Queens County, New York

New York Assembly District 33

2 candidates are tracked for New York Assembly District 33 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Clyde Vanel and Oster Bryan. Candidate information follows official Queens County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Clyde Vanel (Democratic), Oster Bryan (Working Families) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 33; Clyde Vanel is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Clyde Vanel, is on the ballot.

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Clyde Vanel

Democratic Incumbent

Biography

Clyde Vanel is an attorney who owns a Queens law firm specializing in intellectual property and business law and previously founded an online trademark-filing service, per the Assembly's member page. He holds a law degree from Boston University and aviation degrees from Farmingdale State College, and chairs the Assembly's Banks Committee and its Subcommittee on Internet and New Technology, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Clyde Vanel.

Oster Bryan

Working Families

Top priorities

Combating predatory lending and deed theft through community land trusts and a state Community Land Act
Fully funding CUNY and SUNY and restoring free tuition
Addressing gun violence through youth investment rather than over-policing

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Bryan grew up in Cambria Heights, Queens, and is a CUNY graduate who works as a unionized SUNY professor, per the campaign site. He has spent about 20 years in community organizing and coalition building, partnering with local groups on free science and math programs, and he is a member of the United University Professions union, per the campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for New York Assembly District 33 in 2026?

When is the New York Assembly District 33 election in New York?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New York are on the New York election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Queens County and state election office filings, last verified October 1, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Clyde Vanel, full profile Oster Bryan, full profile Official New York election office