Keith Powers

Keith Powers is the incumbent member of the New York State Assembly for the 74th district, having won a special election on February 3, 2026. He previously served as a member of the New York City Council for the 4th district from 2018 to 2025, where he was Majority Leader from 2022 to 2024. A lifelong resident of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, Powers earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Dayton and an M.A. in political science from the CUNY Graduate Center. His prior experience includes serving as chief of staff for Assemblyman Jonathan Bing and working as a vice president at the government relations firm Constantinople & Vallone Consulting.