VOTE411 Voter Guide

1. Fight corruption and for transparency I work with many whistleblowers such as Rebecca Saltzburg whose evidence implicating Tulsi Gabbard quickly led to the departure of the head of the DNI which oversees the CIA and FBI, Steven Lee whose work in uncovering corruption in the NYPD whose work is recognized and supported by Serpico, and am a whistleblower myself. I understand how whistleblowers are silenced and how narratives are changed to protect those in power. 2. Bring back balance to NYC Politics and Stop DSA In the heart of the "Commie corridor" DSA has taken over leading to unhealthy imbalances in government. I work with and am one of the impacted communities that DSA claims to help, but whom they often exploit. 3. Increase civic participation and engagement Just as professional sports athletes cannot clean up their sports alone despite their fame, prestige and wealth this is also true in politics. We need a grassroots movement to affect any meaningful long lasting change.

Climate change activism has been taken over by those it was meant to regulate. Just as we know that the breast cancer activism has been compromised by the chemical companies that redirect activity towards detecting breast cancer while deliberately obfuscating the search for the chemicals that cause breast cancer, this unfortunate tactic has been also implemented in environmental activism as well. We need to decouple industry from the activism designed to hold them accountable. Organizations like Sunrise exploit youth and use academia to provide credibility. These organizations are deeply engaged in electioneering and will undoubtedly use their machinery to prevent my ability to investigate them and hold them accountable. What's more dangerous then the wolf? The wolf in sheep's clothing!

Our approach to social and racial justice is biased in favor of issues which are acknowledged and promoted by those with relative political power and strength. This leads to the habitual victimization of other groups as they are sent repeatedly to the back of the line. In my work with the wrongfully incarcerated, the disabled, and the homeless the recurring theme is that those who are impacted are silenced for industry backed "experts" such as academics or professional bourgeoise (middle class bureaucrats.) Just as a women's movement cannot be legitimized without the participation and leadership of women, social and racial justice policies cannot be designed without the participation and leadership of the impacted communities. The phrase "Nothing about us without us." should not be a suggestion but a fundamental principle of policy formation and review.

Designing voting districts based off of racial identity has many similarities to creating racial ghettos in housing. If it's wrong to have white bathrooms and black bathrooms then is it right to have black voting districts and white voting districts? Districting is a tool of political manipulation and unchecked democracy will literally will run over minorities mercilessly over and over again. Our system isn't perfect but is designed to help protect minorities from an unchecked and unrestrained majority. Our American system has made a ruling using a process and there are mechanisms to obtain a different ruling through this process. Those who oppose this ruling should still follow the rule of the land. The rules on paper are less impactful then the actual implementation of those rules. We should study the results of the implementation of this new ruling to better understand it's effects and adjust as necessary.

If elected, my top priorities will be making New York more affordable for working families, protecting immigrant communities, and delivering universal childcare. That includes fighting for deeply affordable housing, stronger tenant protections, fair taxes on the wealthy, and investments that allow families to stay and thrive in the communities they helped build.

New York must treat climate change as both an environmental and affordability issue. We need major investments in resilient infrastructure, renewable energy, public transit, and green housing retrofits while creating good union jobs in the process.

In Queens, we are already seeing the impacts of climate change through flooding and extreme heat, so we also need stronger protections for vulnerable neighborhoods, including coastal resilience and storm mitigation projects. I also support expanding renewable energy through public investment and shutting down polluting peaker plants that harm working-class communities.

I will continue fighting for policies that make New York more affordable and equitable for working people, immigrants, and historically underserved communities. That includes protecting tenants, strengthening labor rights, investing in public education and universal childcare, defending immigrant communities, expanding access to healthcare, and ensuring wealthy corporations and the ultra-rich pay their fair share. I support passing New York For All to end New York State’s cooperation with ICE and better protect immigrant families. I also believe we must continue addressing racial inequities in housing, education, healthcare, environmental policy, and the criminal legal system.

This is a serious attack on our voting rights and fair representation by an increasingly authoritarian administration. New York should strengthen protections for voters at the state level by expanding ballot access, protecting language access for immigrant communities, and investing in voter education and participation. We must also continue fighting to ensure Black, Latino, Asian, immigrant, and historically disenfranchised communities have fair representation and full access to our democracy.