VOTE411 Voter Guide

Expanding affordable housing and protecting tenant rights • Fully funding our public schools and local youth programs & Ensuring safer streets and supporting small businesses • Fighting for accessible, high-quality healthcare for all

The biggest challenge now is less about setting goals and more about implementation, affordability, and resilience. The most beneficial policies for New York would combine: Rapid emissions reduction Adaptation to unavoidable damage Economic fairness and affordability Infrastructure modernization New York State already has one of the most ambitious climate frameworks in the U.S. through the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which targets a 40% emissions reduction by 2030 and net-zero by 2050.

My approach would focus on expanding access to housing, education, healthcare, transportation, and economic opportunity while ensuring government systems operate fairly and transparently.

I think New York should pursue a combination of voting-rights protections, redistricting reforms, and democratic participation policies designed to strengthen representation regardless of future federal court retrenchment. I also think New York’s best response would be to strengthen state-level voting rights protections, improve independent redistricting, expand ballot access, and reinforce state constitutional safeguards against discriminatory districting.

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My top three priorities are rooted in the direct needs of Woodside, Maspeth, Elmhurst, and parts of Jackson Heights:

1. Tackling the Affordability Crisis: We must protect tenants and homeowners alike. I will advocate for funding Mitchell-Lama housing, work to make it easier for first-time homebuyers, and help scale up our housing supply.

2. Funding Great Schools: Our district’s public schools helped put me and so many of my peers on a track for success. I am committed to securing full funding for our public schools, expanding after-school care and early childcare programs, and making sure we educate the next generation to have even more opportunities than those who came before.

3. Protecting Immigrant Neighbors: Our neighborhoods have been a new home for immigrants for over a hundred years, and maintaining this welcoming climate to immigrants and newcomers is core to our being. The current administration’s heavy-handed enforcement of immigration policy is stifling activity in our

In western Queens, climate change isn't an abstract future threat, it is a current crisis causing severe flooding in our basements and streets.

To address the damage and prevent future loss, New York State must aggressively fund local infrastructure upgrades. We need to expand our tree canopies to combat urban heat island effects and significantly upgrade our aging sewer and drainage systems to handle flash flooding.

Furthermore, we must fully realize the goals of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) by rapidly scaling up our clean energy grid. Transitioning to renewable energy must be paired with robust investments in green union jobs, ensuring that working-class communities and immigrant neighborhoods aren't left behind, but are instead the primary beneficiaries of the new green economy.

Promoting social and racial justice means building a New York where every neighbor (regardless of race, background, or immigration status) can thrive. My campaign is deeply committed to supporting our diverse immigrant and LGBTQIA+ communities.

First, true equity begins with economic stability; I will advocate for deeply affordable housing and strict labor protections to ensure corporate interests do not exploit working-class communities of color.

Second, we must secure equitable, full funding for public schools in historically underserved districts, expanding access to language translation services and early education.

Finally, I support strengthening small-donor public financing for elections to amplify everyday community voices, ensuring that working-class New Yorkers have a direct say in our democracy over special interest groups and big-money donors.

The Supreme Court's decisions surrounding voting maps underscore why New York must remain a national leader in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair representation. In light of federal shifts, New York State must double down on protecting the rights of marginalized groups and maintaining competitive, contiguous districts that truly represent our communities.

We must aggressively defend and strengthen the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York. This ensures our legislative lines are never drawn to dilute the power of underrepresented voters or discourage fair political competition.

Additionally, we need to ensure our state’s Independent Redistricting Commission functions with absolute transparency and remains insulated from partisan gerrymandering, establishing a gold standard for a reflective, fair, and accessible democracy.