Jordan Wright
Jordan Wright (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 70. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Wright (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 70. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jordan Wright was born in New York, New York. Wright's career experience includes working as a chief of staff. He earned a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 70
Jordan Wright defeated Seson Adams in the general election for New York State Assembly District 70 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jordan Wright (D) | 91.1 | 38,752 | |
 | Seson Adams (R) | 8.6 | 3,675 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 134 | ||
| Total votes: 42,561 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 70
Jordan Wright defeated Maria Ordonez, Shana Harmongoff, and Craig Schley in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 70 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jordan Wright | 48.3 | 4,199 | |
| Maria Ordonez | 29.8 | 2,589 | ||
| Shana Harmongoff | 16.6 | 1,443 | ||
| Craig Schley | 4.9 | 427 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 8,687 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alpheaus Marcus (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Seson Adams advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 70.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wright in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jordan Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wright'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 running to represent the 70th Assembly District because I believe deeply in the potential of our community and its residents. As a lifelong Harlemite and dedicated advocate – someone who served for years on his local Community Board and now serves as Chief of Staff to local Council Member Yusef Salaam – I am committed to addressing the pressing issues facing our district, including affordable housing, education, public safety, environmental justice, and immigrants’ rights. I understand these challenges firsthand, and I am passionate about implementing solutions that will improve the lives of all residents. With my track record of effective local advocacy, hard work, and a comprehensive understanding of our district’s needs, I am determined to be a next generation leader for positive change in order to ensure that every member of our community has the opportunities they need to find success while remaining in Harlem.
- Housing: We need to promote the development of more affordable, equitable, and accessible housing. I will fight to ensure that Harlem families are not priced out of our great village. Moreover, I will work tirelessly to promote ownership opportunities for Harlemites seeking to invest in both residential and commercial real estate.
- Jobs: We must use these generational challenges we face as opportunities to invest in our people and provide them with pathways to change their lives. The development and upgrades needed to address the housing crisis represent a chance for our community to learn skills that not only can lead to careers in labor unions, but also BIPOC-led businesses that hire locally. Climate change is also an emergency that has created a once in a lifetime chance to bring high paying jobs and billions of dollars of economic development to our community. I will use my platform within government to ensure resources are focused on enriching the economic reality of Harlem, and facilitate public private partnerships that invest in our people.
- Youth Services & Education: The most important investment we can make is in our young people. We must ensure that youth growing up in Harlem have the necessary infrastructure around them to live up to their full potential. This includes resources devoted to mental health, afterschool programs, academic advisors, workforce opportunities, green spaces, and public safety. We must also ensure that parents in Harlem have access to an array of quality academic pathways for their children. Moreover, homelessness and food insecurity are fundamental issues we must invest in to make our education system truly equitable. In Albany, I will be a voice for the youth and ensure that we are prioritizing policies that provide pathways for them to thrive.
I am extremely invested in the fights to build more affordable housing, end gun violence, educate Harlem’s children, protect our environment, and regulate artificial intelligence, among countless others.
Growing up around Harlem politics, I have so many examples to look up to, including Congressman Charlie Rangel, Governor David Paterson, my father and Assembly Member Keith Wright, Secretary of NY State Basil Paterson, Mayor David Dinkins, and so many others. Their legacies demonstrate the great political power that Harlem has been able to achieve in the past. Today, it is incredibly important that a next generation leader can pick up the baton of Harlem’s forefathers to bring about a New Harlem Renaissance.
Not only do I believe that it is beneficial to build relationships with other members of the State Assembly – the office I am currently seeking – but I think that it is critical that legislators build relationships with elected officials who are members of bodies other than their own. As the Chief of Staff to Councilman Yusef Salaam, who largely represents my Assembly district in the NYC Council, I have not only built a strong relationship with Central Harlem’s Council Member (and earned his endorsement), but also with Council Members from all around the city. Those relationships will be invaluable as I build city and state coalitions in Albany. Additionally, the support I have received in my own race from Harlem State Senator Cordell Cleare is a strong indication of the ability that I will have to work across chambers in Albany to push Harlem’s priorities.
Manhattan Democratic Party Leader and former Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright; Council Member Yusef Salaam; former Congressman Charles Rangel; Assemblywoman Inez E. Dickens; State Senator Cordell Cleare; former Governor David Paterson; former State Comptroller H. Carl McCall; Assemblyman Al Taylor; Jackie Rowe-Adams; Iesha Sekou; State Committee Member Londel Davis, Jr.; District Leader William Allen; District Leader Wilma Brown-Phillips; District Leader Maria Luna; and District Leader Harry Rodriguez
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York State Assembly District 70 |
Officeholder New York State Assembly District 70 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 11, 2024
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New York State Assembly District 70 2025-Present |
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