The daughter of Caribbean immigrants, Assemblywoman Hyndman emigrated to the U.S. from London, England, as a young child. She spent her formative years growing up in Hollis & South Ozone Park attending public schools P.S. 34, I.S. 109, J.H.S. 226 & John Adams High School.

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Assemblywoman Hyndman holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Framingham State College in Massachusetts. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a member of the Queens Chapter of Jack & Jill. She currently resides in Laurelton, Queens with her family.

Alicia L. Hyndman emigrated to the U.S. from London, England, as a young child. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a master's degree in public administration from Framingham State College in Massachusetts. She lives in Laurelton, Queens, with her family.

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Assemblywoman Hyndman’s professional career spans over fifteen years with the NYS Department of Education as a Senior Professional Conduct Investigator, overseeing adult trade and vocational schools. She previously held many positions in the field of education, including but not limited to: Counselor for the Brooklyn College Educational Talent Search Program; Director of Minority Affairs at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NYIT; and Assistant with the New York State Education Department Office of Higher Education.

Alicia L. Hyndman has worked as a senior professional conduct investigator with the New York State Department of Education. She previously worked as a counselor for the Brooklyn College Educational Talent Search Program, director of minority affairs at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NYIT, and an assistant in the New York State Education Department's Office of Higher Education.

Alicia has worked as a senior professional conduct investigator with the New York State Department of Education. She previously worked as a counselor for the Brooklyn College Educational Talent Search Program, director of minority affairs at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NYIT, and an assistant in the New York State Education Department's Office of Higher Education.

Biography

Assemblywoman Alicia L. Hyndman was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 3rd, 2015, in the 29th AD, encompassing the neighborhoods of Laurelton, Rosedale, St. Albans, Addisleigh Park, Hollis, Springfield Gardens, and Jamaica.

New York State Assembly District 29

Tenure

2015 - Present
Term ends

2027

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Alicia currently serves in the New York State Assembly, representing District 29. She was first elected in 2015.

2026 New York General Election

The assemblywoman is dedicated to supporting youth and senior services, alleviating flooding, growing small businesses, and providing greater access to living wage jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.

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As a longtime education advocate, Assemblywoman Hyndman has focused heavily on creating educational opportunities for the Queens community through the redevelopment of John F. Kennedy International Airport, growing small businesses, and providing access to living-wage jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.

Prioritizes growing small businesses and expanding access to living-wage jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.

- Prioritizes growing small businesses and expanding access to living-wage jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.

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Energy & the Environment

21. Do you support a single-payer universal health care system? Please elaborate. Yes, I am in favor of universal healthcare as a means of boosting accessibility and addressing health inequalities in our communities.

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22. What have you done to facilitate reproductive rights, including access to contraceptives and abortion services? I have co-sponsored and voted yes on bills that have facilitated reproductive rights. I have supported legislation for the expansion of feminine products in schools

Supports universal healthcare to expand access and address health inequities.

Said she has co-sponsored and voted for legislation facilitating reproductive rights and supported expanding feminine products in schools.

- Supports universal healthcare to expand access and address health inequities.
- Said she has co-sponsored and voted for legislation facilitating reproductive rights and supported expanding feminine products in schools.

Healthcare

6. What are your concrete proposals to address current systemic racism in terms of employment, housing, voting rights, and the criminal justice system in the U.S.? Encouraging voting reform and ballot box accessibility is essential to safeguarding the representation and rights of historically excluded communities. The entire legislation package that deals with this has my support.

30. What are your concrete proposals to prevent Trump and his cult from taking over this country and ending democracy? During this campaign season I am attending Sunday Services and visiting my high schools to encourage people to vote.

Supports voting reform and ballot accessibility measures to safeguard representation and rights for historically excluded communities.

Said she visits Sunday services and high schools during campaign season to encourage people to vote.

- Supports voting reform and ballot accessibility measures to safeguard representation and rights for historically excluded communities.
- Said she visits Sunday services and high schools during campaign season to encourage people to vote.

Voting & Elections

15. Do you support ending the cruel punishment of solitary confinement, such as was recently mandated by the New York City Council? Yes, but with some reservations. I strongly believe that we have to reduce the incarcerated populations so that correction officers have the tools they need to feel safe.	True reform is going to require more than just banning solitary confinement. It takes the passage of the bills mentioned earlier on in this questionnaire.

6. What are your concrete proposals to address current systemic racism in terms of employment, housing, voting rights, and the criminal justice system in the U.S.? Encouraging voting reform and ballot box accessibility is essential to safeguarding the representation and rights of historically excluded communities. The entire legislation package that deals with this has my support. Criminal justice reform and alternatives to jail are something I support. Mass incarceration has completely changed the lives of generations in our community while having no positive effect on public safety.

