Phara Souffrant Forrest
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Phara Souffrant Forrest (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 57. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Souffrant Forrest (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 57. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Phara Souffrant Forrest was born in Brooklyn, New York. Forrest earned a B.A. from State University of New York at Geneseo in 2011 and an associate degree in nursing from New York City College of Technology in 2016. Her career experience includes working as a registered nurse. Forrest has served as the president of 12 Crown Tenant Association and is a member of Crown Heights Tenant Union and the New York State Nurses Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Souffrant Forrest was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee
- Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
- Health Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Social Services Committee
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2021-2022
Souffrant Forrest was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee
- Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Social Services Committee
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Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 57
Incumbent Phara Souffrant Forrest won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 57 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phara Souffrant Forrest (D) | 99.3 | 44,240 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 297 | ||
| Total votes: 44,537 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Phara Souffrant Forrest advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 57.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Souffrant Forrest in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 57
Incumbent Phara Souffrant Forrest won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 57 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phara Souffrant Forrest (D / Working Families Party) | 99.4 | 36,232 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 224 | ||
| Total votes: 36,456 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 57
Incumbent Phara Souffrant Forrest defeated Olanike Alabi in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 57 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phara Souffrant Forrest | 67.2 | 9,495 |
 | Olanike Alabi | 32.4 | 4,579 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 14,121 | |||
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Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Phara Souffrant Forrest advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 57.
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 57
Phara Souffrant Forrest defeated incumbent Walter Mosley in the general election for New York State Assembly District 57 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phara Souffrant Forrest (D) | 76.1 | 47,347 |
 | Walter Mosley (Working Families Party) | 23.8 | 14,794 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 62,246 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 57
Phara Souffrant Forrest defeated incumbent Walter Mosley in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 57 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phara Souffrant Forrest | 55.4 | 15,711 |
| Walter Mosley | 44.5 | 12,609 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 28,366 | |||
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Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Walter Mosley advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 57.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Phara Souffrant Forrest did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Phara Souffrant Forrest completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Souffrant Forrest's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a union nurse and tenant activist. I am the daughter of Haitian immigrants, a CUNY and SUNY graduate, and a life-long Crown Heights resident.
As a field nurse, I provide care directly in people's homes. I see my patients struggling with bad housing and abusive landlords, worried about making making rent. I see patients who are working dangerous jobs and low pay. I see patients who are worried about their immigration status. Being a nurse has strengthened my conviction that our state government is failing working people.
Three years ago I organized a tenant association after my landlord told us he was going to convert our apartments to condos. I'm now the president of my building's tenant association, and participated in a mass civil disobedience in June 2019 as part of the Housing Justice for All campaign - which won some of the strongest tenant protections NY State has ever seen. I hope to continue this fight in the State Assembly.
- I am nurse , not a career politician .
- I am the only candidate in this race who promises never to accept corporate PAC and real estate money.
- I will fight for free universal healthcare, a Green New Deal for New York, and universal rent control.
My policy priorities are housing, healthcare, environment, and labor rights.
As the president of my building's tenant association, I know that we must make rent control universal, so all tenants are protected from eviction and unfair rent increases. We must ensure that NYCHA receives badly needed funds and create housing that is deeply and permanently affordable.
As a nurse, I know that healthcare is a human right. I will work hard to pass the New York Health Act to make free universal healthcare a reality. Healthcare workers who fought COVID-19 have gone without proper protective equipment. We need to ensure that healthcare workers get the resources they deserve and ensure that our hospitals have enough staff to keep patients safe.
Climate change is an existential threat to Brooklyn and to our planet. I'm proudly fighting for a Green New Deal in New York. I'm committed to a transition to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, an end to the construction of all new fossil fuel infrastructure, new green union jobs, and a power system that is publicly owned and operated. And on top of this we should fund these commitments by taxing the rich and powerful.
As a union member, I care deeply about workers' rights. Every worker should have the right to join a union. I will do everything I can to ensure that workers can collectively bargain, so we can raise wages and increase paid time off.
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2023
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2022
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2021
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See also
2024 Elections
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| Preceded by Walter Mosley (D) |
New York State Assembly District 57 2021-Present |
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