in the 2025 session, with her heaviest focus in Education (6 bills), Penal law (5 bills), Executive law (4 bills), and Real Property Tax (4 bills), alongside sponsorship in Public Health, General Municipal, Tax, and Civil Service areas. Top lobbying sectors active in her district context and the breadth of her tax and municipal bill sponsorship signal areas of potential outside stakeholder engagement across property, education, and local government finance.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 (18) AI
Assemblymember Slater spoke in support of the legislation, noting that Cold War veterans answered their nation's call and deserve special recognition. He stated that Cold War era veterans in his district have specifically requested this commemorative medal and that state recognition would be meaningful to many veterans.
Assemblymember Walsh expressed strong support for the bill, noting that financial exploitation of elderly constituents is a serious problem that generates some of the saddest calls to district offices. She stated the bill, which requires the Office for the Aging to develop an awareness campaign on financial exploitation of the elderly, is an important step. She noted the bill passed unanimously last year and expressed hope it will do so again, though she noted there is currently no Senate companion bill.
Floor Speeches: In Opposition AI
No recorded floor speeches in opposition found in our transcript archive for this member.
Electoral History AD-21
General Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Judy A. Griffin 49.1% (36,036) | Brian F. Curran 45.5% (33,424) | ⚡ 3.6pts |
| 2022 | Brian F. Curran 50.1% (25,839) | Judy A. Griffin 49.9% (25,701) | ⚡ 0.2pts |
| 2020 | Judy A. Griffin 53.1% (36,373) | Patricia M. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick 46.2% (31,656) | ⚡ 6.9pts |
| 2018 | Judy A. Griffin 53.1% (27,432) | Brian F. Curran 46.9% (24,236) | ⚡ 6.2pts |
| 2016 | Brian F. Curran 57.4% (34,205) | Travis P. Bourgeois 42.6% (25,402) | 14.8pts |
| 2014 | Brian F. Curran 63.2% (20,463) | Adam M. Shapiro 36.8% (11,935) | 26.4pts |
| 2012 | Brian F. Curran 53.7% (27,627) | Jeffrey S. Friedman 46.3% (23,845) | ⚡ 7.4pts |
| 2010 | Edward P. Ra 53.1% (18,842) | Patrick Nicolosi 42.5% (15,097) | 10.6pts |
| 2008 | Thomas W. Alfano 62.3% (31,440) | Alan Smilowitz 37.7% (19,010) | 24.6pts |
| 2006 | Thomas W. Alfano 65.1% (20,815) | Alfred D. Cooper, Sr. 34.9% (11,168) | 30.2pts |
| 2004 | Thomas W. Alfano 63.8% (31,569) | George E. Bassias 36.2% (17,940) | 27.6pts |
| 2002 | Thomas W. Alfano 68.8% (23,110) | Joseph F. DeFelice 28.2% (9,482) | 40.6pts |
| 2000 | Robert D. Barra 57.7% (27,003) | Alan A. Bergstein 42.3% (19,831) | 15.4pts |
| 1998 | James Darcy 62.6% (22,741) | Gary J. Vitanza 33.3% (12,103) | 29.3pts |
| 1996 | Gregory R. Becker 64.8% (29,486) | Robert B. Wallace 32.1% (14,606) | 32.7pts |
Primary Elections
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Reform) | Judy A. Griffin 67.0% (217) | Brian Curran 31.8% (103) | 35.2pts |
Source: NYS Board of Elections certified results. ⚡ = margin under 10 pts. District history reflects 2022 redistricted boundaries.
Vulnerability Index AD-21
Base lean: D+7
- Won last contested race by only 3.6 points
Scenario model: ±5pt national environment shift applied to district base lean (D+7). 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 21 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.