Currently holds the office of New York State Senate - District 59 until January 8, 2025.
Candidate for New York State Senate - District 59 in 2024 New York General Election.
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Get StartedIn order to fully acheive queer liberation, we must directly address the attacks on queer and trans rights, along with ensuring our housing, healthcare, and education system are intersectional and provide dignity for all. Learn more
Despite the billions we spend on our incarceration system, research shows that prisons and policing don’t keep us safe — instead, they trap working-class New Yorkers in a cycle of punishment and poverty. As the public safety candidate, I will fight to end this inhumane system of policing and incarceration, and push for investments in what really keeps us safe: affordable homes, free healthcare, high-quality education for all, and clean neighborhoods. Learn more
In the state Senate, I’ll work to increase funding for our public schools, cancel student debt, and fight for the inclusive curriculum our diverse families deserve. Learn more
We need aggressive action on climate and at least 15 billion in funding to build a Green New York. Learn more
For decades, we’ve starved our public institutions and allowed the profits of insurance companies and the wealthy few to rule our health care system, putting care further and further out of reach for the many. Instead, our health system should promote dignity for care workers and recipients alike, and universal healthcare should be the centerpiece of a newer, greener economy that works for the many — not the few. Learn more
We need to pass Good Cause rent protections to keep 1.6 million New Yorkers in their homes and make sure our neighborhoods stay working-class and diverse. We need to tax the rich to finally invest in public housing, and build hundreds of thousands of new, affordable, and green homes to solve the housing crisis and start building a Green New York for all. Learn more
In the state Senate, I’ll work to make New York a sanctuary for immigrant families; expand healthcare and COVID relief to those left out by the system; and make sure that every New Yorker, regardless of status, has a voice in their communities and local government. Learn more
Labor is the lifeblood of our State. But without robust wages, benefits, and job opportunities, the gap between working class New Yorkers and the ultra-wealthy will continue to widen. That’s why I will fight for bills that put working families first and guarantee good, dignified jobs. New York is a union town, and I’ll fight to keep it that way. Learn more
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