Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 13th Congressional District in 2026 New York Primary Election.
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Get StartedReproductive justice is essential for all. We must ensure access to reproductive healthcare services, birth control, and medically accurate sexuality education. Learn more
Protect reproductive rights: We must ensure access to safe, legal, and affordable abortion, birth control and family planning services. Learn more
Expand Funding for States and Municipalities to hire Social Workers: Social workers are best equipped to develop and follow up case management required to actually improve people's conditions. Learn more
Expand Funding for States and Municipalities to hire culturally competent Mental Health experts: The need for mental health services has never been greater. We must support the creation of culturally competent teams that can respond to public safety challenges. Learn more
Fund Emergency response teams of social workers and mental health experts as an alternative to policing: Provide incentives for states and cities to build emergency teams to reduce the pressure on police officers to address issues they are not equipped to handle. Learn more
Increase funding to intervention services: More culturally competent occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy, Tutoring, and Speech therapy. Learn more
Increase funding to support Mental Health Services in Schools: Students consistently across NYC ask for more mental health support. More funding should be made available to hire guidance counselors, social workers and psychologists. Learn more
Expand Funding for Tech Education in K-12. Fund tech agnostic education, and support strategies to end gender and racial bias in early tech education. Learn more
Oscar Romero is calling to cancel student debt and make public higher education tuition-free! Learn more
Restore the Department of Education :The Trump's administration dismantling of the Department of Education jeopardizes the hard-fought successes of generations of organizing for public schools. Learn more
Make quality education a constitutional right: Since 1972, the supreme court established that the constitution provides no right to education. Learn more
Support public schools systems: Education should be about setting up our youth for success not about making money. Learn more
Protect Academic Freedom: Our universities are under attack. We must protect the ability of our students and faculty to engage in critical thinking. Learn more
End the legacy of segregation in K-12: The federal government should clearly define quality and adequate education, while codifying equity to undo the legacy of segregation and discrimination in K-12. Learn more
Restore pandemic relief on public schools by expanding Title I Funding: When schools lost the pandemic relief funds, teachers and principals were forced to make difficult decisions leaving classrooms with more students, less arts programming, and less resources for mandatory services. Learn more
Expand multilateralism and end Neo-colonialism: The impacts of climate change are global. We cannot continue to act as if we are in a zero-sum game where the United States can take it all, and ignore the consequences. Our world is interconnected. Neo-colonial extraction not only is immoral but will simply not solve the existential challenges of our time. Learn more
Fund emergency response and prevention: Our communities pay the consequences of our government's incompetence. We must expand the resources of our federal, state and local agencies to respond quickly when a crisis happens. Learn more
Regulation must come hand in hand with building awareness about the impact of climate change while providing actionable and meaningful pathways to move towards a culture of responsible consumption. Learn more
I support the Green New Deal for Public Housing introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Rep. Delia Ramirez (IL-03). Learn more
Represent all New Yorkers, not AIPAC interests: Our elected officials should represent you, not the interests of foreign government lobbyist organizations. Learn more
Demand a full ceasefire and enact consequences for Israel's violations: The US cannot continue to enable the ethnic cleansing and human-made famine caused by the Israeli government. Learn more
Demand Israel dismantles its occupation now: In partnership with the United Nations, we must call for an end to illegal settlements in the West Bank and a stop to Israel's ethnic cleansing of Gaza. Learn more
Stop US funding and weapons for the Netanyahu government: The US must stop backing Israel's genocide in Gaza. Learn more
Guarantee security for aid workers, the press, and civilians: Safe and predictable access should be provided for aid workers and civilians to allow them to distribute food, fuel, water, and medical supplies. Learn more
End the blockade and allow aid: We must reestablish the free passage and distribution of humanitarian aid. Learn more
Make dealers and gun manufacturers accountable: When companies break the law, they should have their licenses revoked. Learn more
Fund policy oriented research on gun violence: Research is critical to identify strategies to implement and design effective policies to get guns off the streets. Learn more
Ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines: We must continue to advocate for comprehensive gun control for the safety of all Americans. Learn more
Stop interstate firearms trafficking: We must build consensus on strategies to tackle regional safety challenges. Learn more
