Lori Palmeri — Assembly District 54

FLori PalmeriDemocratic

Incumbent state representative, Assembly District 54; Democratic.

Voted against the abortion-related legislation, girls'-sports, gender-transition and parental-rights bills and Freedom to Gather amendment, SB 466 (firearm merchant codes) and the partial-veto/anti-preference amendments and GOP tax measures; voted yes on SB 36 (2025 income-tax exemption for tips). Endorsed by EMILY's List (2026). Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026). iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.

• Life: Voted no on AB 975 (2023 14-week abortion limit referendum). Endorsed by EMILY's List (pro-abortion-rights PAC), 2026.
• Family: Voted no on AB 377 (2023 K-12 girls' sports), AB 378 (2023 college girls' sports), AB 465 (2023 ban on sex-reassignment surgery for minors), AB 510 (2023 Parents' Bill of Rights), AB 100 (2025 K-12 girls' sports), AB 102 (2025 college girls' sports), AB 104 (2025 ban on sex-reassignment surgery for minors), SB 405 (2025 civil remedies for minors harmed by gender-transition procedures), SB 799 (2025 parental access to minors' health records) and AB 602 (2025 school-choice scholarship tax credit).
• Religious liberty: Voted no on SJR 54 (2023 Freedom to Gather amendment, 1st consideration) and AJR 10 (2025 Freedom to Gather amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot).
• 2nd Amendment: Voted no on SB 466 (2023 ban on firearm merchant category codes). Designated a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026).
• Limited gov’t: Voted no on AJR 112 (2023 partial-veto limit amendment), SJR 116 (2025 partial-veto limit amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot), AJR 109 (2023 amendment barring government race/sex preferences), AJR 102 (2025 amendment barring government race/sex preferences, on the Nov 2026 ballot) and AJR 66 (2023 supermajority-for-tax-increases amendment).
• Fiscal: Voted yes on SB 36 (2025 income-tax exemption for tips); voted no on AJR 112 (2023 partial-veto limit amendment), SJR 116 (2025 partial-veto limit amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot), AB 386 (2023 income-tax cut), AB 1020 (2023 income-tax cut), AJR 66 (2023 supermajority-for-tax-increases amendment) and AB 602 (2025 school-choice scholarship tax credit).

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