Alec Brook-Krasny represented this part of southern Brooklyn in the State Assembly from 2006 to 2015, and again since 2023. The first Soviet-born man to serve in the Assembly and represent this Russian-speaking area, Brook-Krasny served for almost a decade before abruptly stepping down to take a job in the private sector. Two years later, he was hit with felony charges, accusing him of involvement in a private insurance scheme that defrauded Medicare and Medicaid dating back to 2013, but he was acquitted of all charges in 2019. Following a failed City Council run in 2021, he switched to the Republican Party, stating that the Democratic Party has become “too soft on crime” and “too progressive.” Since winning his old Assembly seat back in 2022, this time as a Republican, Brook-Krasny has advocated for legislation that increases funding to the NYPD, promotes public-private business partnerships, streamlines distribution procedures for small company grants, repeals cashless bail, and repeals the Raise the Age law. Although CU endorsed him in his first run for office, we supported his opponent in 2022. His questionnaire at that time stated he supported all of CU’s policy proposals except for same-day voter registration. He strongly opposes moving local elections to even years, another Citizens Union reform policy.

Chris McCreight has been involved in Bay Ridge politics for many years. He ran the campaigns of several Democratic candidates and now works as Chief of Staff for local City Council Member Justin Brannan. He is also the Democratic District Leader for this assembly district. In addition to his political work, he managed a record store for 15 years. This is McCreight’s second campaign for Assembly District 46; in 2018, he lost the Democratic primary. Among his top campaign priorities are education issues. He supports the state’s new smaller class size law, making CUNY and SUNY universities tuition-free for in-state students, and the efforts to pay teachers fairly. If elected, he plans to establish climate-resilient infrastructure and adaptation plans for southern Brooklyn communities and introduce legislation to fix the property tax system.