Yudelka Tapia

Democratic Party

New York State Assembly District 86

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor:Victor Pichardo (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$142,000/year

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Graduate

Hunter College

Personal

Profession

Auditor

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Yudelka Tapia (Democratic Party) is a member of theNew York State Assembly, representingDistrict 86. She assumed office on November 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Tapia (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNew York State Assembly to representDistrict 86. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Yudelka Tapia was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and lives in the Bronx, New York. Tapia earned an M.S. in urban policy and leadership from Hunter College. Her career experience includes working as a senior auditor with the New York City Comptroller's Office.^[1][2]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Tapia was assigned to the following committees:

• Banks Committee
• Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
• Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee
• Housing Committee
• Labor Committee
• Mental Health Committee

2023-2024

Tapia was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging Committee
• Banks Committee
• Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
• Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee
• Housing Committee
• Labor Committee

Elections

2024

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 86

IncumbentYudelka Tapia defeatedWoodrow Hines Jr. andDarney Rivers in the general election for New York State Assembly District 86 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yudelka Tapia (D)	74.4	17,491
	Submit photo	Woodrow Hines Jr. (R)	22.8	5,369
	Submit photo	Darney Rivers (Conservative Party)	2.5	598
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	47

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,505
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentYudelka Tapia advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 86.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Woodrow Hines Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 86.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled.Darney Rivers advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 86.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 86

IncumbentYudelka Tapia defeatedBetty Obregon in the general election for New York State Assembly District 86 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yudelka Tapia (D / Working Families Party)	83.0	8,774
	Submit photo	Betty Obregon (R)	17.0	1,793
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	10

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,577
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 86

IncumbentYudelka Tapia defeatedPooi Stewart in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 86 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yudelka Tapia	81.7	2,299
	Submit photo	Pooi Stewart	17.6	495
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	19

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,813
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Betty Obregon advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 86.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentYudelka Tapia advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 86.

2021

New York State Assembly

See also: New York state legislative special elections, 2021

General election

Special general election for New York State Assembly District 86

Yudelka Tapia won election in the special general election for New York State Assembly District 86 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yudelka Tapia (D)	99.6	5,648
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	21

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,669
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New York City Council

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 14

Pierina Sanchez defeatedShemeen Chappell in the general election for New York City Council District 14 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pierina Sanchez (D)	88.8	8,387
	Submit photo	Shemeen Chappell (R)	11.0	1,044
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	19

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,450
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 14

Select round:Round 6Round 5Round 4Round 3Round 2Round 1

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Pierina Sanchez in round 6 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	62.3	4,887	861	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	37.7	2,957	509	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	0.0	0	-2,105	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	46.9	4,026	221	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	28.5	2,448	326	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	24.5	2,105	207	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	0.0	0	-1,102	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	42.6	3,805	201	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	23.8	2,122	137	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	21.3	1,898	121	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	12.3	1,102	108	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	0.0	0	-939	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	38.8	3,604	27	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	21.3	1,985	21	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	19.1	1,777	21	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	10.7	994	14	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	10.1	939	26	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	0.0	0	-175	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	38.2	3,577	8	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	21.0	1,964	0	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	18.8	1,756	0	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	10.5	980	0	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	9.7	913	1	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	1.9	175	1	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Pierina Sanchez	38.0	3,569	0	Advanced (6)
		Yudelka Tapia	20.9	1,964	0	6
	Submit photo	Adolfo Abreu	18.7	1,756	0	6
	Submit photo	Haile Rivera	10.4	980	0	5
	Submit photo	Fernando Aquino	9.7	912	0	4
	Submit photo	Socrates Solano	1.9	174	0	3
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.3	30	0

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,385
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Shemeen Chappell advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 14.

2013

See also:State legislative special elections, 2013

Tapia ran in a special election forNew York State Assembly District 86. The seat was vacant following Rep.Nelson Castro's (D) resignation amidst abribery scandal. Tapia was defeated in an open primary, which took place on September 10.^[3][4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 86 Democratic Primary, 2013
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Victor Pichardo	23.4%	1,250
Hector Ramirez	22.1%	1,178
Yudelka Tapia	20%	1,066
Haile Rivera	13.3%	708
Melanie Johnson	9.3%	499
Elizabeth Ortiz	8.3%	442
Keny Nunez	3.7%	197
Total Votes		5,340

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2021

New York State Assembly

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New York City Council

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