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Deborah Glick, longtime NY assemblymember from Greenwich Village, won’t seek re-election
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Published Oct 22, 2025
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State Assemblymember Deborah Glick, who has represented parts of Lower Manhattan in Albany for more than three decades, will not run for re-election in 2026.
Glick, 74, one of the longest-serving members of the Assembly, announced her decision in a statement Wednesday. She said she can’t guarantee that she will be able to devote 100% of her energy to the job beyond the end of her term next year.
The Democrat from Greenwich Village became the first openly LGBT member of the Legislature after first winning a seat in 1990. She’s been re-elected 17 times since.
“It has been a difficult decision at this time, and the time may never be right, but my constituents deserve a representative who can work hard every day for them,” Glick said in her statement.
Glick represents the Assembly’s 66th District, which covers much of the western portion of Lower Manhattan starting at 17th Street.
She chairs the Assembly’s environmental conservation committee. She previously chaired the higher education committee. She sponsored the Reproductive Health Act, a 2019 state law that enshrined abortion rights in state law and ensured they remained after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, said Glick has been a “strong voice” for her constituents.
“She has dedicated her life and her career to protecting the rights of all New Yorkers and her record of legislative accomplishments is unmatched,” Heastie said in a statement.
Glick said she was determined to run as an out lesbian 36 years ago to “ensure that LGBTQ youngsters would not feel isolated and ashamed of who they are.”
“By having a seat at the table, I had a key role in banning discrimination of my community and ensuring the right to marriage equality,” she said in her statement.
Glick’s two-year term runs through the end of 2026, when all 213 state legislative seats will be on the ballot.
Jon Campbell
Jon Campbell covers the New York State Capitol for WNYC and Gothamist. Prior to that, he covered the Capitol for more than a decade for the USA TODAY Network. He has twice earned the Walter T. Brown Memorial Award, an honor given annually by the Legislative Correspondents Association alumni for outstanding state government coverage. Jon grew up in the Buffalo area and graduated from the University at Albany. Got a tip? Email Jon at [email protected] or Signal at JonCampbellNY.90.
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