New York State Assembly District 71 in State Assembly District 71, New York

2026 Primary Election

• Al Taylor — Incumbent Member of the New York State Assembly for the 71st District in New York City, New York

  Alfred E. Taylor has been a member of the New York State Assembly since winning a special election in 2017. A lifelong resident of Harlem, he previously served as Chief of Staff to his predecessor, Herman "Denny" Farrell, Jr. Taylor served in the United States Army's Military Police Corps. He earned a B.A. in Public Communication from Lehman College, a Master of Divinity from Nyack College Alliance Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry from Northeastern Seminary. He is also the pastor at Infinity Mennonite Church in Harlem.

• Julien Segura — Political Organizer in New York City, New York

  Julien Segura is a political organizer and a first-generation American of Lebanese-Armenian and Spanish-Algerian descent who grew up in Sugar Hill, Harlem. He has worked as a political strategist and is the co-founder and political director of the New Leaf Democratic Club. He is also a member of the Manhattan Young Democrats and the Manhattan Working Families Party. Segura previously ran for the same office in the 2024 Democratic primary and lost to incumbent Al Taylor.