Michaelle C. Solages

BACKGROUND

• Solages, 41, of Elmont, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines in the general election.
• She was elected in 2012 and is the chair of the New York State Assembly committee on local governments. She also chairs the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus.
• Solages is the first person of Haitian descent elected to the State Legislature and has advocated for health equity, maternal care and environmental justice.

ISSUES

• Solages said her legislative priorities include providing property-tax relief, protecting Long Island’s water and environment, expanding access to childcare and strengthening maternal healthcare.
• She said she is addressing the affordability crisis by protecting homeowners facing foreclosure, reducing utility burdens and advancing consumer protections against unfair pricing practices.
• She said she is working to expand affordable childcare and universal prekindergarten on Long Island and to strengthen protections against discriminatory uses of artificial intelligence in employment and other areas while permitting responsible innovation.