Sarahana studied computer graphics in college.

In the Hudson Valley, Sarahana found her bearings as a climate organizer. She joined campaigns to stop fossil fuel plants and to bring energy democracy to New York State. She decided to run for office because this moment of crisis demands bold action on everything that constitutes our safety net: climate, housing, healthcare, public education, jobs, worker rights, childcare, and more.

Sarahana Shrestha - Assembly District 103 | New York State Assembly

Sarahana Shrestha worked as a climate organizer in the Hudson Valley.

Sarahana Shrestha - Assembly District 103 - New York State Assembly

Hello, my name is Sarahana Shrestha.

In my first year as Assemblymember, I helped to pass the historic Build Public Renewables Act, stood with New Yorkers to tax the ultra-rich and fund our workers, introduced legislation and held over two dozen town halls and mass calls to bring my constituents into our fight.
I’m running for re-election in New York State Assembly District 103 because there is a lot of work left to be done in changing the culture of Albany and fighting for the future Hudson Valley deserves.

Sarahana for Assembly

Sarahana has served as in the New York State Assembly District 103 since 2023.

2026 New York General Election

Hello, my name is Sarahana Shrestha.

In my first year as Assemblymember, I helped to pass the historic Build Public Renewables Act, stood with New Yorkers to tax the ultra-rich and fund our workers, introduced legislation and held over two dozen town halls and mass calls to bring my constituents into our fight.

While we work to simultaneously pass our bill (A7537) and persuade the PSC to prohibit utilities under investigation from being able to terminate accounts, we strongly encourage residents to take steps to protect themselves. If you believe there’s an issue with your bill, and you’ve tried to resolve it with Central Hudson but are unable to get a satisfactory resolution, immediately file a complaint with the Public Service Commission by calling 800-342-3377, because your service should not be terminated if you have an active PSC complaint.

Assemblymember Shrestha Urges Residents to Protect Themselves from Central Hudson Collection Activities

Dear Chair Christian,

As the Assemblymember who represents the majority of Ulster County, where Central Hudson plans to resume its collection activities, I am writing to request that the Public Service Commission intervene on behalf of ratepayers to prohibit the Company from resuming any collection activity until the investigation for the utility’s billing errors, Case 22-M-0645, is deemed complete with final determinations made.

Despite its efforts since August 2022 to remind customers with unpaid bills to make a payment or enter into a payment agreement, the Company says around one out of every four of its customers has an arrears balance greater than 60 days.

Supports taxes on the “ultra-rich” to fund workers.

Calls for barring utilities under billing-error investigation from terminating accounts or resuming collections until the investigation is resolved.

- Supports taxes on the “ultra-rich” to fund workers.
- Calls for barring utilities under billing-error investigation from terminating accounts or resuming collections until the investigation is resolved.

Economy

End corporate fossil fuels, lower energy costs, and build 100% renewable energy with a Green New Deal

Guarantee universal healthcare—including mental health, substance, long-term, & reproductive care

Reimagine our housing system to ensure affordable, high quality homes for all, and stop cost of living from skyrocketing

Fully fund public pillars like SUNY, schools, and hospitals to provide the essential services and good jobs the Hudson Valley deserves

One is rate design. Right now, people who use less energy pay more per kilowatt because fixed costs are shared unevenly. In our Valley Power Authority Act, we propose a progressive structure: the less you use, the less you pay per kilowatt.

In Conversation with Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha – The Overlook

But if they do approve it, they should make a few conditions.

First, require Central Hudson to submit that financial analysis showing what lower ROEs would look like. Second, the PSC should include a plan to cap bills at 6 percent of household income moving forward. Third, they should reopen the investigation into billing errors. We keep hearing from people receiving incorrect bills, but they often don’t report it—so the PSC assumes the issue is fixed. It’s not.

Making Central Hudson Public

The cost of running an energy system is already high, but it’s unnecessarily high when a corporation like Central Hudson runs it. Learn about our bill to replace Central Hudson with a public benefit State corporation.

Supports a Green New Deal to end corporate fossil fuels and build 100 percent renewable energy.

Proposes a Valley Power Authority rate structure under which customers who use less electricity pay less per kilowatt.

Calls for a Public Service Commission plan to cap household energy bills at 6 percent of income.

Proposes replacing Central Hudson with a public-benefit state corporation.

- Supports a Green New Deal to end corporate fossil fuels and build 100 percent renewable energy.
- Proposes a Valley Power Authority rate structure under which customers who use less electricity pay less per kilowatt.
- Calls for a Public Service Commission plan to cap household energy bills at 6 percent of income.
- Proposes replacing Central Hudson with a public-benefit state corporation.

Energy & the Environment

Supports universal health care, including mental health care, substance-use care, long-term care, and reproductive care.

- Supports universal health care, including mental health care, substance-use care, long-term care, and reproductive care.

Healthcare

As of September 9, 2026, Sarahana Shrestha’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Supports fully funding the State University of New York and public schools.

- Supports fully funding the State University of New York and public schools.

Education

My bill, the Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants (REST) Act (S04659 Kavanagh / A04877 Shrestha) would make the following fixes to protect tenants outside of NYC: (1) allow localities to opt in using publicly available data such as eviction rate (2) instead of covering only buildings with 6 units or more, let localities decide the size with a minimum of 4 units (3) exempt only buildings built in the last 15 years on a rolling basis instead of stopping the clock at 1974 as the law currently does.

Assemblymember Shrestha to Host a Kingston Tenant Meeting on Rent-Stabilization and Tenant Organizing

Sponsored the Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act to let localities outside New York City opt into rent stabilization for buildings with at least four units.

- Sponsored the Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act to let localities outside New York City opt into rent stabilization for buildings with at least four units.

Housing & Urban Development

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Sarahana Shrestha

- Calls for barring utilities under billing-error investigation from terminating accounts or resuming collections until the investigation is resolved.

- Proposes replacing Central Hudson with a public-benefit state corporation.

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