Mandate and strengthen background checks for all gun sales: The guns used in mass shootings are often legally purchased. The background checks that exist, where they do, are insufficient. We must do better. Learn more
Oscar Romero is calling to expand Medicare for all and to end the abuse of the insurance and pharmaceutical companies. Learn more
Protect and expand access to gender affirming care: Improve access to evidence-based, lifesaving health care for transgender people. Learn more
Reduce the Cost of Prescription Drugs: The pharmaceutical companies sell the same drugs for 2-3 times the price. Their greed must be stopped. Learn more
Expand healthcare coverage to Dental and Vision care: Dental and Vision care, are healthcare. It a disgrace to have a system that denies coverage for profit leaving so many people with limited or no dental and vision care. Learn more
Healthcare should be a human right. We can have a system you trust to keep you healthy instead of one you fear will leave you in debt. Learn more
Funding for first-time home buyers: Expand programs to increase the ability of low income communities to buy homes. Learn more
Invest on community revitalization grants: Double down on supporting community grants for programming at every public housing level. We must not allow the Trump administration to undo generations of public housing progress. Learn more
Invest in repairs for NYCHA: The federal government must fund NYCHA to address the buildings challenges with mold, lead-based paint, malfunctioning elevators, pests, heat failures with old boilers, and waste management. Learn more
Make Vouchers Work: Increase operations funding to support HPD and NYCHA in the management, distributions, and accountability of Section 8 vouchers to guarantee that tenants are provided quality affordable housing, and that landlords are paid on time. Learn more
Protect Tenant’s Rights: Increase funding to support states and municipalities preventing unlawful evictions. Learn more
Support housing authorities with outreach funding: Expand proactive outreach programs to identify unhoused people in need of support. Learn more
Expand case work services to address homelessness: Expand training and availability of mental health specialists as part of emergency and non-emergency response units for people experiencing homelessness. Learn more
Protect Section 8: Prevent the Trump administration from advancing cuts into critical housing services. Learn more
Regulate unlawful leases: Fine landlords that implement unlawful leases, and increase funding to support HPD and NYCHA to protect tenants from abuse. Learn more
We must abolish ICE. We must recognize that today's violence is the consequence of decades of Republican and Democratic politicians criminalizing migration. Learn more
Protect Net Neutrality: The Federal Government must create regulation to guarantee that companies who own the infrastructure will not privilege their content over others at the cost of all of us. Learn more
Build public interest technology for development not surveillance: The United States should learn from the regulatory success of the European Union to build a safer internet for all Americans. Learn more
Support supermarkets to improve the quality of produce: Expand support to enforce quality assessments of the produce and meats in supermarkets. Learn more
Fund a comprehensive approach to close the digital divide: We must fund strategies that address all aspects of the digital divide: 1) Infrastructure; 2) Services; 3) Devices; 4) Software; 5) Digital literacy; and 6) Critical Thinking. Learn more
Leverage technology to promote a more participatory and deliberative democracy: Technology can be use to document people's concerns, and actively engage residents in improving their own communities. Learn more
Regulate the environmental footprint of Artificial Intelligence: I will expand research on the environmental cost of data centers, as well as their impact on local communities. Learn more
Protect SNAP: More than 41 million Americans are able to put food on the table because of SNAP benefits. Learn more
Provide culturally competent technical support for small restaurants: Create incentives for restaurants to provide healthy meal options that are culturally competent. Learn more
Increase the corporate tax: Corporations should pay their fair share. It makes no sense for the U.S. Largest corporations to pay less in federal taxes than you. Learn more
Increase audit rates for high-income and high-wealth individuals: According to a 2023 research study of the National Bureau of Economic Research, the top 1% underreported their income by 21.4% on average over 2006–2013. 6% of that underreporting corresponds to sophisticated evasion structures. Learn more
Crackdown on tax-avoidance services for the ultra rich: There is a whole industry that has developed to assist the ultra rich design complex tax avoidance structures to limit to the maximum the contribution they make. Learn more
Increase funding for IRS enforcement: IRS enforcement and operations funding is critical to be able to audit tax reports to make sure that wealthy corporations and individuals pay their obligations. Learn more
We must advance legislation that promotes a federal job guarantee that is used to both provide meaningful employment while building the human capital required to address our climate crisis. Learn more
Invest on experiential learning opportunities: Reinstate funding of the Americorps program and continue to support on the job training for young Americans. Learn more
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