Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 12th Congressional District in 2026 New York Primary Election.
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Get StartedProtect reproductive freedom by passing a federal law that overrides state abortion bans and guarantees access to abortion care nationwide. Extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year and invest in community-based doula and midwifery programs. Learn more
Pass federal legislation, including the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, to protect LGBTQ workers from discrimination No one should have to hide who they are to keep their job. Pass the LGBTQ Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act to fund targeted mental health services for a community facing disproportionate rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide. Learn more
Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences, invest in alternatives to incarceration and rehabilitation, and increase funding for education, mental health, and youth programs. Learn more
Protect academic freedom and students’ rights to organize and protest from federal overreach. A university should be a place for debate, not political intimidation. Learn more
Increase Title I funding, the main federal program that sends money to schools serving low-income students, so that high-need schools get the resources they deserve. Expand the Teacher Quality Partnership Program to recruit, train, and retain great educators. Learn more
Preserve and expand arts education, which research consistently shows improves academic outcomes, attendance, and student engagement. Learn more
Support College for All legislation to make public college tuition-free and ensure higher education is a path open to everyone. Learn more
Pursue broad student debt cancellation to free working people from the crushing burden of loans that were supposed to be a ladder, not an anchor. Learn more
Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Congress promised to cover 40% of special education costs in 1975 and has never exceeded 20%, contributing to a chronic staffing crisis in District 75 – New York City's network of schools serving students with the most significant disabilities and where over 1,400 paraprofessional positions sit vacant. Learn more
Expand Title III funding for English Language Learners and ensure immigrant students have the language support they need to thrive. Learn more
Federal energy infrastructure dollars should lower bills, not protect profit margins. I will condition all federal energy grants and loan guarantees on binding consumer protections that prohibit corporations from passing costs onto ratepayers. Companies that violate these conditions should repay the funds. Learn more
Oppose new interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals, and drilling on federal lands and condition all federal energy infrastructure funding on verified emissions reductions. Learn more
Address the northward spread of mosquito- and tick-borne diseases driven by warming temperatures, funding surveillance, prevention, and treatment programs in states and cities that were previously considered low-risk, including New York. Learn more
Rejoin the Paris Agreement and recommit to the emissions standards this administration has abandoned. Learn more
Fund building electrification and weatherization for New York City's aging housing stock, reducing both emissions and energy costs for low-income residents. Learn more
Strengthen Clean Air Act enforcement and increase EPA air quality monitoring in New York's most overburdened neighborhoods, where pollution-linked asthma and cardiovascular disease rates are highest. Learn more
Support the Green New Deal framework to build fossil-fuel-free housing, modernize and expand mass transit, and fund sea walls and climate resilience infrastructure across New York. Learn more
End federal subsidies for fossil fuels and redirect those funds to green energy, grid modernization, and the good-paying jobs that come with them. Learn more
Invest in grid infrastructure to handle offshore wind capacity and streamline federal permitting for offshore wind development. Learn more
Fully fund the Weatherization Assistance Program, which pays for insulation, window sealing, and heating system upgrades in low-income homes, to lower energy bills and improve home efficiency for low-income households. Learn more
Expand the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) so no family must choose between heat and food. Learn more
Fund a federal climate and health research and response program at the NIH and CDC, tracking the growing health burden of extreme heat, wildfire smoke, flooding, and severe storms, and developing evidence-based clinical and public health responses. Learn more
Condition all foreign aid—military and civilian—on verified compliance with international humanitarian law. Learn more
Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, unimpeded humanitarian aid, and accountability for war crimes on all sides. Learn more
Demand diplomacy over escalation — working with international partners to prevent nuclear proliferation, reduce tensions, and restore the negotiated channels that military force has foreclosed. Learn more
Invoke the War Powers Resolution — unauthorized military strikes against Iran are taking civilian lives, destabilizing the region, and risking broader war. The President does not have the unilateral power to start a war, and I will force that vote. Learn more
Restore funding to the more than 60 international agencies from which the U.S. Has withdrawn. Pursue legal remedies where the president's withdrawal was unlawful. Oppose the systematic dismantling of the United Nations, which supports over 20,000 jobs in New York City and generates 3.69 billion in economic activity for our community. Learn more
The United Nations has documented genocide in Gaza. Congress must pass the Block the Bombs Act, enforce the Leahy Law, stand behind International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders, and stop supporting Prime Minister Netanyahu. This is the minimum action required to comply with existing U.S. Law. Learn more
Defund the conflict — blocking war appropriations and using Congressional authority to prohibit the use of federal funds for unauthorized military action against Iran. Learn more
Support a free and sovereign Palestinian state and a democratic state of Israel. Learn more
Restore U.S. Development and humanitarian assistance and recommit to international partnerships. Learn more
Establish universal childcare through the Child Care for Every Community Act so that no parent has to choose between their career and their child, and no family has to spend more on daycare than they do on rent. Learn more
On Day One, I will propose the American Health Security Act. Learn more
Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act—and fight to ensure that any restructuring of these programs expands coverage and lowers costs. Learn more