7. Will you advocate for elder parole where incarcerated individuals aged 55 and older who have serviced in excess of 15 years obtain parole hearings? Are you a sponsor of the Elder Parole Bill, Senate 2423? Yes, I do support Elder Parole Bill.

8. Do you sponsor the Earned Time Act, Senate S774, which strengthens and expands “good time” and “earned time” to support rehabilitation efforts? Yes, I do support this legislation.

9. Do you co-sponsor Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Bill Act, S6471 which reduces excessive sentences and enables judges to look at individual factors and mitigating circumstances? Yes, I do support this legislation.

10. Do you sponsor the Second Look Act, S7872, which allows for reconsideration of prison sentences based on changes in law and circumstances? Yes, I do support this legislation.

Supports ending solitary confinement with reservations and calls for reducing incarcerated populations alongside other criminal justice reforms.

Supports criminal justice reform and alternatives to jail.

Supports the Elder Parole Bill, which would provide parole hearings to certain incarcerated people age 55 or older who have served over 15 years.

Supports the Earned Time Act, which would strengthen and expand earned-time credits to support rehabilitation.

Supports the Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Bill Act, which would reduce excessive sentences and allow judges to consider individual and mitigating factors.

Supports the Second Look Act, which would allow reconsideration of prison sentences based on changes in law and circumstances.

- Supports ending solitary confinement with reservations and calls for reducing incarcerated populations alongside other criminal justice reforms.
- Supports criminal justice reform and alternatives to jail.
- Supports the Elder Parole Bill, which would provide parole hearings to certain incarcerated people age 55 or older who have served over 15 years.
- Supports the Earned Time Act, which would strengthen and expand earned-time credits to support rehabilitation.
- Supports the Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Bill Act, which would reduce excessive sentences and allow judges to consider individual and mitigating factors.
- Supports the Second Look Act, which would allow reconsideration of prison sentences based on changes in law and circumstances.

Public Safety

25. How do you propose that we address the current surge of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism? We must make sure the curriculum taught in public and non-public schools is culturally appropriate. We must make sure teachers take continuing education credits in how to teach culturally sensitive education topics.

31. How can we combat the movement in this country to ban books, prevent colleges from discussing issues and demonizing intelligence as “woke”? Educating people about the risks associated with book bans is essential.

“Our colleges and universities are engines of opportunity that open doors for students and fuel New York’s economy,” said Chair Hyndman. “This hearing underscored the need for a budget that reflects those values; one that protects student aid, modernizes and strengthens our campuses with groundbreaking technology, and invests in the workforce of tomorrow.
We must ensure that talent and drive, not financial circumstance, remain the cornerstone of access to New York’s high-quality institutions of higher education, so every student has a fair chance to succeed and our state remains competitive for generations to come.”

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As New York faces ongoing economic pressures, the hearing highlighted the importance of maintaining transparency as we build strong public and private higher education systems, said Chair Hyndman. “At the end of the day, ensuring students are not left behind means making sustained investments in affordability, academic quality, and student support services. Our colleges and universities must remain accessible pathways to opportunity, especially for low- and middle-income students.
When we invest in higher education, we invest in people and the economic strength and social mobility of our state.”

Calls for culturally appropriate school curricula and continuing teacher education on culturally sensitive topics.

Said educating people about the risks associated with book bans is essential.

Calls for a higher-education budget that protects student aid, upgrades campus technology, and invests in the future workforce.

Supports sustained higher-education investments in affordability, academic quality, and student support services, especially for low- and middle-income students.

- Calls for culturally appropriate school curricula and continuing teacher education on culturally sensitive topics.
- Said educating people about the risks associated with book bans is essential.
- Calls for a higher-education budget that protects student aid, upgrades campus technology, and invests in the future workforce.
- Supports sustained higher-education investments in affordability, academic quality, and student support services, especially for low- and middle-income students.

Education

36. How can we mandate that every community do its share to have affordable housing and care for the recently arrived people? We have to engage civics and community boards before we site for the recently arrived people. While I know my communities are ready to say no I have learned that when we exclude them it has been turned them against us and each other. We have to create borough wide community engagement groups to engage and site spaces for our migrants.

Proposes boroughwide community-engagement groups to involve civic and community boards before siting spaces for recently arrived migrants.

- Proposes boroughwide community-engagement groups to involve civic and community boards before siting spaces for recently arrived migrants.

Housing & Urban Development

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- Calls for a higher-education budget that protects student aid, upgrades campus technology, and invests in the future workforce.
- Supports sustained higher-education investments in affordability, academic quality, and student support services, especially for low- and middle-income students.

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