Political career
Election to Assembly
When Tremaine Wright announced she would not be seeking reelection in the 56th Assembly District in order to instead run for State Senate,Zinerman announced her candidacy at the Weeksville Heritage Center,with the support of Wright. [6] After winning the Democratic primary,she ran unopposed in November 2020 to take the seat. [7]
Zinerman is a member of the Black,Puerto Rican,Hispanic &Asian Legislative Caucus. [8] [9]
Zinerman ran for the Assembly on a platform focusing on local concerns and constituent engagement,particularly community health and education equity. She advocates for several community-based health initiatives,including for healthy aging,community-supported agriculture,access to healthy food,doula care,more school-based health centers,and safe staffing standards for nurses. From the Campaign for Fiscal Equity,she wants state aid for basic school funding. She advocates for lessened police contact [5] and a community policing model with investment in education and social service programs,citing the murder of George Floyd and the shooting of Breonna Taylor. [10]
2024 Primary
In 2024,Zinerman faced a primary challenge from Democratic Socialists of America candidate,Eon Tyrell Huntley. The race was called "one of the most closely contested state races this primary cycle" [11] and "an existential fight for the political soul of Bed-Stuy Brooklyn". [12]
A key issue in the race was housing,with Zinerman supporters saying that Huntley represented young,white,gentrifiers and highlighting his address outside of the district. Zinerman's campaign spokesperson stated that Huntley:"doesn’t have his hands in the sand with the rest of us. His hands aren’t in the mud because he doesn’t live in this district." Huntley said that Zinerman represents "the real estate,charter school and Israel lobbies" and that he would fight for voters to "stay in their homes". [11] [13] Additionally,Zinerman opposed "good-cause eviction" legislation,while Huntley supported it. [14]
Zinerman was endorsed by Hakeem Jeffries and Tish James. [13] New York Focus reported that Zinerman received support from Solidarity PAC,a Pro-Israel group that "resembles" AIPAC. [15] [16] Super PACs funded by Michael Bloomberg and real estate developers spent about half a million dollars in support of her campaign. [17] [11] [18]
On May 17,the Huntley campaign filed a complaint with the New York State Board of Elections against Zinerman alleging campaign finance violations. [11]
Zinerman won the primary race,receiving 479 more votes than Huntley. [19]
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