Candidate for New York State Senate - District 27 in 2022 New York Primary Election.
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Get StartedVittoria stands passionately with those fighting to protect the right of birthing individuals to abortion. Vittoria believes this fight is not about abortion alone, this is about the larger issue of personal health, and the freedom to control our lives and bodies. Learn more
Vittoria also supports reforming the New York election administration to limit the power of political parties to appoint and control election boards. She would ban political contributions from lobbyists and people who do business with the state. Learn more
Vittoria supports replacing the current Joint Commission on Public Ethics with a new ethics enforcement body that is truly independent from the Governor and political parties in the Legislature and has simplified rules and subpoena power to investigate misconduct. Learn more
She will combat surprise medical billing, which struck her own family twice in the past year, by pushing to pass the End Medical Debt package of bills. Vittoria will work to pass the Coverage4All bill for New Yorkers whose immigration status currently excludes them from State health programs. Learn more
Vittoria also believes we must address the underfunding of nursing homes along with stronger oversight on the state level to address the tragic realities revealed by the Covid pandemic. Learn more
Vittoria will fight to pass the game-changing New York Health Act to bring universal healthcare to all New Yorkers, giving everyone the ability to thrive physically and mentally. She will insist on transparent state oversight of funding for mental health services, a critical component in helping our homeless and other vulnerable citizens. Learn more
Vittoria is an ardent advocate for true affordable housing, embracing bold, innovative, community-led projects and policies that provide a substantial number of affordable units in neighborhoods throughout our district. Learn more
Vittoria will develop and pass a suite of housing legislation that prioritizes permanent affordable housing in our district to bring middle income, low income and poor New Yorkers off the sidelines. We don’t need more luxury developments wedged into our neighborhoods only to go bankrupt or sit half-empty. Learn more
Vittoria will continue to fight for a 100% Affordable 5 World Trade Center, with priority for 9/11 first responders, survivors and their children so those who sacrificed so much for lower Manhattan can afford to live here. She will hold hearings, coordinate state and federal funding, and push State and City agencies forward to make this a reality. Learn more
Vittoria supports a Good Cause Eviction law that reflects realities on the ground, while working to improve state investment in rental assistance. And she supports commercial rent stabilization, and a reasonable and fair tax on empty storefronts to promote the economic recovery of local small businesses. Learn more
We need to explore converting empty office buildings into residential units, taxing empty luxury apartments that artificially inflate the housing market, and using state funds to help convert bankrupt developments into truly affordable apartments. Learn more
Once in the State Senate, Vittoria plans to write and pass new state legislation to prevent agencies that contract with the state from exploiting their workers, as has happened with the home healthcare workers who have been forced to work 24-hour shifts while only being paid for 13 of those hours. She will also introduce a bill to prohibit labor disputes from being removed from courts and forced into arbitration without full consent and explicit consent of the workers. Learn more
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