Restore and expand funding for basic research, including through NIH, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and NOAA. The administration’s proposed FY2026 budget would cut NIH by nearly 40%, NSF by more than 50%, and reduce overall non-defense research spending — adjusted for inflation — to levels not seen since 1991. Learn more
Protect kids online by requiring age verification for social media platforms to address rising rates of anxiety, depression, and social isolation, particularly among preteens and adolescents. Learn more
Expand and fully fund accessible community-based mental health services that provide the full range of necessary services for individuals and their families, including crisis intervention, employment, and housing support. Learn more
Secure dedicated federal funding to make every subway station fully ADA-accessible, ending the daily exclusion of seniors, people with disabilities, and parents with strollers from a system they pay into and depend on. Learn more
Expand access to long-term care by fully funding home- and community-based services under Medicaid, increasing the direct care workforce, and reducing waiting lists for waiver programs so seniors and people with disabilities can live with dignity in their own homes and communities. Learn more
Sustain and expand overdose prevention programs and harm reduction services, including naloxone distribution, supervised consumption sites, and syringe exchange programs. Learn more
Support the Better Care Better Jobs Act to fund the training and hiring of home health aides, mental health workers, and direct care staff so that when someone in crisis calls for help, there is actually someone available to answer. Learn more
Restore full federal funding for safety net hospitals. These are the public and nonprofit hospitals, like NYC Health Hospitals, that are legally required to treat everyone who walks through the door, regardless of ability to pay. Learn more
Dramatically expand Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)—community clinics that provide preventive care, including mental health services, cancer screenings, vaccinations, and chronic disease management, and are open to all regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Learn more
Building on bold state initiatives like the New York Health Act and broad bipartisan public support, legislate a single-payer healthcare system that guarantees coverage for every American, eliminates insurance companies as gatekeepers, and ends the era of ruinous premiums, deductibles, and surprise bills that push families into debt. We can get there by incrementally lowering Medicare eligibility until all Americans are covered. Learn more
Direct HUD to update its outdated noise standards for federally assisted housing, which have not kept pace with urban density or current public health evidence. Learn more
Repeal the Faircloth Amendment to allow construction of new public housing and fully fund NYCHA with independent tenant-led oversight. Learn more
Target federal investment in historically redlined neighborhoods through community land trusts, small business grants, and workforce programs, and strengthen enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. Learn more
Create a Social Housing Development Authority to build permanently affordable, mixed-income housing modeled on the proven Mitchell-Lama program – the New York initiative that built quality apartments for working families, teachers, and retirees alongside higher-income neighbors while keeping rents stable by retaining public ownership. Learn more
Expand HUD rental assistance and housing vouchers for low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities, and use federal tax incentives and housing investment programs to build more affordable units across the district. Learn more
Pass the American Dream and Promise Act to create clear pathways to citizenship for DREAMers, those who hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and long-term residents who have built their lives in this country. Learn more
Guarantee legal representation for every person in immigration proceedings, accelerate case processing by hiring more immigration judges, translators, and staff. Learn more
Abolish ICE and replace it with an accountable immigration enforcement agency — end illegal raids, family separations, and federal interference with sanctuary cities. Learn more
Secure full federal reimbursement to New York City for migrant services costs, including shelter, food, healthcare, legal assistance, and school; restore the Immigrant Workforce Integration Initiative; and fund community organizations providing legal aid, English language instruction, and resettlement support. Learn more
Expand federal transit funding through Urbanized Area Formula Grants and Capital Investment Grants to modernize signals, infrastructure, and service. A transit system running on 1930s technology cannot serve a 21st century city. Learn more
Protect every federal dollar already allocated for the Gateway Tunnel—the single most important infrastructure project for the 200,000 daily commuters who depend on Penn Station and the entire Northeast rail corridor. Learn more
Expand federal subsidies for electric vehicles and trucks, reducing both tailpipe emissions and traffic noise in dense urban neighborhoods. Invest in the charging infrastructure needed to make EV adoption accessible. Learn more
Strengthen national disease surveillance by modernizing real-time data infrastructure and interstate coordination so the federal government can detect, track, and respond to emerging health threats before they become crises, not after. Learn more
Expand SNAP and WIC access and reject any efforts to impose work requirements or other barriers that strip food assistance from families who need it. Learn more
Protect and expand Social Security and Medicare benefits, opposing any cuts, privatization efforts, or conditionalities that make benefits harder to access for those who need them most. Learn more
Strengthen estate taxes and close the loopholes, including the stepped-up basis and "buy, borrow, die" strategies, that allow dynastic wealth to pass between generations virtually untaxed, and cancel federal subsidies and tax breaks for luxury housing developers. Learn more
Push the federal minimum wage law to at least 20, indexed to inflation so it never falls behind again. For New York City, the minimum wage would need to be much higher. According to MIT’s Living Wage Calculator, a single adult in New York City needs at least 32.85 an hour just to cover the basics. Learn more
Pass the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act and the Healthy Families Act to guarantee paid parental, family, and medical leave and earned paid sick days. The United States is the only wealthy nation in the world without this protection. Learn more
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