Emily Gallagher represents the North Brooklyn neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in the New York State Assembly. Elected in 2020, she was the first new member of the Assembly to represent the 50th district in nearly half a century. 

Emily was raised in the Rochester area and attended Ithaca College before moving to Brooklyn in 2006, where she became involved in local organizing for environmental, transportation, and housing justice. She was a key organizer for the Make McGuinness Safe campaign, which won a comprehensive redesign of the deadly boulevard after years of grassroots advocacy. Emily’s experiences in and commitment to local organizing inspired her to run for office.

Since taking office, Emily has fought to address New York’s deep inequality and dire housing crisis while accelerating the state’s transition to renewable energy. In the 2023 session, she led the charge on two first-in-the-nation policies: the All-Electric Buildings Act to phase out fossil gas hookups in new construction, and the LLC Transparency Act to unmask anonymous shell companies operating with impunity in New York. In 2026, she passed the SUNNY Act to create a pathway for balcony solar in New York, enabling access to the solar economy for those who have been shut out from rooftop solar. She is one of the Assembly's most outspoken and effective climate champions.