As of 2023, Frontus remains the only person since Adele Cohen, who retired in 2006, to have represented the 46th State Assembly District and not have faced criminal charges.
[3] Prior to holding elected office, Frontus was well known as a community organizer in southwestern Brooklyn, and notably founded the Urban Neighborhood Services.
[5] In 2018, Assembly member Pamela Harris resigned her seat after allegations of fraud led to an 11-count indictment.
[6] Soon afterward, Frontus announced her candidacy for the open seat, and then won the Democratic primary election over Ethan Lustig-Elgrably by only 51 votes.
[8] In March 2020, Frontus fired a member of her staff, Marilyn Franks, a receptionist in Frontus’ Coney Island district office, after Franks shared a message on Facebook that urged patrons to avoid Chinese restaurants and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.