Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 21st Congressional District in 2026 New York Primary Election.
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Every member of Congress must return immediately and pass legislation to halt hostilities and ensure that this administration cannot commit war crimes or acts of genocide in the name of this great nation. This is a cause that should transcend political ideology. Learn more
Universal background checks. Learn more
Strengthening the “boyfriend loophole.”. Learn more
Safe storage requirements. Learn more
Improving healthcare access and affordability in Northern New York is both an economic necessity and a moral imperative. Our healthcare system is increasingly strained and often unable to meet residents' needs. Learn more
I believe a single-payer model offers the greatest likelihood of delivering lasting cost control alongside guaranteed coverage for every American. Learn more
Expand rehabilitation grants to modernize aging housing. Learn more
Prioritize duplex, triplex, and quad developments in job-rich, housing-poor areas. Learn more
Support, expand and fully fund rental assistance programs to assist renters with getting caught up on back rent to reduce eviction rates. Learn more
Provide landlord incentives to improve rental unit energy efficiency that will lead to lower renter utility bills. Learn more
Promote single and multi-family construction. Learn more
Support the construction of employer-owned workforce housing to reduce inventory stress. Learn more
Provide gap financing for qualifying projects. Learn more
Promote construction of lower-cost rental units, such as single-structure, multi-unit properties: duplexes, triplexes, and quads. Learn more
Reduce zoning restrictions to allow the construction of multi-unit properties within walking distance to downtown areas to accommodate renters with limited transportation access. Learn more
Prioritize and incentivize housing development geared toward workforce residents. Learn more
Rent control/freezes actually raise rents by reducing supply, limiting new development, and reducing funds for unit modernization. Instead, we need to increase housing inventory and provide incentives and subsidies to update the aging housing supply that reduce rent pressures. Learn more
Expand modular and manufactured housing options as affordable solutions. Learn more
An immigration system that operates by intimidation, denies due process, and puts people in danger does not make us safer. It makes us less American. We can enforce our laws firmly, fairly, and humanely. We have always had the capacity to do both. We simply need the will to demand it. Learn more
We must honor the promise we made to these brave individuals. Temporary Protected Status must be immediately reinstated for Venezuelans who were previously approved, and deportations of those who held protected status must be halted at once. Learn more
I have long and strongly opposed the decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans. Learn more
While we continue the fight for a just, intelligent, and compassionate immigration policy, we must also acknowledge present realities. Our system is deeply flawed, but our government still has a duty to enforce the law. That said, recent enforcement practices have too often crossed moral and constitutional lines, violating the very liberties our democracy claims to protect. Learn more
Invest in sewer, water, roads, broadband, and utilities in rural areas that will unlock buildable land in underserved areas. Learn more
A progressive wealth tax starting at 5% on net worth above 50 million, rising to 10% for the wealthiest individuals. Learn more
A progressive increase in the marginal income tax rates for wealthy Americans, up to 40% for top wealth earners, including on large intergenerational wealth transfers. Learn more
Estate tax reform, lowering the exemption to 2.5 million, with rates beginning at 15% and rising to 40%. Learn more
We must stand with workers everywhere, including defending every worker’s right to organize and unionize. It’s time this country prioritizes the working class—not the oligarch class that controls the levers of government and policy and concentrates its wealth on the labor of the rest of us. Learn more
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